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Ha ha when we were kids in the summer after a thunderstorm we would put on our bathing suits and stand by the road. We would actually encourage drivers to splash us with driving through the puddles on the side of the road. They were also building a large apartment complex behind out house..there is a lot of clay in the ground out there. We would take off our shoes and socks and march in place in the damp clay till we would be up to our ankles and stuck in it... We loved puddles and mud..we would make all kinds of creations with the mud and sail little paper boats in the big puddles...My mother never appreciated it but we had fun.

Yes my daughter and I have done some real puddle jumping! In the puddle of course. We also like to go in the rain and splash each other with hands full of water.

The kid I saw one day was having the best fun. He was splashing in a puddle, only there was no water left in the hole. It was all MUD! He was covered from head to toe with good ol' Tennessee Red Mud! He was having so much fun! He was sliding on his stomach through the puddle when I first spotted him. He would even sit down and scoop it up to pour over his head.
His momma was sure mad at him, but I could not have gotten mad. He was having so much fun! He could have easily been sprayed off with a water hose, and removed all but his skivvies before going in the house to be scrubbed well. I think some parents forget to let kids be kids sometimes.

I too enjoy the spring and personally I like the mud to squish between my toes. My son is only admonished to avoid the puddles if we are to be clean when out in public. With acreage we have plenty of opportunities to play in the rain and puddles and mud and even our creek. Spring is a time of renewal and the welcome of better weather. Glad that you and we enjoy it so.

i love to go puddle jumping in the summer after a good thunderstorm but i usually go barefoot, because i love to feel the mud squish between my toes. I too let my son run out in the rain if it is warm enough. i mean come on you are only young once.

I love puddle jumping but I haven't done it in years lol. When I was a child I used to do it all the time and of course my mom didn't appreciate it, but I sure loved it :)

Great mom!!! That's the spirit. I love it. Have fun and slide and jump into all the puddles. Then strip and hose off. I gave you a + rating for this post again sugar. It was so enlightning.

youre a cool mom indeed..its nice to meet you here in my lot..have you any tips ?

My daughter loves splashing through puddles-- the bigger the better! I let her do it, but it never occurred to me to join in on the fun. Thanks for the idea, ally-- next time it rains I'll surprise her!

Oh my! YOu are really taking me back a bit! I did enjoy my childhood and mud puddles. I too would jump in them and have a great time. I guess I did get dirty thought, which did distress my dear old mom.

I can remember getting a running start and jump really high and purposly jump right in the middle of the puddle. Wow! What fun!

I also was one of the best mud pie maker in Hudson Falls, New York! I'd go in the house when mom wasn't looking and get one or two of her nice pie plates. They made the best darn mud pies anyone ever did see!

Of course when my mom got to looking for her pie pans, she didn't know I had them, until one day she waw me. She hollered at me and told me I had ruined her plates. And I used the good silverware too. Can't stir a good mud pie without a spoon! I miss my youth.

I also charge through them but I don't like my feet wet unless I'm swimming or in the bath.I wear sorels in the winter and either rubber muck or riding boots wet times in the summer.If the mud is not bad I will wear cowboy boots
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