First Mud Puddle

When G-Man and I were outside the other afternoon practicing catching backlight, he found his first mud puddle.

As the mom of a boy, I knew this would happen sooner or later. However, I was unprepared for how much joy he found in making the water splash and then realizing he could squish his shoes down into the mud. I was also unprepared for the mess I would have to clean up afterward.

Here's to the beginning of many messy-little-boy years ahead!

Back when sticks were the coolest thing outside...

"Mom, look what I found!"

More discovery...and the aftermath begins...

I just liked these shots. Diggity is in Japan this week, so I'm making sure he sees pics of G-Man.

Round 2. You can see how awful his pants got in the picture on the right. He's waving to our neighbor in the picture in the upper left hand corner. G-Man is quite friendly these days.