...just singing and jumping in the rain...

Ten.Twenty.Twenty-Ten. Awesome date, no? I wish I was having a baby or getting married today. The only exciting thing I did was go to Sam's Club with my kids. Not anything to brag about, but it was kinda funny..

When we went in, the skies were blue. When we came out, it was raining like I've never seen it rain in Sin City. I had four kids, a stroller, a big box of diapers and we literally couldn't see what was in front of us. The entire parking lot was a swimming pool. I grabbed Simon out of the stroller and tried to protect him the best way I could. Ben pushed the stroller (and the big box of Huggies) and Luke followed behind. Zack stood there and screamed like he was getting shot with a machine gun. I told him it was only WATER, but the kid has lived in the desert for 4/5ths of his life and doesn't exactly know what to do when it rains. Simon was also terribly frightened and pulled my hair with one hand and hit me in the face with the other. Needless to say, it was an adventure. I ended up dragging one screaming kid and lugging the other. By the time we were safely buckled in the van, there wasn't a dry eye (or article of clothing) among us. My undies were sopping. I couldn't help but laugh-- and snap a quick picture with my cell phone. This is us on 10.20.2010. not the most flattering shot of me, but I just adore Simon's expression. I am positive he's trying to say, "What the H was that?"
We arrived home and before we could dry off, a few friends came over to play. The boys figured they were already wet, so they might as well enjoy the trampoline. They jumped out there for 45 minutes and only came inside because I bribed them with hot chocolate. Simon and I enjoyed watching from the window-- and grabbed the handy cell for a few more pictures. terrible quality, I know. But great memories. A day like this must be documented because it will be a while before it ever comes again.