rain is made of... water!?

KB LOVES water... swimming, baths (she constantly asks for them), the hose, anything to do with water - esp if it means her getting wet. :-) Recently she even discovered how to turn on the kitchen faucet.... and is often found trying to push a chair across the room, just so she can play in the water. LoL.

Another part of her water-loving... is an obsession with rain. Whenever she hears it begin (which is almost daily, lately) she'll run to me exclaiming "Yane!" and fervently begin signing rain. ~ Her favorite is when - if it's not thundering/lightening)- I let her go out and play in it.... talk about the simple pleasures. <3 style="text-align: justify;">So, last night, as we were driving in the car, we came into some really hard rain... and KB naturally yells out "Yane, Yane!" I say, "Yes KB, it's raining... do you like the rain?" to which she responds, "mmmhmmm" There was a few moment of thoughtful silence, before I hear her little voice say, "Mama?" ~ "Yes KB?" ~ and she goes. "Yane......" ~ 'Yes KB, it's raining!" ~ "Mommy, yane... wat-tooo.... yane, wat-too..." ~ "yes, KB... the rain is made of water! Very good!" She was so adorably excited to make the connection - two of her favorite things, are in reality actually one in the same! - she then had to proclaim a few dozen more times: "Yane, wat-too... wat-too, yane..." ~~ It was too cute! ;)

Sidewalk Chalk

We had a beautiful afternoon in the beautiful outdoors, playing with one of my childhood favorties... sidewalk chalk!!

As tradition... I traced around KB, and made her a chalk girl....

We started to make a second one - a ballerina girl....

But got interrupted by this...

After the rain passed, we went to the front yard, where B had just finished trimming...

and collected these pretty flowers for the kitchen table....

Inspiration: The Art of Dancing in the Rain

"Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass...
it’s about learning to dance in the rain."I LOVE this saying!!

Of bean dip and rainstorms...

Tonight we are going to Karabeth's friend Zoe's 1st birthday party. It is a potluck, so I planned on making a Mexican bean dip... the problem being, I only had half the ingredients in the house to make it. I look out side. It's getting more overcast by the minute, and the wind in starting to pick up, like there is definitely going to be rain in our near future. I debate if I want to risk it or not. I decided that there was no choice... I *needed* that stuff, and had to get it, have it assembled and chilled before 5pm. I look at the clock... 2:30. Not much time. I go and find my shoes, say a quick prayer that the Lord hold back the rain, load the bare necessities in one of our reusable grocery bags (my wallet, a spare nappy, wipes, a pacifier, & KB's cup), put KB in the Babyhawk, and start walking. Wow it's humid out. I make it almost to corner when I hear my name being called. huh? I turn around and it's my Aunt Heide and cousin, Brooke. They give my a short lift the rest of the way to the grocery store. Ahh... the air in the Honda Element feels good! We bid our farewells, and I head into the store. My list isn't very long, so other than not being familiar with the layout, I find everything pretty quickly. Now it's time to head home. I look up to the sky... still cloudy, and *oh*so*hot*.... but no sign of rain, yet. I say another prayer, as I walk across the big parking lot area to Burger King. A nice cold ICEE sounds good right now! I order an ICEE and a spicy chicken, for which I had a free coupon! I quickly eat it down, soaking in all the AC that I can... and then with KB still on my back, my bag of groceries on one shoulder, and my ICEE in my other hand... we start walking home. Once home, I set about unloading the groceries and assembling the yummy bean dip... when I suddenly hear pounding on the kitchen roof. I look outside, and the rain is coming down in a torrential downpour... the wind is howling & whipping around... it's really nasty looking. But I am inside perfectly dry... with a tasty bean dip all made and ready to go! Thank you Lord for hearing my prayers and holding back the storm!!