A wet and wild birthday bash

Big plans this summer? he asked, and I just looked around and said Being here. That's enough. 

Here in this case meant out in my grandkids' front yard where a host of energetic imps were running around throwing water balloons at each other. Getting wet has been a big part of the past few days even when water balloons weren't part of the picture: we're either getting soaked with sweat from heat and humidity or getting drenched by sudden massive downpours. When the kids went puddle-jumping after a storm, they ended up with more water inside their boots than outside.

We have eaten birthday cake, watched a bunch of kids trying to destroy a very sturdy pinata, and picked up the remains of a zillion broken water balloons. Big plans? Just being here is enough for now.