Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away

We live in the desert and don't get to see much rain. We have lots and lots of sunshine . . . until monsoon season. I love monsoon season -- it's such a great change! I don't know if my memory is faulty, but it seems like the monsoon seasons in the last couple of years have been a bit disappointing. BUT, today we got to experience an Arizona monsoon (we really should call these "storms" when compared to the monsoons taking place in other parts of the world). While B was at a pool party (oops) -- we got hit with a down pour, thunder, lightning, even hail. After the lightning passed, the kids ran outside to enjoy the puddle in our backyard.