Sometimes on hot days, we find an empty dirt spot at grandma's house and fill it with water.
[That's right. This is going to be glamorous.]
The trickiest part about mud day is the actual getting to grandma's house.
[I would host mud day, but I'm not sure our landlords would be thrilled with the idea...]
Big C's mommy was sick so the 5 year old wasn't with us today. There are pros and cons to this: on one hand, a bigger kid is mature enough to actually help the younger ones, but at the same time, it's one less person to prep for. But despite having one less kid to wrangle, there was laundry to put away, a house to pick up, a baby needing to nap, and a very [I mean, VERY] tired mama to inspire.
Staggered sleep is seriously the worst. And the struggle IS real. After a full day of just life the night before, I didn't get to bed until 1am and the baby got up at 2am to eat. I woke up again at 6am to find out that Big C wasn't coming, and then flopped back into bed... only to be woken by adorable children at 8am. So considering time spent trying to fall back to sleep, I'm counting a generous 6 hours of very interrupted sleep.
[Setting myself up for success, right there. Woop woop.]
So "scheduling" to get out the door by 10:30am didn't happen.
But after some please-give-me-energy tea, chores, and a few unavoidable delays (like driving across town to sign the release to sell my old car) we were on our way...
And it was so worth it.
With unbrushed hair and some dumpy play clothes on, my Little C grabbed the hose and filled up the mud hole.
Eventually she found her way into the mud "bath"...
And brought some friends along with her.
I even got a spa treatment while we were muddin' it up. [And it was surprisingly refreshing...]
Clean up can be stressful for some, so this may not be for everyone. [My kids will definitely have good immune systems.] But for me, hosing them down and letting them swim in the pool [possibly naked?] afterwards is good enough...
...especially on days when your energy is low and creativity is pretty much inexistent.
It's also nice to have a super awesome Grandma nearby who lets you actually do mud day.
[Oh and yes, eventually she did get a real bath that night.]
[That's right. This is going to be glamorous.]
The trickiest part about mud day is the actual getting to grandma's house.
[I would host mud day, but I'm not sure our landlords would be thrilled with the idea...]
Big C's mommy was sick so the 5 year old wasn't with us today. There are pros and cons to this: on one hand, a bigger kid is mature enough to actually help the younger ones, but at the same time, it's one less person to prep for. But despite having one less kid to wrangle, there was laundry to put away, a house to pick up, a baby needing to nap, and a very [I mean, VERY] tired mama to inspire.
Staggered sleep is seriously the worst. And the struggle IS real. After a full day of just life the night before, I didn't get to bed until 1am and the baby got up at 2am to eat. I woke up again at 6am to find out that Big C wasn't coming, and then flopped back into bed... only to be woken by adorable children at 8am. So considering time spent trying to fall back to sleep, I'm counting a generous 6 hours of very interrupted sleep.
[Setting myself up for success, right there. Woop woop.]
So "scheduling" to get out the door by 10:30am didn't happen.
But after some please-give-me-energy tea, chores, and a few unavoidable delays (like driving across town to sign the release to sell my old car) we were on our way...
And it was so worth it.
With unbrushed hair and some dumpy play clothes on, my Little C grabbed the hose and filled up the mud hole.
Eventually she found her way into the mud "bath"...
And brought some friends along with her.
I even got a spa treatment while we were muddin' it up. [And it was surprisingly refreshing...]
Clean up can be stressful for some, so this may not be for everyone. [My kids will definitely have good immune systems.] But for me, hosing them down and letting them swim in the pool [possibly naked?] afterwards is good enough...
...especially on days when your energy is low and creativity is pretty much inexistent.
It's also nice to have a super awesome Grandma nearby who lets you actually do mud day.
[Oh and yes, eventually she did get a real bath that night.]
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