Soggy Days

I had to tell this story! Alyssa's t-ball league had a family fun day today, which involved a mother-daughter t-ball game, father-daughter t-ball game, food and a moon walk and big blow up slide. We went when it started at 11am and played in the mother-daughter game and the kids jumped in the moonwalk and we all did the big slide (Ella was the only one that didn't like it. And, I did go down with her.) So, when we sat down to eat our food it started to thunder and lightning. Alyssa and Isaiah were jumping in the moonwalk and Tim, Ella and I were sitting with our neighbor finishing our lunch at a picnic table in a covered shelter. All of the sudden, we saw the rain and wind coming right at us across the ball diamond. Papa Bear mode kicked in and Tim ran to get Alyssa and Isaiah out of the moonwalk. Isaiah sprinted the fastest I have ever seen him run to the shelter, with Alyssa and dad right behind him. By this time, I was holding Ella and I grabbed Isaiah and Tim grabbed Alyssa and we all moved into the middle of the shelter. Mind you, we are still being pelted by rain and the wind is blowing like crazy. Tim says, "I'm going to get the car." So, the kids and I stay in the shelter. Isaiah is screaming and very scared and Alyssa doesn't know what to think. Ella seems fine, just cold. Meanwhile, we see the moonwalk and the inflatable slide blown out of the ground and go tumbling across the open field next to the diamond. Tim then pulls right up to the shelter in the van, driving on a sidewalk and everything. It was daddy to the rescue. We grab everyone and throw them in the car as fast as we can. I get everyone buckled and Tim gets the stroller and gets it in the back. When he finally gets in the car, he is SOAKING WET. I mean, dripping from every inch of his body. He backed up out off the sidewalk into the parking lot and we just started cracking up. We were all soaked and now that we were safe, it was hilarious!!! What an adventure. I don't think the kids will forget that for a while! See some pictures of the drowned rats and Tim's shorts that were wet everywhere. Well, almost everywhere!!! HA HA! We later found out that the winds were 60mph and the slide knocked down part of the backstop on one of the diamonds and was ripped. And, 2 trees were severely damaged by the winds. This is an adventure that we are glad ended when it did!