May 15, 2012
A break in the rain today beckoned the children outdoors. Emma, in her pink raincoat a size too small, and Aiden, donning his frog poncho, embraced the drizzle as if it were the first day of spring. They leaped and laughed in the puddles, a symphony of joyous splashes and “ribbits” under the grey sky.
As I watched from the window, I realized these are the snapshots of childhood — unrestrained, spirited, and blissfully unaware of the world beyond the rain. Aiden’s play-acting as a frog with his animated “ribbits” and Emma’s delight in her sisterly role of the explorer filled the yard with life.