Back to Normal

Well, we are finally getting back to normal. We left College Station last Friday and went to Bob's parents house for the weekend (they got power back last Thursday). Our power came back on Sunday evening. We moved back home Monday morning after I dropped the boys off at school. It has been a crazy couple of weeks.

Here are a few pics from our last day at the compound in College Station. We cooked smores by the fire and shot bb guns.

Seems Like Vacation

On Tuesday evening we had a little bit of a scare with Trenton. He woke complaining of his leg hurting. That evening we noticed his toe looked infected and there was streaking up his leg. I called a cousin of mine who lives in town and is a Dr....he happened to have a pediatrician that lives next door to him. Long story short. We ran over then at 10:00 at night and she diagnosed him with staff. We got him some antibiotic and he was much better the next morning. By that evening he was back to full health (as you can see in the pics). Yesterday Aunt Debbie came to the compound so we helped her clean up the yard. The boys picked up branches and sticks. They were somehow very motivated when they learned we were going to make a bonfire with all the branches. Today we learned that Bob's parents got their power back, and we are suppose to get ours back by Monday. So, tomorrow we are headed to Conroe to stay with Grammie and Papa till our power comes back on. The Lord has blessed us tremendously through this whole thing. We feel so blessed. No damage to either one of our homes....and plenty of family to support us and help us through all this. Thank you Lord!!!

Our Current Status

The only reason I am able to add these post is thanks to Bob's Aunt Debbie and her family. They have graciously aloud us to use their A&M house in College Station. I decided on Sunday, after two days of no power, that we should just get out of town considering gas and ice were hard to come by. We cleaned out our fridge and Bob's parents fridge and headed to College Station. We are very comfortable where we are. There is lots of space for us to spread out and lots of land for the boys to run around and play. On Monday my mom and I took the kids to A&M University to look around. We found a big tree for the kids to climb in (see attached pics) right beside the bonfire memorial. They have a really pretty campus. Bob, who managed to fix his schedule to miss the hurricane, met up with us on Monday night in College Station.

Calm Before the Storm

A few hours before the storm began the whole neighborhood was outside enjoying the nice strong breeze. I tried to let the boys play outside as much as possible that day. The sunset was absolutely beautiful on one side and the sky was as blue as could be on the other. It was really strange. The storm was scary that night....needless to say I did not get much sleep. We lost power at 12:45 pm and on day 3 now we are still without.

Zander's Pool Tricks

Zander was showing off his pool tricks Saturday and I just had to catch it on video. I am amazed at what he can do at such a young age. He has come a long way on his swimming skills this summer.

Zander's First Day!

Zander started school today. He is going to a private school 3 days a week. He could not wait to start. Last week as Colter and Trenton were going to school Zander kept asking...."when do I go to school?" During these 3 days I have free....I hope to fill with photography work!