Completely out!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
They Are Done!
After a lot of hard work (we decided to do all the work ourselves), Noah and Sophie's rooms are finally done after the damage from Hurricane Ike. They are excited to have their rooms back, but I think Robby and I are even more excited that we have our room back...to ourselves, that is.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Happy 7th Anniversary!
November 23rd was Robby and my 7th anniversary! I can't believe it. Time goes by so fast!
Our kids spent the night at a friends house so we had the night alone.
Robby took me to The Melting Pot, which I had always wanted to go to. It was awesome! The food was so good and we were definitely full when we left. After that, we went to see the new James Bond movie. It was a wonderful night!
Dessert....Yum!
Our kids spent the night at a friends house so we had the night alone.
Robby took me to The Melting Pot, which I had always wanted to go to. It was awesome! The food was so good and we were definitely full when we left. After that, we went to see the new James Bond movie. It was a wonderful night!
Dessert....Yum!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Fun With The Neighbors
Since the hurricane, our back fence has been down and has been more of a blessing than anything else. In fact, it will be the last thing we repair because it is so convenient to hang out with our neighbors. They have 3 boys and Noah and Sophie want to play outside all day with them. Here are some pictures of them having fun!
Army soldier (Bryce), Darth Vader (Noah), Wolverine (Camden)
Batman (Blake, Sleeping Beauty (Sophie)
They caught several lizards that day.
Building army forts in the sand.
And volcanoes...
Since the hurricane, our back fence has been down and has been more of a blessing than anything else. In fact, it will be the last thing we repair because it is so convenient to hang out with our neighbors. They have 3 boys and Noah and Sophie want to play outside all day with them. Here are some pictures of them having fun!
Army soldier (Bryce), Darth Vader (Noah), Wolverine (Camden)
Batman (Blake, Sleeping Beauty (Sophie)
They caught several lizards that day.
Building army forts in the sand.
And volcanoes...
Since the hurricane, our back fence has been down and has been more of a blessing than anything else. In fact, it will be the last thing we repair because it is so convenient to hang out with our neighbors. They have 3 boys and Noah and Sophie want to play outside all day with them. Here are some pictures of them having fun!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sophie Talk
The other day, we were driving to get ice cream when Sophie suddenly said, "Abba and Ima, Sophie is a hard name to say, so you can just call me Princess." We couldn't even respond we were laughing so hard!
Dewberry Farms
Last weekend we went to Dewberry Farms for a day of fun! They had a huge corn maze which had the faces of Obama and McCain carved into it. The kids enjoyed all the rides and picking out a pumpkin.
Picking the perfect pumpkin.
On the hayride back to farm.
On the corn train.
The giant hamster wheel!
The corn maze.
Racing rubber duckies!
Robby won...
Holding on to sand bags.
There were lots of animals in the petting zoo, including goats, horses, baby chicks, rabbits, pigs, and cows.
Picking the perfect pumpkin.
On the hayride back to farm.
On the corn train.
The giant hamster wheel!
The corn maze.
Racing rubber duckies!
Robby won...
Holding on to sand bags.
There were lots of animals in the petting zoo, including goats, horses, baby chicks, rabbits, pigs, and cows.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Update on Ike
Here are the pictures of some of the damage from the hurricane. We are happy to say that we had our adjuster come out on Monday and they did a very thorough job. They paid attention to all the detail, which is what we wanted.
We are getting our roof replaced next Friday. Once that is done, we plan on starting on the inside. Hopefully it will go quickly. In the mean time, I am having fun trying to decide how to decorate the kids' rooms. Noah wants Star Wars and Sophie wants monkeys...big surprise. =)
Where's Sophie's bed?
Looking from the attic into Sophie's room
Trash in front of our house...which is still there.
Neighbor's trash...also still there.
The hole in Sophie's ceiling
Her bed was covered in insulation and sheetrock
My hibiscus! Robby was able to save it.
Our neighbors house and yard. The kids love having the fence down!
We are getting our roof replaced next Friday. Once that is done, we plan on starting on the inside. Hopefully it will go quickly. In the mean time, I am having fun trying to decide how to decorate the kids' rooms. Noah wants Star Wars and Sophie wants monkeys...big surprise. =)
Where's Sophie's bed?
