Storms

Yesterday there were a couple of storms tracking towards our area. The forecast was heavy rain, hail, high winds and possible tornadoes. Then at about 9:00 pm, just as we were tucking the kids into bed, we heard the Tornado Warning Sirens. Being new at this whole tornado thing, we weren't sure how seriously to take it. We called some friends and turned on the news and everyone was saying to "GET IN THE BASEMENT"! So we gathered up the kids and the dogs and and a portable DVD player and some snacks, the radio and a few other essentials and headed downstairs. By this time the kids were quite worried and we had a good talk about trusting in our Heavenly Father to protect us. I stayed with the kids to comfort them and David went up and down collecting more things. We started calling out request.... "Hey Dad, what about my Play Station?" asked Josiah.
Siri shouted, "Dad, grab the FISHING POLES!!"
"Honey, Get the camera.... This will make a great blog entry!"
By the time we got everything down there, (the Play Station and Fishing poles didn't make it) the warning had expired. But by then the kids had fallen asleep.

Because there was one more storm that hadn't reached us yet, we decided to just stay down there till it was all over. The kids were sleeping and we didn't want to have to move them back and forth. There were reports in the area of structural damage to homes, golf and baseball size hail and lots of flash flooding. There were funnel clouds that formed in Big Lake but no Tornadoes that we have heard about it. So, all in all, it was an exciting new Minnesota Adventure for us. We now have a better idea of how to prepare and execute a plan in case of an actual Tornado. And Praise God, He did watch over us and our home.