A Rainy Walk
Yesterday was what Ezra likes to call a "grumpy day outside." It rained most of the day and the temperature barely got over 50 degrees. What better thing is there to do on a grumpy day than to take full advantage of the puddles and rivers? So after supper last night, we all donned our rain gear and headed out for a family walk around the block.
Obed was in his giant stroller-sized Ziploc baggie while the rest of us walked. Ezra and Asher both managed to get their boots on the wrong feet. Vince pointed it out to Ezra, and he said, "oh, I like it this way daddy. It keeps the water out better." I'll have to try that approach next time.
Asher spent most of the time walking ever so carefully with his umbrella held perfectly upright. It looked as though he were trying to balance as he walked... and if you know Asher, this may have very well been the case.
The highlight for Ezra was dropping "boats" in the street rivers and watching the "boats" ride all the way down the street to the ocean.
Near the end of the walk, the rain stopped for a few short minutes. Asher insisted on holding hands with both Ezra and Daddy. 
The highlight of the evening for Obed, however, was not the walk at all, but rather, the discovery that one can lick rain drops off mommy's rain coat. He spent at least 5 minutes licking my raincoat and then cackling with laughter... apparently it was raining some sort of funny water that inspired baby laughter.
Obed was in his giant stroller-sized Ziploc baggie while the rest of us walked. Ezra and Asher both managed to get their boots on the wrong feet. Vince pointed it out to Ezra, and he said, "oh, I like it this way daddy. It keeps the water out better." I'll have to try that approach next time.
Asher spent most of the time walking ever so carefully with his umbrella held perfectly upright. It looked as though he were trying to balance as he walked... and if you know Asher, this may have very well been the case.
The highlight for Ezra was dropping "boats" in the street rivers and watching the "boats" ride all the way down the street to the ocean.
Near the end of the walk, the rain stopped for a few short minutes. Asher insisted on holding hands with both Ezra and Daddy. 
The highlight of the evening for Obed, however, was not the walk at all, but rather, the discovery that one can lick rain drops off mommy's rain coat. He spent at least 5 minutes licking my raincoat and then cackling with laughter... apparently it was raining some sort of funny water that inspired baby laughter.
posted by Kirsten at
7:03 AM
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QUESTION: Since we don't get much rain here, why-oh-why do you have so much fancy/smancy raingear?
One of my dirty, little secrets is that I like to lick raindrops off my mom's coat. It makes me laugh, too.
m. - to answer your question, vince and i have lived in 4 places in the last 7 years, some of which had much rain, thus the rain coats for us. ezra and asher are full fledged firemen, so they need fire coats (with doggies on them).
i'm glad to hear obed is "normal" and that licking raindrops off my coat is actually not as odd as it initially appeared to be. phew!
It's always good to compare your kids to our family. You'll always come out on the normal side.
that's why we like you all so much... you're as far left of normal as we are, so it really skews "normal" and all of a sudden, we're not so strange after all.
Kirsten, I too am a closet coat-licker. When I was 5 my Dad had this double-breasted suede jacket thing with a belt (hey it was 1972...) I loved to lick it...great texture.
I love love love the raingear! I miss the rain friend...the kind of rain that lets you walk down the street without fear of being swept away in a monsoon wash...
I wonder if Texas rain drops taste as yummy and bring as much laughter as your blog does? I'll have to try it next time it rains here, which won't be until next February. Jennifer Edmunds
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