Thunder Bolts and Lightning...

Mamma Mia!  We got caught in a downpour!  Rain was predicted and a little fell Wednesday night but by Thursday morning the sky was blue with puffy clouds.  I told Jacob that we'd walk to Costco (stroller for him) and Grandpa would meet us there later and drive us home.  Jeff was at the dog park and we didn't want to wait for him.  We did our shopping and then stopped for our usual Costco lunch... Jacob has a slice of pizza and I take the second piece home for later when Ryan gets home from school.  By the time we were ready to leave the sky had opened up and it was pouring.  There was no way to get to the car without getting drenched.  Jeff pulled the SUV up and I handed Jacob to him over a little wall and then Jeff and I put all our purchases in the car.  We were both soaked through.  By the time we got home it was lightning and thundering and Jeff and I both got flash flood warning sirens on our iPhones.  We're on a hill so we don't worry about flooding but poor Kalani was in the backyard so he was happy to see us arrive and let him in.

Today is my birthday and Jeff and I are going to lunch and a movie.  We're going to see Argo which is getting great reviews.  Jessica has the day off so we won't have the boys.  Justin and Sarah will be here over the weekend and we'll celebrate my birthday and Ryan's 5th birthday which is on the 17th.

I have a small update on the mystery of the headless pigeon.  Our neighbor said he saw a hawk swoop down and take it's head off.  Okay but that still doesn't explain how it was precariously perched on our backyard fence.  Still, it's better than worrying that there's some wacko pigeon-killer running loose in the neighborhood.

Finally, here's the latest photo of our Halloween front porch.  Ryan keeps suggesting thing to add and he's keeping with my black and white theme.  I did add the black cat he wanted but then he suggested a skeleton because it's white.  I reminded him I have a tiny skeleton on my entryway organizer but he wants a full sized skeleton that you can dress up!  I told him maybe next Halloween.  Happy Weekend!