The mud days of Spring

It's almost Spring, right?  Today was dubbed a play in the mud day.  I finally got smart about it and dressed the kids in brown so that I don't have to treat stains before washing.  (E is wearing her 'brown dirt shirt').  It will REALLY be Spring when I can send the kids out to play barefoot and then just hose them off when they are done b/c it is warm enough.