yeah the kids were definitely enjoying the novelty of it. my kids really enjoy the "rooster tails" when we hit big puddles or minor street flooding.
i learned how to drive in high water early, since i've lived on the gulf coast my whole life - dad explained why he did what he did as he drove through high water even when i was just a little kid. now i don't even think twice - just pay attention to certain clues, like the water getting wider, which means it's probably deeper there, and how high it is on things like signs, fire hydrants, etc - those also give you clues where the edges of the road are. for the video below, a full week after hurricane harvey hit houston - i opened my door while driving so i could see exactly how deep it was. since the water never got to the bottom of my door, i was fine. could have easily dealt with at least another 6"/12cm (with door shut of course), but i wasn't worried at all. like KK said - keep it slow, and if there's already oncoming traffic in the water, WAIT for them to go past so that neither of you gets stuck - your bow wave can cause problems for the other car, especially if your car is larger/taller than theirs. some idiot in a lifted chevy truck almost sank my old camry doing that to me. i held my ground in the center (high part) of the road, but his bow wave washed completely over the roof of my car and made my car actually float for a moment. thankfully it was brief enough that it didn't suck any water into the engine, and i was able to keep going, but man, was i pissed! before he came by, the water was already at the bottom of my headlights.
