Once upon a rainy day, back in February.

So every once in a while, we get days where it RAINS. And I don’t mean a Phoenix oooooo scary rain of 40 raindrops and we run for cover. I mean a downpour so quickly, the roads are turning to small creeks.

Well of course it didn’t start out as rain, the wind came first – think Idaho wind or Tri-City wind, takes small trees out of the ground and anything not staked down and light enough is tossed in the yard.

The kids had soccer games, Lucas had the early game and the weather was fine. Lea played 2 hours later and the wind was brutal. Dirt flying in sheets. We sat huddled under our umbrella – myself, Abbey, Lucas, Ammon in his carseat (he was covered in debris and was facing away from the wind), Beth, and her two youngest boys Mason (4) and Mitchell (now 1). Holding down the umbrella to avoid becoming Mary Poppins. We survived the game, quickly left and Jeff decided it would be fun to go to the church and play in the gym since the rain was in full force now.

Went home and collected any ball we could find for all of us – basketball, nerf, whiffle and a bouncy ball so the kids could play basketball too.

By this time my allergies were in full swing and the gym had been cleaned with some powerful cleaner which didn’t help. We had a great time anyway and I did my best to keep my sneezing to myself.

Played baseball, ran soccer drills, played with toys and there was a HORSE re-match.

Back story on the HORSE re-match: Jeff and I were newly engaged and visiting his parents in Idaho Falls. Being somewhat apathetic to wedding invitations and making decisions, Jeff and I went outside to play HORSE instead. Long story short……I WON!! No he didn’t let me beat him, I won fair and square. I almost beat him again this time, but not so much. He had H-O-R-S…..and came back to beat me. We did half court shots, behind the basket, on the knees, reverse layups – we still got skills….sort of.

another day when it rains or we get the itch to be fun parents, we’ll do it again.