The Easter Bunny was good to our children today. He brought minimal candy, but several things they can amuse themselves with outside. One item was a giant bubble wand. Not only is it a perfect compact light saber, but the bubbles are easy to launch.
It has been raining today. Our children aren't phased by this since we live in Oregon. If you wait for it not to rain, you are going outside in June.
Following a sugar-crash nap on her dad's lap, our daughter giggled her way outside to have a parade with herself and test the bubbles. I initially watched her from our living room window while dozing to the Masters Tournament, a family tradition - dozing during it, not playing in it.
As I saw the joy she was exuding, I wanted some. I put on the jacket and joined her in the parade of two, plus the 8 miles of invisible musicians. They kept getting lost and were off-key, but she put them back in line through giggles and orders. She was especially tickled with herself yelling, "April, April, April" You know why - it's not MARCH, duh.
She couldn't believe I was actually following her in a make-believe parade in the rain.
I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
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