Last night was another stormy night in the area. Yankton only received rain and wind last night, but there were tornadoes in many other places. About 45 miles north of Yankton, a storm chaser said one storm produced up to 30 tornadoes, one of them two miles wide. Our friend Eric, a newspaper photographer in Huron, SD, took this picture of a tornado.

On Monday night, I took Accalia outside around 9:30 or 10 to look at the very distant lightning south of us. Accalia wanted to go back in the house once I explained what lightning was and how to be safe when lightning is nearby, but I reassured her that the lightning was still far, far away and we'd be okay for a little longer :) We also watched the fireflies. They were just floating inches from us. Very neat.

For the past few days, Accalia has been emptying out our towel drawer in the kitchen and folding every towel. This is definitely a skill I hope she perfects and wants to practice a lot!

Yesterday we spent the majority of the day with friends. The kids were exhausted but had fun.

Today it's cool and cloudy - a very nice change compared with the 90s and humidity of yesterday. It's Accalia's last dance class. She seemed a little sad when I mentioned it this morning while she was in the tub, but I told her she could take lessons again in a couple months when the fall sessions start up and that perked her up.