Good Mom/Bad Mom?

A good mother allows her children time to experience the outdoors, revel in God's creation and get mud stuck in between their chubby little toes, right????Do they still allow it when the temps are only in the 50s? Even when a sunny 50 degree day feels so very spring-like after the cold winter?
Here is another shot of the bank they are playing in front of....note the dirty snow pile in the lower right corner. Here's another shot of that bank, further to the right (in the shade):
Now that doesn't look very spring-like, does it??? In fact, the water they are playing in was ice this morning:) Such is the spring weather in New England.
I guess a good mother would drag them back inside....*sigh*
After a good washing down, of course.
Perhaps these St. Patrick's Day treats will tempt them:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!