We Survived Ike!

We survived, but what a day it was. Hurricane Ike hit our area around 6:00am Saturday morning and lingered for quite some time. The winds started much earlier Friday evening, so I did not sleep much for fear a tree would fall on our house. Luckily, one never did. I prayed and asked God to put a bubble around our house, and that He did. So many of our friends and neighbors had trees on their roofs, on their vehicles and through their homes. After all was said and done, we had lots of branches and limbs everywhere, but our roof was untouched. We were truly one of the lucky ones. It was such a sight to see these enormous trees get blown right out of the ground. We lost power Friday night/Saturday morning and it was finally restored Wednesday evening. Thankfully, the weather turned cool on Monday, so it was bearable. We didn't have tv or hot water, so that was not much fun. Yesterday was the first time I'd seen pictures of Galveston and the aftermath. My mom has a good friend whose home in Bolivar was completely blown away. As I was riding through my town Saturday evening I just kept thanking God that despite the devastation to homes, everyone was okay.

I didn't get to take many pictures but below are a few of our yard and a friends yard.

One of the branches in our front yard

A tree on the roof of our friend's house

The dog house in our backyard

I am 5'10" and you can see how large the roots of this tree are.

SIC'EM BEARS tonight and Gig 'Em Aggies tomorrow (only because they are playing Miami Hurricanes and I am tired of hurricanes!)

Hurricane Ike

Well, it appears that Livingston is going to be hit hard with Ike. The eye is just to the west of us, leaving us on the "dirty" side, which is much worse. In addition to the strong winds and flooding, large tornadoes will be forming as well. The wind has already picked up here. When Rita hit, my parents did not have electricity for several days so if that happens again, we might leave. If we do lose power, then obviously I won't be on here for a few days. We've stocked up on the necessities and will now just sit and wait.


Jesus Loves Me duet---
Sometimes when I sing to Connor he likes to join in and help me out. Maybe he'll have a voice like his Mimi's and be able to sing in church someday.

Three months old

Yesterday Connor celebrated his 3 month birthday. He's slowed down a bit on his growing and eating but is still off the charts. We took him to visit all the teachers Mimi worked with and every comment was either "oh he's so long" or "oh he's so big."
Last night he actually slept 9 hours without waking. Of course he was talking and ready to go at 6:30 this morning but that was fine. So Connor, Maddie and I went for a walk through the neighborhood. He kept laughing and making noises the whole time. He's trying out a new laugh and a few new sounds, which in turn makes me laugh! Each stage just keeps getting better and better!
Here are some pictures at age 3 months:

Back in Livingston

Well Connor and I made it back to Livingston in one piece. It was a long trip, but we're here and I promised him no more long car rides for a while.
He LOVES being outside and is learning about things we didn't have in McKinney---trees, squirrels, lovebugs and a Sheltie named Maddie. He enjoys swinging with us in the backyard and often falls asleep doing so. Thank goodness our new house has a covered patio in our backyard!
Since all of Connor's toys are in storage :( Mimi bought him a few to play with while we are here. Here he is with a blue bear...gotta love those bears!!

On the road again...

On Wednesday Connor and I drove from Livingston to Leander to see Josh--we hadn't seen him in over a week! The trip took 5 hours because of the stops we had to make. Poor Connor has spent so much time on the road that now he doesn't like to sit in his car seat for long. We had planned on going back to Livingston on Friday but decided to surprise Josh's grandfather in San Antonio and let him meet Connor. He was really glad to see us and meet his first great-grandchild. Josh's Aunt Ruth was there also so she got to meet her first great nephew. Sunday Connor and I are going to drive from Boerne to Livingston, which with no stops is 5 hours. I have a feeling this is going to be an all day trip for us!!

A Visit with Great-Grandparents!

Today Connor met his great grandparents along with his great aunt, great uncle and a great-great aunt! We drove down to Sugar Land where they all live and introduced the Con-man to them. He was so good and performed well! Of course he was pooped when we got home and fell asleep immediately after his bath. He also got to spend lots of time with his favorite uncle Jason this weekend. I've said it time and time again, but i'm so sad we don't all live closer to one another. And as always, a good time was had by all!