Bathtime Again??

Is there such a thing as being too clean? My children LOVE to take baths. Not just baths, but bubble baths, showers, runs through the sprinklers. They are amphibious. They love to be wet. You may be thinking this is not such a bad thing. However, my kids have been known to take two or three baths a day, which my husband thinks is ridiculous and a colossal waste of water. I usually relent and just let them take one when they want to take one. After all, to them, it's not just about being clean. It's about playing with toys and being wet and playing with toys and maybe cleaning behind their ears and playing with toys. In other words, it's a complete kid experience. And they do come out happy and smelling good. Anyway, the other day, Emily had the mother-of-all-fits because I would not let her take a shower right after jumping out of the bathtub. She screamed and cried and would not let me dress her, but I stuck to my guns. I mean, for goodness sake, she had just taken a bath. Anyway, she protested for a very long time as I went about my daily list of things I had to do. At some point I realized that she was no longer crying...and it was eerily quiet in the house. I started to look for my precious 2-year-old only to find her fully dressed, soaking wet, IN THE SHOWER! She was standing there shivering because she couldn't figure out to make the hot water come out. Sweet little wonderbug KNEW not to call for Mother's help, so she was just standing there in the cold shower in all her clothes. By the time I got to her, she was ready to get out. Anyway, I think she learned her lesson and so did I. There is no such thing as too many baths!