Weekend Weather

We had hoped to go on a mini vacation to SO Cal this weekend for some weather like this:
instead of bright blue skies, we got this ominous orange color...The Sylmar fires broke out a few miles away...

3 miles is pretty far away (supposedly)... but the view from the backyard seemed pretty dang close to me.
The kids would peek over the fence every once in a while to check out how close it was. Once they could actually see the fire from the backyard... they became a little more like their mama... and fREAKED OUT.

I can only imagine what the coming days will be like for the people who lost their homes. Once again, another reminder of how much I have to be thankful for!

No... No.... No

"No, you can't hold his gun."

"No, you can't see the pepper spray."

"No, you can't go for a ride."

"No, you can't have his hand-cuffs."

"NOOO, you can not try the taser gun on each other (but that might be a good idea for another day.)"

"But.... MMMMom"

Playing football in the rain

The boys have been inside because of the rain for several days now; so daddy promised to take them out for some football - rain or shine. Boys will be boys....