Here is a wrap up of Luke's exciting day. It started with the loss of a tooth - gotta love the toothless grin.
The day only got better. We looked out the window at one point and saw Luke playing in a mud pool (we had been working with the sprinklers so we had an excess of water (please no phone calls from water conservationists)
With all the tempting mud available I was impressed that Luke (who is totally Pig Pen from the Peanuts) was keeping the mud to his hands and feet until Dad (yes, Dad) yelled out the window "sit in it" We got a look like "for real, I can do that?" and then...
he was in - he was getting his mud bath groove on. You know people pay big money for this type of thing at a spa - we are thinking about going into business.
Luke covered his body and enjoyed every minute of it. At one point I wondered what the neighbors might think if they peeked over the fence (and yes, they do peek over the fence) but I let the thought quickly leave my mind because I knew I would be able to get great pictures and knew that when Luke was older he might remember this and tell everyone about his cool parents that let him play in the mud.
After some alone time at "Luke's Oh-la-la Mud Spa" Luke decided he wanted a friend to come play. I had to be selective in my play date phone calling assignment because how many moms would jump at the opportunity to let their child come over to roll in the mud? I immediately called Rona, knowing that she wouldn't think the call was weird (or at least wouldn't tell me it was even if she thought it) and I also knew her daughter Hadli would be more then willing to get dirty. So clean little Hadli came on over.
The cleanliness didn't last long and soon she was slinging mud like a pro
The two of them had so much fun and watching them made me glad that I let them do their thing and didn't worry about the aftermath and mess.
When we finally pulled Luke away he was all smiles - at least until we started to spray him off with the hose - he was not happy about the cold water. I got pictures of that whole screaming episode but Luke has informed me that he does not want those pictures on the blog. Maybe I'll sneak one on in a later post. I mean if your mom can't embarrass you a little then she really isn't doing her mom job.
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