Puddle Jumping! In Jaunary?

It sure doesn't feel like winter here. There is no snow on the ground and it's raining. But I have something much more interesting to talk about than the weather.

I went puddle jumping. Last night. In the month of January!

I have never said that before in my life. Wierd. It's definitely not been an ordinary winter. It's kind of upsetting that there's no snow and it being warm outside, but it's also brought some grand times.

So last night I was coming home from tending Eliana and it was raining, there were puddles everywhere and I had a very strong desire to go puddle jumping :) I called up Katie and she recognized  the urge as well! So at seven that night we got bundled up in coats and shorts to go play in the rain :)

the before picture

The water was freezing! But it was so much fun! Something about the rain just puts me into a good mood and playing in it amplifies that mood ten times!

It had been raining hard the whole day so there were nice puddles everywhere waiting for us. Unfortunately by the time we got outside to enjoy the rain it had stopped. At first we were both disappointed but we then decided it was a good thing. If it had still been raining it would have been sooo much colder than it already was.

I sure am glad I have a friend that loves to do crazy things and loves the rain just as much as me!

 

The water was so cold that our feet went numb. It was a weird sensation to try to walk with numb feet and it was funny to try to run! But before they went numb and after, when they were warming up, they sure did hurt!!!

There were leaves. There was mud. There was ice. During one of the first jumps from the curb into a puddle we both landed on a patch of ice under the water! Thankfully we didn't slip but it was a nice reminder to be careful.

 

the after picture

It doesn't look like it but we were soaked! The movie below is Katie taking off her shoes when we were finished.

When we were walking home, after we had had our fill of jumping into puddles,  we were cold. We were wet. Our feet hurt and we were hungry. It was then that we got a tiny little glimpse to what the pioneers experienced when they made their trek to Utah. 

You grow up hearing the amazing stories of the pioneers. About how much faith they had and the hardships they had to go through to get here. You get told stories about how they walked threw the snow while pulling their handcarts. You try to imagine how cold they must have been without coats and shoes but you really can't. Well we felt a sliver of that last night.

I am so thankful for those faithful people!