Flood Watch

Thanks to Hurricane IKE--we have been experiencing some inclement weather.

It is hard to believe that a storm clear down in Texas could affect our weather and gas prices so intensely.

Saturday we had more rain than I have ever seen in my life--and it rains alot here.

Today the kids were sick of staying inside.

So they went out.

I especially love Zach running around with his tongue out, trying to catch the raindrops.

A Little Bit of Rain

As Rachel ran out of the house to catch the school bus this morning, she noticed it was raining.

"Yippee" was seriously the word she used. "It's raining Mom--not snowing!"

(I had already been grumbling about how bleak and yucky it looked outside.)

She then proceeded to turn her smiling face upward--to catch the raindrops on her skin.

It was like she was trying to breath in the rain.

She was experiencing it with all her senses.

And she was smiling.

It made me smile.

No wonder Heavenly Father wants us to all be like little children.