puddle party

it was really very nice in the morning, and when we got into the car to drive home the rains cleared but for the three hours of being outside for her birthday party, it poured...no one seemed to notice or care. we played in the puddles, ate hot dogs, sang happy birthday and filled our tummies with treats, even stood around a beautiful fire...in the rain.

i kinda love the friends the girls have chosen and though some of them could not make it, the ones that share their life on a daily basis were there and i was thankful. for the past four years we have made a decision to share our lives and memories with some of the most wonderful students and in return they have been ever so kind and beautiful to us, especially to our girls. some read books, others play dress up and all tolerate their craziness. we have been blessed by these people and will find it hard to watch them walk across the stage and move onto a new adventure in their lives by the end of this school year.

i was thankful for our little puddle party. thankful that we have shared so many memories around that little fire pit, thankful that so many different people have poured into our lives, thankful for the family that we have been given. i was maybe even most thankful for the rain. gotta love the chance to jump in puddles, run hand in hand through the rain drops and come home for so hot chocolate, something beautiful about sharing that kind of an afternoon with family and friends.