storm.

the other night we had a big storm roll in super quickly.  it rolled out quickly, too, but it was magical to watch - bright orange/pink sky, torrential downpours, wild sweeps of wind.  it also happened during the evening while kids (mainly ek) were still awake and could watch it too.  she was mesmerized.  at one point i said "it's pouring!".  during bedtime, she was talking about her day and she said "and then we got to look out the window and see the pourness!".

before the rain started, she had run outside following justin to look at the clouds/sky.  as the lightning kept getting closer, he had to get pretty stern with her to get her to come inside where it was safe.  being fussed at really deflates emme (something we are working on from our perspective as well as hers), so i tried to cheer her up/distract her by seeing if she wanted to help me wash dishes.  it was amazing - she scrubbed and rinsed, and i loaded into the dishes into the dishwasher.  i know this is not a big deal for other peoples' kidlets, but it was huge for me and emme (especially lately).

anyway.  afterward, she kept saying "we're a team, right?" and "we make a great team".  man i love that girl.