The Houston Zoo

Tree Removal

Inside Damage from Ike

More Damage Shots

Tree in the Attic
Game Room Upstairs

We also have water damage in the living room, downstairs bathroom, and garage!

Take a Hike Ike!

Here are some pictures before Ike came to visit
After Ike's arrival:

Our Directv dish is under that tree!

We made it! Our power is on (great since they said it could take up to 4 weeks to get power) and we have gas in the car! I never thought it would be so hard to find gas, ice, cell phone service and a banana! Besides not being able to do a load of laundry! The stores can only sell canned goods so I can't wait to refill the fridge again. The kids are sick of soup, fruit snacks and granola bars! It was priceless to see the kids faces when they flipped the switch and the lights went on! It was like Christmas!

It has been a rough couple of days but we are so lucky everyone is alive and well! We actually survived without TV for 4 days! Still, we only can watch movies but it is better than nothing. The lovely tree that decided to hit our house also destroyed the dish! I'm not sure when Directv will make it here to fix it. Also, thank you God for giving us some cool weather!

The storm was pretty scary! I have never heard wind like that and didn't think trees could bend so much. Throughout the night I could hear what sounded like stones hitting the windows. I hear it was probably pine cones being thrown around like darts.The sky was green most the night due to all the transformers blowing up. We lost power about 6am on Saturday right after the tree hit our house. It was a horrible noise and we knew it wasn't good. Thank God the kids slept through it all!

Ava's First Day of School

It's been a week since getting my tonsils and adenoids out and tubes put in so I'm a little tired but I'm ready to go to school. Starting next week, I get to go to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 to 2! What will mom do without me??!!



Checking in!

Tyler's 1st Day of Kindergarten

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Get the Blender Ready, We Have Bananas!

Tyler's Teddy Bear Tea

Tyler had his Teddy Bear Tea on Friday. We were able to meet Tyler's teacher and see his new classroom. His teacher's name is Mrs. Bernu. There are 16 kids in the class. Lets hope it stays that way. See the pictures below!

Tyler's first day is tomorrow! Get the tissues ready!!!

Kindergarten Tea

Avalina Ballerina

Ava started Ballet on Wednesday. She absolutely loved it. She sure loves to pose for the camera!

Tyler Flies

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Face Painting from Chick Fil A

We sure love Chick-Fil-A on Fridays. We go there almost every Friday for their Family Fun Night. This Friday they had Face Painting.

Tyler: Spring Baseball Season

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Tyler's New Haircut

Just kidding, Here is the real haircut. Tyler said he wanted a cut just like his daddy!

So long Wisconsin!

We had a wonderful time visiting Wisconsin! We did so many fun things, here is a list:

swimming, boating, tubing, sleeping till 9am, going to bed at 11pm, fireworks,

water skiing, ice cream cones, Bay Beach Amusement Park, Plamann Park,

popsicles, picking cucumbers, swimming, fishing, playing with friends,

Memorial Park, shopping, Uncle Brian and Aunt Sara's house, sleeping overs,

pulling weeds, Fox River Mall, sammy the snake, oreo the cat,

picking out a tux for the wedding, trying on a flower girl dress for the wedding,

dirt bike racing at Rich's house, Fox River Mills (that's where mom and dad met), Grandma's pizzas, Root Beer Floats, Monster Cookies, jet skiing, flying in lots of airplanes, grilling out, smores, visiting with Aunt Kelly, Aunt Barb and Cousin Amy, Seeing Aunt Laura, Cousin Claire and Rich, Emma, Ivory, and Ethan, saying good bye to Bud the cat!

We especially had fun with Grandma and Papa! We will miss our Wisconsin family and friends but will be back for the wedding at the end of December!

We Will Miss You, Bud!

Escape to Wisconsin