Some good days

Just when I am getting used to taking the kids out and they are all into their sidewalk chalk, the rain comes back! Such is life.
We have enjoyed the sunshine and I think getting out has really helped us as a family. The boys play so well outside and are both finally old enough to slide by themselves, climb the toys and what not. Brayden still needs a close eye, but he is starting to get the idea that jumping off the gaps on toys isn't the brightest move.
Yesterday, we were at Mimi and Papa's house. I had told Gavin we could play with the rocks and out in the back yard (they have a little rock pathway and they love to take the tea set that Mimi has stored in the playhouse and make "rock soup"). When I told him we couldn't go out because it had started raining, he stood at the backdoor with the saddest expression just watching the rain.
"Mama, when is it not going to rain?"
Hmmm....when will he be old enough to understand Washington?
All in all, the rain did do something for me. It made me appreciate the sunshine. A simple life lesson. Bad days make good days better, hard times make good times sweeter.
Today, Brayden is sick and Gavin really wants to watch cars...so we are going to make it a good day. We got some hot "cocko", as Gavin calls it, and we are going to snuggle in and watch cars. As I told Gavin, "Just because it's raining doesn't mean we have to be sad, we can still choose joy."
Now to live it out!