Rain

A good rain storm is such an exciting event when your little.  I remember my dad waking me up a few times to enjoy a good lightning/thunderstorm and playing games to see how long it took for the thunder to follow the lightning.  We would open the windows to enjoy that favorite smell of mine---rain, or is it the freshness because of the rain? Either way I was taught to love it and still do.  We'd also go out in the rain with the coolest rain jackets on. They were clear red or purple plastic with a rainbow on the front of it.  I remember loving the sound of the rain landing on the hood- it was so loud! Umbrellas always came outside with us too and we'd twirl them and hide as deep as we could under them. 

So now being able to see my kids excitment about it made it fun all over again.  They went out dressed hap-hazardly and towing their umbrellas and marched back and forth in front of the house and found every puddle and little worm available.  I re-lived it along with them.  Simple pleasures are so grand.