Wash Out!

Or at least it felt like a wash out!

The same tropical storm that shortened our beach trip passed through Birmingham today & it rained literally ALL day long! Most people consider themselves 'stuck' inside for this kind of weather, but not Daniel & Jeb. They thought it was great & went outside about 10:30. I had to force Daniel inside at 4:00 because he was shivering & his lips were turning purple! They played and played and played and played! For awhile they were army men, for awhile they were pirates, for awhile they were superheroes (yes, our street is well protected), for awhile they were Steve Erwin (they caught lots of frogs today and their 'commentary' was hysterical about the "habitat of the frogs".....from the porch of course), and they ended up using the wet grass on our hill as a slip & slide. While they were having all of that fun outside, Laura Ann spent her day 'cozied up' inside watching movies and coloring. She also made cookies which we used to coax Daniel inside.

Before the news even broke, we knew from past 'monsoons' in Trussville that downtown had to be flooded, and it was. Looks like school will probably be canceled for tomorrow. That's ok with the James' family.....we LOVE rainy days at home!!