Too much water outside!!

Hello all! Ames is finally drying out! With three nights in a row of thunderstorms bringing a lot of rain, the town filled up with water!! The center was closed yesterday (Wed). Natalie was unable to cross the river that formed in the middle of town to get to the center, and Sarah could get there eventually but by then our families had decided to stay home! High water was EVERYWHERE!

Photos from Des Moines Register

Thankfully the water levels are decreasing, but now the water supply is contaminated. We are open with only some of our children here today (Thur). Bottled water is being used for every need. I think we take for granted how often we use running water. Lets hope the water supply can be cleaned-up soon! =)

The girls today are having a blast with our laid-back, no-schedule day! Here are some photos so far:

Playing with babies...

Dressing up...

Next up....painting!!