Day 8

We managed to get in a night/rain/flashlight walk around the neighborhood - just barely (8:15 pm). I love these times with the girls. They feel like they are on an adventure and it is so much fun to observe them and listen to their comments. We told them before they left that they could splash in puddles, so the bulk of our walk was trying to find puddles, there were plenty as it has been raining nonstop and hard today. We found one at the field that was at least 5 inches deep. Hannah got her feet wet there and was ready to go back. The girls discovered all sorts of things on this walk that we have never noticed before like a post with a house number on it completely hidden by the landscaping of the house and a big tree which was evidently much smaller at one point. They also noticed a shrubby tree that looks like it has glitter on it when a light is shined on it and it's thousands of little water dropplets. We returned pretty soaking wet, especially our pants where the water would funnel off of our rain coats and onto our thighs. 30 min.