The sky is falling!

Well, not really.  But if you listened to the all-mighty weatherman you'd think so.  People from other parts of the country may think us wimpy for making such a huge deal out of each big storm that comes through but they have to understand, we just don't get weather.  Where I live it's 100 hellish degrees or more during the months of June, July, and August.  It's in the 80's and 90's until late October.  We get low 50's during the winter and spring is often nice and in the 70's.  Rain comes and goes but not all that often.  When there is a report of a BIG STORM with ohmygod WIND, too, everyone prepares.  I think it's funny even though this is how it's always been. For me this weather is more of an inconvenience; the wind wakes the kids at night and freaks them out, I'm stuck inside with them all day (way more painful for them to be stuck with me than me with them, I'm sure), and I have to walk three little people through semi-flooded parking lots no matter where I choose to go when we head out.  Aside from that, I enjoy seeing all of our backyard trees swaying, listening to the wind on the windows.  Oh, and I don't really like that Chris is always put on standy-by to report to his USAR team to go out and help any of those communities that need assistance with flooding.  

Lauren's first big storm. 

When it rains we do go out and play.  The kids love to stomp in puddles.  But c'mon, that takes 15 minutes.  What to do the rest of our waking hours?  This is what we do when daddy is home.  It's called Couch Toss.  I just made that up but it's a good name for it.  Lauren is big enough to get in on the mix although I didn't film her.  And trust me, when I drop a few ell bees I'll be in line, too. 

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Stay dry, fellow Californians.