Sunny, sunny days!

It is such a beautiful spring here in D.C. I'm sorry to gloat, but I love springtime! Everything that goes with it; the rain, the sun and pleasant temperatures! I have missed seasons so much! In Egypt, there's just temperature changes. Seven months out of the year, it's pretty pleasant! The other 5, it's Hot, Melting and Insanely Hot. Any wind or breeze that comes might as well be the devil's breath. Not very refreshing. And, ironically, the leaves fall year round. There is usually some sort of flower blossoming or fruit tree fruiting. But it's all covered with a grimy layer of dirt and sand.

We got up this morning to the rain. The kids opened the door to leave for breakfast and were met with rain.

"Again?" Eliza said.
"Awww, when's it going to stop?" asked Mairyn

This reminded me of a conversation they had our last day in Cairo. It rained for about an hour that day. We came out to gentle misting and when we were done inside, came back out to find it still sprinkling.

Mairyn: "Wow, it's still raining!"
Eliza: "Yeah, that's weird."
Mairyn: "What if it rained, like, all day?"
Eliza: "And then all night and you got up the next day and it still rained?"
Mairyn: "That would be a lot of rain."

Yeah, understatement of the year, Mairyn. Little did they know, that can really happen. They haven't been exposed to much raining in the last 4 years. That's a long time in a little kid's life. So our first 3 days in D.C. it rained. They were amazed. Rain all day, night and all day again. They were getting a little sick of it by the end of day one. Me, on the other hand, I could live with it raining for the next year! Yes, it does get a little cold and such, but I would rather be cold than hot. When you're cold, you can always put on more layers to make yourself warmer. Hot, there's only so much you can take off! There were times in Cairo when I would have welcomed the ability to peel my skin off. (alright, a little gross, yeah, but really, that's how you feel!)

I'm glad we took advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend. We went and visited a friend in Maryland who lives by a lake. The kids went fishing and we just enjoyed the sunshine. The day before, I took the kids to a nearby park to let them frolic and play. Wonderful freedom!!