Nothing more delightful...

...than the squeals of joy from a child jumping in a mud puddle after a thunderstorm. This afternoon we took the girls out in their new rain boots for just such a purpose. Just when I thought we were the only parents crazy enough to let our kids wallow in the filth of the storm (rain is a little more...toxic here--and yes, we got plenty of stares), another Chinese mom brought her son out to play in the puddles. He and Kathryn bonded for a few moments over the joy of making as big a mess as possible.