Tornado!

Last night was the first time since living in Iowa that we had to actually camp out in our Bathroom!

This picture I found on the Des Monies news website is the actual tornado that hit close to home last night.

We have heard the Tornado sirens about 4 other times while living here but this was the first time that they just would not stop. So I kept checking the weather website and when it said to go to a basement or room without windows and also the fact that it looked like the tornado was headed right towards Des Moines, that is when I decided that we better head to the Bathroom. We were all a little bit scared. Especially since Troy was at work!

The girls were scared because we had just checked out a book at the Library about tornadoes and had learned all about them! Sweet little Kylie told me that she was scared and wanted to say a prayer.
When I checked the weather again it said there was a tornado just 7 miles Southwest of Des Moines, so pretty much just south of us here in West Des Moines!
We only ended up staying in the bathroom for about 30 min. once the tornado warning went away. We are glad it passed over fast!

The kids watching a movie in the bathroom.

The spring in Iowa is pretty crazy and I have never seen thunderstorms like the ones that we have here. I just hope that we don't ever get that close to a tornado again!