Family Slumber Party

Last night we had an impromptu family slumber party due to an active weather system in our county.  It began around 10:15 p.m. when Kevin received an alert on the computer that a tornado warning was in effect.

Around 10:45 p.m. the first siren went off.  We got the girls out of their beds and brought them downstairs into our bedroom closet, strapped on their bike helmets, and hunkered down.  Mommy sang songs, told stories and even taught Sofia how to count by twos.  Daddy continued to go outside and check the sky. After 25 minutes in the closet we had everyone climb into our bed even though the warning was still in effect.

The sirens continued to go off until 11:30 p.m. when at that time the warning was downsized to a watch.  The watch would be in effect until 2:00 a.m.  Kevin and I decided it would be best to keep the girls downstairs in our room.   Our first family slumber party.   And the way things have been this summer, this may not be the last.