Double Rainbow

Whoa, that's a whole rainbow - all the way!  It was actually a double rainbow, although that might not pick up in the photo so well.  Ye-Ye and Nana were on the phone with Daddy as they drove down the road not far from our house - they told us to go see if we could see what they were looking at:  a pretty strong rainbow.  Daddy went outside, and whoa!  That's a whole rainbow - all the way!

What does it mean?  It's so bright, so vivid.  So intense!

Mommy and Madison came out to look at it, as did a few of the neighbors.  This was one of those rainbows that had that kind of effect:  you just sat there for a long while and admired it.  I think this may be the strongest one we've seen since Hawaii, if that tells you something.

It was a fantastic day, one that saw quite a bit of rain - but still quite a bit of a good time with Madison.  Why is that?  Well, simply put it was finally time for us to join the Afro Circus!

This was an ongoing theme of Summer Xtreme, the quick soundbite "Afro Circus"has sort of been given a life of it's own.  It gets stuck in your head, the little song Marty the Zebra sings as he puts on the rainbow wig.  Friday, the kids all got to see that for Summer Xtreme - the older ones.  Today, Mommy, Madison and Daddy went to see the movie, and thought it was pretty good!  Actually, the more I think about it, the more I feel it is the best of the three movies.  Madison loved it too - she's been singing "Afro Circus" for the past few days, occasionally replacing the word "Afro" with "Apple."  Or "Banana."  One thing is clear:  she loves the Afro Circus.  Speaking of which, here's another rainbow!

This morning was the first day of Summer School, and once again we met Mrs. Julie and her new teacher's assistant, Mrs. Julie.  That's right, there are two Mrs. Julies.  And, in the class there are now three Madisons!  Yikes!  In class today, Madison made an Olympic torch out of a paper towel tube and some orange and yellow crepe paper.  The Olympics are going to be here pretty soon!

For dinner, we spent a gift card Mommy got for her birthday - it was for the Cracker Barrel.  Yummy!  We always enjoy eating there, and just like the last time, as soon as we got in, the rain poured down in a mighty way outside.  But don't worry.  We managed to stay dry, and made it home just in time to see it:  the double rainbow.  So intense!  What does it mean?