Myra (and Noah) got their very first glimpse of hail tonight. It was a very up close and, according to Myra, "scary" glimpse.
Josh had a wedding rehearsal to go to so it was just Mommy and the kiddos. First, it was just the tornado sirens but as soon as the hail started coming down, the Little Missy started crying "Can we go to your bathroom now?" (They've been talking about what to do in case of a tornado at school.) We headed to the bathroom with the house phone, the cell phone and a radio. Myra also insisted that the door be closed and we be in the tub. When the hail stopped, we gathered outside with the neighbors to assess the damage.
The Davis' are good. Visiting families across the street, however, had the back window of their van totally busted. Everyone else's cars that were left uncovered now have dents. We all chatted about and compared Myra's reaction to it all (FREAK OUT!) to the reaction of the neighbor's mother-in-law and how Noah seemed oblivious to it all. While the adults exchanged their current and past experiences with sever weather, the kids splashed in the freezing gutters. Before heading back inside, we took a few moments to admire the brightest rainbow we've ever seen.
(Myra's hands)
ADD ON: While hiding ... I mean ... taking cover in the bathroom, a very concerned Myra asked "Is Daddy lost forever?" I'm not 100% sure what made her ask that but I assured her that Daddy was in INSIDE a building just like we were and that he was safe ... just like us.
