Aug. 11, 2025

We Are The Hansons Rainy Day Fun

We Are The Hansons Rainy Day Fun

In this cozy episode of We Are the Hansons, the rain might be pouring outside, but inside, the fun is just getting started. With thirteen kids under one roof, Myia and the family turn a gloomy day into a memory-making adventure. From kitchen bake-offs and living room forts to storytelling marathons and creative crafts, discover how the Hansons make the most out of every drop. This is family life—messy, joyful, and full of heart.

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Hey everyone, and welcome back to this episode of We

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Are the Hansens. I am so glad you're here with

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us today because we're talking about one of my favorite

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kinds of days, the kind most people think are dreary

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and boring, but in our house, they're filled with laughter, creativity,

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and just the right amount.

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Of chaos to keep things interesting.

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Yep, I'm talking about rainy days, those mornings where you

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wake up and the skies are gray, the sound of

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rain drops on the windows, and the air feels just

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a little cozier than usual.

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Some people see rain as a mood killer. For us,

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it's an invitation to slow down, pile into the living

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room and make some fun, unforgettable memories together. So grab

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your blankets, your hot coco, and maybe a snack or two,

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because I'm about to take you through exactly how the

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Hansens turn a rainy day into family adventure. You know,

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there's something magical about waking up to the sound of

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rain tapping against the windows.

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The house feels cozier.

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The blankets feel warmer, and the smell of coffee somehow

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just hits different. But in our house, rainy days also

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come with the challenge of keeping a big crew of

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kids entertained without anyone climbing the walls or declaring I'm

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bored five minutes into the day. I always feel like

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rainy days are life's way of slowing us down. They

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tell us you've been running around all week. Today you

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are going to stay inside and enjoy the people you

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live with. That doesn't mean things are quiet, though, No. No.

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In the house we live in with as many kids

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as we have, there is never silence.

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There's just cozy chaos.

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Our first mission on a rainy day is breakfast. And

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not just cereal in a bowl breakfast, Oh no, We're

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talking pancakes with chocolate chips, bacon, maybe some eggs, and

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always hot cocal for the kids. I got the kids

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help with the breakfast, even though it usually means twice

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as many dishes and a kitchen that looks like a

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tornado passed through. But that's the fun, you know, sticky

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hands and all. Once breakfast is over, we usually pull

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out the blankets and transform the living room into a nest.

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We pile them high on the.

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Couch, the floor, and anywhere else we can curl up

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the next decision, movie or games first. This can cause

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a full scale family debate. Some of the kids want

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to watch something, others are ready for a game battle.

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Sometimes we solve this by playing rainy day round of

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Rock paper scissors. Winner declares the first activity. Loser has

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to make the popcorn. If the kids win, movie time,

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we go all out, dimmed lights, blankets tucked in, popcorn

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bowls in every hand, and usually a round of everyone

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pick one candy from the snacks dash. Our movie picks

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on rainy days are classics, things we've seen a hundred

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times but you never get tired of. I think that's

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of the comfort. Other times, the game crew wins and

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we end up with Monopoly spread across the table, Uno

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cards flying, or a high stakes round of Jinga that

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somehow always ends with someone laughing so hard they can't breathe.

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You'd think Monopoly would be the big troublemaker, but in

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our family it's usually Uno. Those drawboard cards bring out

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the competitive side of everybody. We also love doing puzzle

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marathons on rainy days.

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I'll grab a.

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Big puzzle we've been saving and we all take turns

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working on it throughout the day. Sometimes the puzzle gets

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finished in one go. Other times We're still staring at

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that one missing piece at bedtime, convinced that the couch

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may have ate it. Midday is when the cabin fever

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starts to kick in, so we usually break it up

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with something creative, like baking cookies or cupcakes. Baking with

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kids is not for the faint of heart. There's flower

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clouds eggshells in the batter, and someone always tries to

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eat the dough straight from the spoon, and it's usually Dad.

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But the joy of letting them each decorate their own

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cookie or cupcake makes the mess worth it. The creativity

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that comes out sprinkles on sprinkles on sprinkles.

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It's so fun to watch.

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Rainy days also give us an excuse for indoor picnics.

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We'll spread out a blanket on the living room floor

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and eat lunch picnic style while listening to the rain.

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Sometimes we go all out and make it a themed

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picnic like Teddy Bear Picnic, where everyone has to bring

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their favorite stuffed animal to the meal. When the energy

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is high, we pull out the ultimate rainy day activity,

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fork building. The kids will drag every blanket, pillow, and

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chair into the living room to create their masterpiece. Our

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forts sometimes take up the entire room. There are tunnels,

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secret chambers, and even guard posts where one sibling has

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to make sure intruders aka the dog don't knock anything over.

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Once the fort is done, we might make it the

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base for a round of hide and seek. Even though

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the house is only so big, the kids somehow find

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new hiding spots every single time. Another favorite is indoor camping.

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We'll sit up sleeping bags, tell stories with flashlights, and

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even make s'mores in the oven. Yes, you can absolutely

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make some more in the oven. You can even make

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them in the microwave and know they are not any

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less delicious than campfire ones. At some point during the day,

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someone suggests a dance party. We turn up the music

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and everyone just dances like no one's watching, even though

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we all definitely are. The littlest ones usually end up

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inventing their own special dance moves that become a running

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family joke. Rainy days are also the perfect excuse for crafting.

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We might break out paints, markers, glue, glitter, and paper

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and just let creativity run wild. Sometimes the kids make

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cards for grandparents, and other times they're just making the

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most random paper animals you've ever seen. One of my

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favorite rainy day traditions is story time, but with a twist.

