Rain, Rain, Go Away. . .

In an attempt to remind the universe how happy Harper is when she is outside, I am posting these pictures from a bubble blowing fiesta Harper and I had last week! Maybe the universe will take a hint and it will stop raining long enough for the puddles to dry out and allow us a return trip to the park or front yard. We are all going stir-crazy, especially the dog. One thing that keeps me sane on these incessantly rainy days is the gratitude that I only have one child to entertain indoors, instead of a recess-starved class of first graders. Oh how I loathed indoor recess. I send a prayer for patience to elementary school teachers in every community that is currently being drenched!





It's a little sad that most of us probably don't recall when a few soap bubbles brought us this much joy. We were actually only outside for about half an hour, after dinner, blowing those bubbles. I just couldn't stop taking pictures because Harper looked so darn happy.

After while, she was no longer content to chase bubbles. Harper insisted, in her mostly non-verbal but totally understandable way, that she be allowed to do it, too. So I handed her the (non-toxic) bubble solution in its little tray and the "wand" I'd been using. She proceeded to mostly inhale and spill the bubble solution, but she looked like a pro doing it. This girl doesn't miss a beat. She'd swirl the wand around in the solution, hold it up to her mouth, and attempt to blow through it. It didn't bother her in the least that she produced exactly zero bubbles. She was just pleased to be doing it herself.