Raindrops keep falling on my head

It was so much fun to watch Joe experiencing rain for the first time. He's been aware of it, watched it through the window, etc. but this past weekend they were having quite an assortment of weather occurring while we were in Reno and so he got to experience it up close and personal.

At Uncle Jake's we were all just sitting around outside under the awning talking and having snacks while Joe ran around and played with his cars. Well first game the lightening, pretty cool in my mind, didn't even get Joe's attention he was so wrapped up in his cars. Then came the thunder. It got all of our attentions and fast as it was so loud and seemed as if the angels were bowling right over our heads. Joe looked up and then began moving pretty fast in the direction of Mommy and Daddy - whomever he could get to first. The thunder and lightening went on for about five minutes before dissipating into rain. Then the fun really began.

Joe edged out from under the awning to watch the rain hit in the animals water dish. Then he realized it was hitting him on his head to and turned to look up and see where it was coming from. He looked at me, I smiled, and he took this as a sign that it was okay to edge out farther into the rain. He must have stood there a good five minutes just enjoying the sensation. Then he noticed that little pools of water had appeared here and there on Uncle Jake's driveway and had to investigate them, making the water swirl with his fingertips, splashing them with his shoes. He was having a great time, until the thunder and lightening made a reappearance and then he was pretty much glued to our sides.

For the rest of the weekend he wanted to splash in any puddle he found and whenever it rained, be it sprinkle or downpour, he wanted to be out in the middle of it. It was just to cute and a memory that will stay in my mind for a very long time.