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We each take turns at one sentence to the story,

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and it always gets wild somehow. Our stories always involve

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at least one talking animal and one kid who can fly.

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Sometimes it gets even wilder. By late afternoon, the rain

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might be slowing down, but our energy isn't. That's when

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we pull out the board games again for round two.

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This is usually when the older kids start helping the

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younger ones win, or sometimes not so secretly trying to

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sabotage them. We've had rainy day board game session lasts

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so long they spill right into dinner time. Speaking of dinner,

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rainy days are perfect for comfort foods, soups, grilled cheese, pasta,

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anything that makes the house smell warm and welcoming. We

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love it. The kids love when we do build your

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your own dinner like Taco night or make your own

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mini pizzas. After dinner, we settle back into the living room,

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maybe watch another movie, maybe just talk while the kids

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lounge in their forts. Rainy days are slower, yes, but

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they're also packed with little moments that end up being

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the ones we remember the most. It's in these moments

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that I'm reminded how lucky I am to have a

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house full of people to spend rainy days with. Even

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the arguments over what to watch or who gets the

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last cookie are part of the memory making. Some parents

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dread rainy days because of the chaos, but I think

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it's the good kind of chaos, the kind that makes

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a house feel alive. Some days, you know, I'm glad

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it's sunning out because I can tell the kids to

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go ride bikes. But sometimes we'll even pull out old

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home video and watch them together. The kids get such

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a kick out of seeing themselves as toddlers that usually

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leads to the classic oh I Remember when stories that

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keep us laughing. Another fun thing we do is create

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rainy day challenges, like who can build the tallest block

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tower or who can find the most random object in

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the house. These silly little games turn into serious competitions

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very very quickly. We've even had paper airplane contests in

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the hallway on rainy days. The trick is to see

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who's playing can go the furthest without hitting the dog.

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When the rain gets really heavy, we like to just

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sit by the window and watch it together. There's something

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so peaceful about that. The kids ask questions about where

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rain comes from, and sometimes we even look up videos

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to learn more. Rainy days are also perfect for cozy reading.

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Everyone picks a book and we just sprawl out with

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blankets and read quietly, well as quietly as houseful of

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kids can get. We also use rainy days to catch

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up on little projects, like organizing the toy bins, or

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sorting through clothes, or just cleaning. It's amazing how much

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fun cleaning can be. Sometimes Rainy days are also pajama days,

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no getting dressed, no schedule, just comfort from morning tonight.

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The kids think it's hilarious when I stay in my

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pajamas too, because Mom never does that. Another silly tradition

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making up new songs.

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About the rain.

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They're usually completely rediculous, but that's the whole point. We

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might record them on my phone just to listen to

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them later and laugh. Rainy days are also the best

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for trying out new recipes. We might make something we've

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never tried before and see if it's a hit or

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a miss. If it's a miss, well there's always cereal

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as backup. Sometimes we'll spend part of our rainy day,

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planning future fun, making list of activities we want to

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do when the sum comes back out. We'll even make

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summer wish list or fall bucket list while we're at it.

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Rainy days give us time to slow down and really

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talk to each other. Without the rush of errands, practices

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and schedules.

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We just connect.

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That's the beauty of these days. They're not wasted. They're

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not wasted just because we can't go outside. In fact,

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I think they're some of the most valuable days we

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get as a family. Of course, by bedtime, the kids

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are usually worn out from all the activities and the

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rain has worked its magic as the ultimate lallaby. I'll

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peek into their rooms to see them all snuggled up,

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maybe still clutching a stuffed animal or a favorite book,

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and I'll think, Yep, this is what memories are made of.

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Even though the day might have been messy, noisy, and

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full of sibling squabbles, it's also been full of laughter, creativity,

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and togetherness. The rain outside might keep us all in,

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but it never stops us from making the most of

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our day. In fact, it's sometimes forces us to be

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more creative than we would be otherwise. The next morning,

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if the rain's gone, the kids are usually ready to

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burst outside and ride their bikes, but part of them

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still love that cozy day we just had, and honestly,

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so do I. It's nice to have a reminder that

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fun doesn't require sunshine, just a little imagination and.

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The right people to share it with.

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Rainy days can be about flowing down, but they can

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also be about leaning into the joy of being together

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as a family. They're about finding fun in unexpected ways

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and making the best out of what we've got, and

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in a family like ours, there's never a shortage of fun,

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even if we have to make it ourselves. So time

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it rains, don't groan, Grab your blankets, your board, games,

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and your people.

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And make a day out of it.

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Let the rain beer soundtrack while you make the kind

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of memories that last way longer than a sunny afternoon

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at the park, Because when you think back years from now,

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it won't just be the big trips or special events

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you remember. It'll be the rainy day forts, the popcorn

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movie marathons, and the dance parties in the living room.

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And that's why in this house we say rain or shine,

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We're going to make it a good day. And that

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is our little peek into the handsome family. Rainy day,

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messy kitchens, blanket forts, endless board games, and a whole

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lot of laughter. These are the days that might not

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look glamorous from the outside, but they're the ones that

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stitch our family together in the best way possible. So,

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whether you've got a house full of kids or just

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a couple of loved ones by your side, I hope

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the next time it rains you take it as an opportunity,

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not an inconvenience. Slow down, make some popcorn, tell silly stories,

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and dance in the living room if you feel like it.

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Thanks for spending part of your day with us here

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at We are the Hansens. Until next time, Stay cozy,

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stay connected, and remember, rain or shine, family time is

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always worth it. Get on over to our YouTube channel

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