Twisters

The tornado warnings were sounding this afternoon!  Bodhi, the horrible "invasion" sirens, as Mommy calls the weather alert sirens, woke you from your nap this afternoon.  They scare you so much, you have major panic attacks when they sound (crying hysterically and shaking uncontrollably).  Mommy has always been fascinated with tornadoes, but I think that partly stems from being obsessed with the movie, "The Wizard of Oz" as a child.  However, now that I have you and your brother to worry about, I no longer secretly hope to see a funnel cloud.  Don't get me wrong, I hate the devastation they cause people, loss of life and/or home, but I always thought it would be exciting to chase storms :)   Aunt Sam Sears and I did try to chase a sighted tornado when we were in HS once!  Yes, Grandmoo knew about it :)  Anyway, our whole afternoon was consumed with news flashes and checking the sky.  When we thought we were in the clear, which turns out we weren't, we all, Daddy, Mommy, Mr. Murff, Mr. Arlo, you two, Bodhi and Jude, and even Grandmoo, sat on the front porch for a while.  When it stopped raining, Bodhi, you and Grandmoo blew bubbles in the driveway.  Jude, you attempted to ride Bodhi's tricycle.  You were sitting on Mommy's lap when you lifted Bodhi's tricycle (all 20-25 pounds) off the ground and toward you!  You are so strong, Daddy calls you Hercules.  Mommy then sat you on it and you loved it. 

This evening, Daddy dropped me and you, Jude, off at Debbie and Chris Riffe's house so Mommy could decorate her washer and dryer like ours.  Bodhi, you went running around with Daddy.  Aunt Debbie was amazed at how you, Jude, pulled yourself up on everything!  You were in heaven crawling on all her fluffy soft carpet.  You are use to hardwood floors, so this was quite the luxury for you :)  Once Mommy was done decorating the washer and dryer, Daddy took us all to Rays Drive-In to pick up some sandwiches.  After waiting 20 minutes, in which two cars that arrived after us got their food before us, and after watching the car hop lady give our order to the truck next to us, and then she took the food back from the guy in the truck and attempted to give it to us... after we watched the guy sip from our drink and  eat some of the fries, we pulled away.  This was a disaster!  You both were hungry, we had nothing prepared, and you both were crying hysterically.  Sorry, but we are not going to eat food that someone else had had their mouth and hands on, Ugggggh!  So, getting you two fed and settled was a major chore!  We finally got you two fed and to bed though.

Oh, and this morning, Mommy told you "No Bubby!" Jude, you began to cry and Bodhi, you started laughing and saying "Bubby" over and over.  Jude, you then told Mommy :)  "Ahhh wubbbb ouu!"  It was so cute!  So, Juders, you continue to say a sentence, and Bodhi, you made progress by saying a word hee/hee GiGi came by to visit you both this morning for a little while, she took you both outside before the weather got bad.

Bodhi Baby :)

GiGi helping Bodhi learn to use her pedals

Bodhi Show Boatin' her new skills ;)



" But Mommmmm!"



"Messy Buddha" :)

"Say what?"  "That can't be it!"



Juders and his GiGi



Bodhi being a stink pot, GiGi and Juders laughin' at her :)

"Yummmm!"

"How many bites can Bodhi fit in her mouth?"

"Bubbles!"

"I love Bubbles!"

Aunt Debbie and Juders ;)

Buddha wanting to play with the Millie

Juders pulling himself up!

Millie Riffe :)

Maggie Riffe :)


YOU both are awake, the tornado warning siren just sounded and woke you both up!  Bodhi, you were shaking so hard, you poor little thing!