And our large live oak and pool....
Let the Gustav festivities begin! We stayed at our friends' house and our associate pastor and his family also stayed there, so it was a full house, but the best way to go through a storm. We celebrated Heidi's birthday at midnight the first night we were there, but we didn't have the right candles or cake, so we had to wing it with a "6" candle and 100 calorie cupcakes! Nice. Brad and Dale even gave us a light show while we sang Happy Birthday!
Labor Day (aka "storm day") breakfast:
Watching the storm roll in...
We lost power Monday morning, so we busted out the generator. The men even read the directions! Please note that it took 3 men to read the direction....moving right along...
Anna Claire thought this hurricane stuff was pretty fun! She got to spend lots of time with her friends. Here she is with "B" (Brennan) watching a movie. Well, I think he watched the movie, and she just played!
This is what "nervous energy" looks like while we went through the storm.....
And somehow, Kerstin managed to take a nap amid all the festivities!
After the storm passed, Heidi busted out some arts and crafts projects for the girls
The day after the storm, we ended up going up to the church and we took an evening walk to get some fresh air after being inside for so long.
And there's no explanation for this next picture....Just Anna Claire being her silly self. Note the water on the bottom of her dress...she is drawn to puddles!
Brennan and Anna Claire were estatic when Brad put together a new toy for them in the nursery!
We have several branches and shingles all over our yard...
Today, in the office, Dale (our associate pastor) decided to try one of the "heater meals" (read: fancy M.R.E.) that they are passing out to people who still don't have electricity. You can tell he was real excited about this one!
And amid all the activities of the week, Anna Claire discovered that she can climb out of her crib! Oh dear. Her first attempt was successful while her second attempt ended with her hitting her cheek on her bed. She has a little bruise, and when I tried to take a picture...this is what she gives me!
2 comments:
I thought of y'all often during the storm. I'm so glad that you're okay. At least you have a sense of humor about it - but, then again, I wouldn't expect anything else. :)
It looks like you all had a lot of fun! And your house is beautiful, although I am super jealous of those huge trees and the pool! Glad you are all safe, and I am sure AC had tons of fun!
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