When we were preparing to come to Malawi, our mentors, who spent 40 years in Zambia, fondly reminisced about their “Dirtiest Days” with their two kids. We can see why. We thought our kids got dirty during the dry season, but now that rainy season is here, we can go through 3 outfits per kid and 2 baths a day! (We strive not to make that a typical day, mind you).
Although our kids would love every day to be that dirty, it’s not fun for the parents to do that every day. Hence, “Mud Day” at the Owen house:
- Let the kids get as dirty as they please
- Let the kids experiment with water and dirt
- Let loose as parents
- Have fun with them in the process
This video shows our very first Mud Day. This was unscheduled…you can’t always plan these things, sometimes they just happen! Enjoy!
Gareth wants to know if it was really MON-day when this happened. And, "Did you throw any mud at Uncle Jonathan? Was it a really messy Monday Mud?"
gretta
Loved it, Becky! Miss those days when simple things like mud made for a great adventure. I bet their skin felt great afterwards.
Shelly
If our files are correct, Mud Day was a Saturday (hence Uncle Jonathan joining us 🙂 And no, there was no mud slinging at Jonathan or anyone else. I'm sure that will come in future Mud Days…hopefully after the kids have matured (wait, that doesn't make sense)…
Yes, I was thinking about the fact that people pay big bucks for mud skin treatments….no need here! And I just took some more video today displaying more simple things making for great adventures 🙂 During such moments, it's so fun to be a mom!
Oh, Becky, my hat goes off to you for even helping them get dirty! As a westerner, didn't that really go against the grain?
Barb
Thanks for "babysitting"! Gareth just watched this 2-3x through while I was putting Eliot into a nap! 🙂 He loves it.