For Elly - Double Rainbow

If you've been reading for a while, you know that Elly is a rainbow hunter.  See here.  Yesterday as I was driving home, I caught this double rainbow.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  As in the amazing and hilarious Double Rainbow YouTube video, this was a "full-on double rainbow all the way across the sky".  I could see both entire rainbows.  Fortunately, I didn't start crying since I was driving...on the freeway...and I'm a man.

Rainbows - Part 3: The Final Chapter in the Rainbows Trilogy

Since last year, Elly has been hunting for a rainbow.  Several friends sent her photos of rainbows, and I snapped a shot earlier this year in Part 2 of our rainbow saga.  Despite our efforts, we just had no luck spotting a real one...until yesterday.

As is the case with many other stories of dreams coming true and wishes being fulfilled, our tale unfolds at the magical place we call In 'N Out, which (as you can see below) sits just across from the Burlington Coat Factory.  And the best part of the whole thing is that Elly was the first to see this rainbow, as we sat waiting for our food and looking out the windows.  She was SOOO excited, shouting, "Mom!  Dad!  Look!  There's a rainbow!"  We immediately ran outside and quickly snapped these photos before the moment slipped away.

In other good news, our butterflies emerged from their cocoons yesterday (or as Elly has learned to call them - chrysalises).  But more on that learning adventure in another post...

Rainbows - Part 2

You might remember last year when we posted about Elly really wanting to see a rainbow.  Unfortunately, she never got the opportunity, but some great friends sent us pictures of rainbows for her to see.  Yesterday it was raining, and I snapped this shot for her:

When I got home from work, we went rainbow hunting, but it had stopped raining by then....so we didn't have any luck.  But we won't give up!

Rainbow Update

We've been looking for a rainbow all week, but no luck yet.  Except that our good friends Kevin and Bree Ahlstrom read our post last week and sent this picture to Elly.  They snapped it in the car on their phone.

How awesome are they?  Thanks, Kevin and Bree!

Elly Quotes

I was taking Elly to school this morning, and she was looking out the window.

Elly: "Dad, have you ever seen a rainbow?"

Brandon: "Yeah, lots of times.  Have you?"

Elly: "On Sesame Street."

Brandon: "Have you ever seen one for real, in the sky?"

Elly: "No."

Brandon: "I'll find one and show it to you.  OK?"

Elly: "OK.  But will it stay forever?"

Brandon: "No.  Rainbows go away after a while."

Elly: "Well, I want Mom to see it too."

Brandon: "OK.  We'll be sure Mom sees it too.  It will stay long enough for everyone to see it.  Sound good?"

Elly: "Sounds good."