Rain Rain Go Away! Come Again Another Day!

Last week we got a lot of rain. When I say a lot of rain, I mean that it is said that this was one of the biggest storms since the state started keeping records. They said that we received about 50% of our annual rainfall already this year. CRAZY!
Living here in Phoenix means that we don't see a lot of rain. The boys were so excited to play out in the rain when the storm started at the beginning of the week. They laughed and laughed when they would look up at the clouds and get hit by big raindrops. By the end of the week I have to say that the boys were so glad to have the storm over. Things need to dry out a bit but they are anxious to get back outside to play again.

Jocelyn and I walked down to the park after the storms were over. The water covered all 4 corners of the retention basin. I have never seen the water levels so high at the retention basin. The pictures were taken about 24 hours after the storm. You can tell by the tree trunk how much the water had already receded. Thursday night we had tornado warnings out by our house. The winds and rains came down with much gusto but I am relieved to report that the tornado didn't touch ground here. I heard that one did touch down for a couple seconds about 45 minutes north of our house. Well, thanks to the amount of rain that we received, some roofing company will be getting a lot of money from us when we have them come out and fix the leaks in the roof.

I loved having the rain but I am also like the boys...I am happy to see the sunshine again so that we can go outside and play again.