Ball games and Splashes

We managed to make it through 2 of Hunter's softball games this morning/afternoon and amazingly stayed relatively dry. Oblivious to the horrible weather closer to home, we had a good time despite the clouds.

The girls fought over Halle and gave good excuses to Ryan in hopes of someday getting a dog of their own. (they aren't making much ground)

Rain delay caused a long lunch break.... and the girls were more than happy to be sharing a dessert with Maddi and Logan!

And once home I finally decided: "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em".

The girls and I headed into the rain to splash away in puddles.

And splash they did!

We walked down the block so Regan could watch where the water was headed.

Note to self: good science lesson.

This picture cracks me up; it looks like Sidney is drowning in her boots!

The beauty of this rainbow was perfect!

Interestingly the rainbow is in the ugly part of the sky.

Seeing the rainbow gave Regan the idea to serenade us with rainbow related songs on the walk back home. And for those that haven't heard, Regan was awarded "Future American Idol" by her preschool teachers during graduation last week. They know her well :)

Proof is in the boot...check out that lake she dumped out. Regan kept saying "my boots are croaking!" because with every step, her foot made a croak sound inside her boot!

June storms

Like most of the rest of the state, we were hit with storms tonight. Thankfully we were well-prepared and knew they were coming so we could take cover (except for a few pictures of course!). The wind was blowing so strong that the rain came down sideways. While the sirens started going off, I had time to quickly take down all my hanging baskets and put them in hiding.

We anxiously watched the sky turn funky colors and then prayed the rain would slow down so our pool wouldn't cause a "flash flood" in our own backyard! It sure filled up tonight. Yes, that is the solar cover rolled up in the background, and no, we didn't cover the pool because this cover doesn't secure around the entire perimeter and with the strong winds, it surely would've ended up in the neighbors yard likely torn to shreds.

Regan stayed amazingly calm throughout the ordeal. We could talk her through it and reason well enough for her to understand there wasn't a tornado outside but "just in case" we needed to stay downstairs. Sidney, on the other hand, was so scared it was sad. She clung to me in fear and was shaking with uncertainty. She kept saying "nornado home" telling the tornado to go home.

We are safe and sound, no damage here. Not even hail that would could find.

Whew, made it through that one!