rainy day=costume play

It is raining where we live today.  I have no complaints about it.  We need the rain badly and I could use a day to clean my house.  Around 9:30 this morning, I was surprised by one of the Star Wars characters (actually it was SJ in a Captain Rex costume).  SJ was standing in front of me with the full costume on.  He even had a Buzz Lightyear laser gun that he was pretending was Captain Rex's gun.  This is not unusual for SJ to dress up in old Halloween costumes.  He loves to dress up!  I don't discourage it, since it is a great way for him to use his imagination.  A few minutes after I was surprised by Captain Rex, I saw Commander Cody sneak into the kitchen.  This was Bob, who had decided to get into costume too.  They were running around the house trying to attack each other with their makeshift Star Wars guns.  The costume play went on for almost 30 minutes.  It is great to see them playing with each other as typical brothers.  Bob forgot that SJ was annoying him only 60 minutes earlier.  They were chasing each other and giggling.  It was great to watch.  I wish it had lasted a little longer.  I am hoping as long as the rain keeps falling their imaginations will keep flowing.  As much as we all love going to pool, it is a nice break to have some inside play that doesn't involve video games or computers.  So I will say thank you rain!