get in the sink

i confess i say the word "mess" quite a bit.
"you are making a mess!"
sigh.
"this is such a mess."
grumble.
"sticky mess."
groan.
and often i think to myself right afterwards... they are kids. let them get messy. don't always comment on it or try to stop it.
on this day, while sam was sleeping, i really went with that. and i let the girls get really messy.
took the water hose to the batch of dirt behind our playset and the hole in the yard. they created a mud pool and a chocolate hot tub. do you like my descriptions?

and then after awhile, i had them each come with me and said, "get in the sink" and effectively drained down all the mess. they enjoyed a sink bath like they were babies again. although they definitely don't fit anymore. but still. had to get the mess off.