Looking from the attic into Sophie's room
Trash in front of our house...which is still there.
Neighbor's trash...also still there.
The hole in Sophie's ceiling
Her bed was covered in insulation and sheetrock
My hibiscus! Robby was able to save it.
Our neighbors house and yard. The kids love having the fence down!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Hurricane IKE
Well, as I am sure you have heard, we were hit by Hurricane Ike early on Saturday morning. We boarded up our windows, grabbed our important documents and left town on Thursday morning, before there was a lot of traffic. We came to San Antonio to stay with Heidi's parents, who graciously opened there home to us.
On Saturday morning, we spoke with several of our neighbors who rode out the storm. They said the hurricane was worse than they expected and did quite a bit of damage to their homes. Unfortunately, we hadn't given them a key to check the damage inside our house so we didn't know until Robby drove back into town on Sunday what had happened. The news was not so good. Sophie's entire ceiling collapsed, Noah's was water damaged, our fences were down, the garage had extensive water damage, the roof was missing many shingles, and our chimney looked twisted. Most of our neighbors had similar damage. We think that there might have been a tornado on our street because it got hit so hard. But I guess we will never know...
The good news is, we left and are safe. There still isn't power at our house and we really can't live in it under the current conditions. Robby cleaned up what he could, tore up the carpet, and put tarps on the roof to prevent further damage, but we basically just have to wait for the insurance company to come by and access the damage. If you are thinking of us, please pray that everything goes smoothly with estimates and insurance coverage. Dealing with insurance companies can sometimes be a pain, so we just want things to go as quickly as possible. Obviously, there are a lot of people in need just like us, so we know we will have to wait, but just pray for patience and wisdom to know when we should go back. Thanks so much!
P.S. If you read this, please leave a comment. We would love to hear from you! =)
On Saturday morning, we spoke with several of our neighbors who rode out the storm. They said the hurricane was worse than they expected and did quite a bit of damage to their homes. Unfortunately, we hadn't given them a key to check the damage inside our house so we didn't know until Robby drove back into town on Sunday what had happened. The news was not so good. Sophie's entire ceiling collapsed, Noah's was water damaged, our fences were down, the garage had extensive water damage, the roof was missing many shingles, and our chimney looked twisted. Most of our neighbors had similar damage. We think that there might have been a tornado on our street because it got hit so hard. But I guess we will never know...
The good news is, we left and are safe. There still isn't power at our house and we really can't live in it under the current conditions. Robby cleaned up what he could, tore up the carpet, and put tarps on the roof to prevent further damage, but we basically just have to wait for the insurance company to come by and access the damage. If you are thinking of us, please pray that everything goes smoothly with estimates and insurance coverage. Dealing with insurance companies can sometimes be a pain, so we just want things to go as quickly as possible. Obviously, there are a lot of people in need just like us, so we know we will have to wait, but just pray for patience and wisdom to know when we should go back. Thanks so much!
P.S. If you read this, please leave a comment. We would love to hear from you! =)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Gators!
Yesterday, we finally went to Brazos Bend Park to see the alligators that everyone has told us about. That was quite an experience! A little scary actually...We hiked around a marsh and saw alligators everywhere! We were about 10 feet from a baby gator that was on shore with its mouth open and then later, while we were walking (I was up ahead a little), I turned and saw a huge alligator staring right at me! He was probably 10 feet long! Needless to say, we kept the kids close by at all times.
On a huge tree stump
A "tower" overlooking the marsh
Noah and Sophie are prepared with their walking sticks
The biggest spider I have ever seen! (Besides a trantula) It was bigger than my hand!
At the entrance
On the pier
The first alligator we saw under us while out on the pier
The baby alligator
The monster staring at me!
On a huge tree stump
A "tower" overlooking the marsh
Noah and Sophie are prepared with their walking sticks
The biggest spider I have ever seen! (Besides a trantula) It was bigger than my hand!
At the entrance
On the pier
The first alligator we saw under us while out on the pier
The baby alligator
The monster staring at me!
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