Can You Say "Rain"?

How many of you like rain? Raise your hands. Oh, I don't mean the silly little stuff that you guys out west get. I mean real rain. Like nine or ten inches in one day. Well that is what hit Chicagoland last weekend. There was water literally everywhere. Two of our major interstates were closed from Saturday until Thursday and several cities suffered serious flooding. We even got water in our family room in the basement which has never happened before. Old Timers around this area are saying they have never seen anything like it. Well, here are a few pictures of what this amount of rain in a short time looks like.

Labor Day

This past week we had everyone (minus Warren, Marianne, and Chase) to our house for Labor Day. It is always great fun when all of the cousins are together not to mention a little bit of chaos and a lot of noise. I thought you might enjoy a couple of pictures of the newest cousins in our family, Sophie and Jared, and a short video of what Bryce, Allison, and Blake do when they get together (the video is especially for you, Warren and Chase). Don't worry too much, Chase, most of your light sabers are just fine.