Taking Shelter

The tornadoes were a little too close for comfort last night.  We didn't have a great plan.  We were going to leave and just drive away from the storm.  In Oklahoma, we have plenty of warning time to plan ahead, but it still wasn't a great plan.  Then our wonderful neighbor knocked on our door.  Her parents have a large storm shelter a mile north of us and offered to let us stay there.  She also told us Gracie was of course welcome as well!  Thank goodness!!
The sirens wailed 3 or 4 different times but luckily it was only strong winds, some hail, and rain.  We WILL be investing in a storm shelter.  Things change when you have a little one to keep safe!  The one we were in last night was really nice and big.  At one point we had 8 adults, 2 kids, and 5 pet crates.  Maddie handled things remarkably well.  She was scared of the hail.  It was really loud, but that only lasted a short while and she was easily entertained with a flashlight and shadow creatures the rest of the time.



And because I can't seem to post without a picture, here's one of my favorites from this weekend!