Rain rain go away...nah...let's play!!

So yesterday was a beautiful day, got some sun, smoked a chicken, kids played outside and my bestie came to visit!!  We all knew the weather was to change in the evening.  The weatherman had been calling for a strong storm all week...and it finally hit!!

The kids loved it...running around playing in the rain.  I loved it caused it washed all the days dirt off so we didn't have to give them baths last night.  Luckily they didn't find a mud hole or else bath it would have been!!

The storm didn't last that long and it was dinner/bed time soon after so we'll have to play in the rain again another day.  Maybe next time the rain won't be so cold.  The kids didn't seem to mind while running around but once they stopped they were freezing.  Fun times had by all!!

Winter to Summer in t-minus 30 seconds

Lazy day in the sun(shade) is about as good as it gets.  Not a care in the world just playing until you're so worn out you don't fight going to bed!  It's half way through May and this was the hottest its been all year.

You see, I live in Kansas(the good ole Midwest) and we usually have warm weather by March/April, warm as in 70s.  However this year the weather is up and down almost on a daily basis.  Even had snow flurries one morning then sunny and 60 by the afternoon and it snowed in May which is just not cool!!  In the past the weather slowly warms up over a few months to prepare us for the hot dry summers.  This year we were just kinda thrown into the hot weather without warning.  Makes it a little harder to adjust but we enjoy it all the same.

It's finally that time a year that the kids can p,ah outside daily(unless its raining really bad).  One, it wears them out more so no fighting to go to bed.  Second, they get better exercise when playing outside.  Only have so much room indoors for them to run around.

Summer means its sidewalk chalk, bike riding, 4-wheeling(kid style), bbqing time!!  The best time for having friends and family over.  To go to the park and explore, go to the pool, or put up the slipping slide in the backyard.

Summer has arrived!!!