Last Monday was a rainy day. Like, super rainy. Piper was in the office with me, and boy did we have a case of the cabin fever! So, I decided to put her rain coat on (Thanks, Mom!) and let her stand outside in the rain (I was in the doorway under the awning so I didn’t get soaked because I had no raincoat!).
Instead of hopping in the puddles and splashing around, Piper instead stood with her arms out yelling, “IT RAIN! IT RAIN! IT… RAAAAAAAAIN!!!” It was so cute, and man, she repeated that steadily for literally five minutes. I felt bad for annoying our neighbors (and I really wished we could have been home so I could have let her just hang out in the rain for as long as she wanted, but that is a downside to being a working mom, and at least I was able to watch her do it for five minutes!), so I forced her inside and promised we’d do it again later (and we did).
It was cute because she kept putting her arms out and looking up into the falling rain. Just repeating “IT RAIN!” with this inflection of absolute wonder. While I normally hate being out in the rain (because I don’t have some awesome rain coat or boots!), seeing this wonder through Piper’s eyes is magic.
Piper held my umbrella (new word- Uh-bella) as the rain pattered down on us, and just squealed with joy. And you know, that makes me really enjoy the rain, too. It’s the little things, right?
Oh, and because she’s a genius, here’s a pic.
