Aaron's Hidden Pasttime

Here's something you probably don't know about Aaron: he LOVES storms! He bought the instrument pictured below so he could monitor our recent cold/snowy/windy/rainy weather systems. He kept calling out numbers and percentages--how many inches of rain or snow had accumulated in the past hour, what the wind chill was, how strong that last gust of wind was, etc. Before one of the wind storms he got everything ready for a possible power outage: generator, flashlights, weather radios, extension cords, heaters, etc. etc. I was almost disappointed when we didn't lose power because of all the effort he put into it. When he was on his mission in Southern Mexico he was hoping he'd be there for a big hurricane...lightning and thunder bring a smile of glee to his face. You get the picture. Maybe his interest comes from living in the mid-West with all of its rain and tornadoes...I just don't know. When I was 12 or 13 a freak tornado hit the city where I lived (Albuquerque, NM). It only touched down in a few places, including our house. When I looked out the window and saw debris flying around in the sky and then saw one of our big trees start to come down, let's just say that I wasn't all giddy the way Aaron would've been. "It's the end of the world as we know it" was going through my mind! :)

Da Boyz....and the girl :)

Christmas Day 2008