Backyard water fun

When I come home from work I often get a report of all of the fun things that the kids did that day. This particular day a few weeks ago I heard all about the fun that was had in the backyard. At the end of her excited description of what they did Claire mentioned the "M" word. I don't like the "M" word or anything it stands for. No, it isn't a swear word, but it might as well be - it is the word MUD. Natalie said that I should check out the pictures on the camera. As a side note, Andrew was at a camp, so he wasn't involved in this "fun".

It all started out well - Natalie created two different pools for the kids. One was the blow up pool that surprisingly still works from last summer and the other was out of one of our sand boxes. The sand has been gone for a while as they have poured it out in various parts of the yard. The sand box pool was perfect for Grant. We also have a patio umbrella so, everything was covered.

He loves to splash in the bath and also the pool. We took him over to the club a few weeks ago and he splashed and splashed until it was time to go home.

Claire, Elaina and Chris enjoyed the other pool and can always find something to keep them occupied. They play with various toys or sand toys in the pool.

And then with the blink of an eye, it all went bad. Someone, no one fessed up, dumped a bucket of water out in the dirt. And then others followed and soon it was a mud bath. Here are the culprits feet.

And then the hands and bottoms got involved as well.

Claire doesn't seem too concerned, but Elaina and Chris look like they are under arrest.

Natalie sprayed them off and all was good again. Mud and playdough are similar in my mind, they are so messy, but then again the kids love it, so I may give in and play playdough, but I am not going to play mud.