Amazing Rains

So to those of you who keep checking back for anything new -- I'm so sorry I've been bad at blogging the past month. I realized after my mom said something that I was over a month behind. So here's the happenings from our life if Seoul, South Korea, for the month of August.

As the title suggests, we went through our first monsoon season here from the middle of July until the end of August. It was amazing how quickly the weather would change, how fast and hard the rain would fall, and then BAM the sun would be out and shining, little rainbows in every drop, off every puddle. . . really beautiful! There's a second or two of what the rain sounded like at the bottom of this post...

The boys, as you will see, couldn't care less how hard it was raining. We had just gotten to the hotel (where the playground is) when it started to pour buckets! The boys were out the door and soaked within 30 seconds or less. They loved it! There were only a few moms at the playgroup that day because you could tell by the sky it was going to rain. We were all huddled underneath the overhang, watching the kids splash in the puddles, run, slip, get up and do it all over again. While the boys were playing, I was waiting and watching to see when we would be able to make a mad dash to the post gate, up the hill to the subway station before it started again...We were there for two hours!!! It would rain really really hard for about 15-20 minutes and then stop for a few minutes and then, all of the sudden, be hard to see the other side of the playground! It was probably the most fun the boys have had at the playgroup. They were so wet when we finally left, the stroller seats took more than a day to dry out!

We did eventually take advantage of one of the rain rests and made it to the subway and home before it started again. Once it started that afternoon it didn't stop for three days! We all were a little cranky after being inside for that long but we do have a roof, with lots of puddles... the boys had to take baths every day that week (the roof is so dirty, that our hands are black by the time we come back inside).

Lots more the blog so I'll end this one now. Hope all is well with everyone!