Thunderstorms

We've been having a some really impressive thunderstorms lately. Stephe and I both really like watching storms and I think we passed that along to both Charlotte and Lainey. It's something I never really thought about before until I got caught in a storm at my parents' house the other day. I had taken Charlotte and Lainey for a walk and figured I'd stop in to see Grammy & Pop. I didn't think to check the weather before we left because it was beautiful out. Well, within 2 minutes of getting to their house, the sky turned dark and a thunderstorm moved in. We JUST made it. It was sheets of rain with strong winds, loud crackling thunder and bright lightening. I was laughing at Charlotte because every time a thunderbolt would happen, she would look at us and say "Ba-boom!" with a smile. But it wasn't until my dad made the comment on how he couldn't believe how calm Lainey was that I started thinking how cool it was. Storms have never bothered our dog and I guess it's something I've always taken for granted. It's like she doesn't even hear it. I know her hearing is fine... just mention walk or treat or ride and she jumps right up. We actually have to talk in code around her if we're planning a "W" but we aren't ready to leave yet. And forget it if we mention Maggie, her best dog buddy... she'll go crazy! Anyway, I guess I just wanted to write this down so years down the road, I can remember that neither of our kids were chickens. :)