Scenes from a Hurricane Evacuation

As many of you know most of our family is from Louisiana.

North, South, East and West.....We don't discriminate

With the approaching Hurricane Gustav all of our family was sent to safer ground. So, Brady, Chris, Tyler, Bryce and Jen all made their way west. It took Tyler 7 hours to travel what normally would have been 3.5 hours. He said at one point it took them 1 hour to go 2 miles!!!!

Fortunatley everyone was able to return home to unharmed homes just a few days later. The hurricane chose not to go toward their hometown.





Rocket even had a little company for a few minutes a day. Lucy Bell didn't seem to mind the size of her 4 legged companion. However, Copper the other Yorkie chose to stay safe in the A/C.



While some of the boys chose to play pool and other games Bryce mastered his texting skills.

Brady and Chris ran the tables most of the day and night. I should have paid more attention because their skills far exceed mine. (Well any skills would far exceed mine)
We got everyone in on a little "Pit" action. This is a very old game that we have recently discovered. You can have up to 8 players at once and the more people.......the louder and the more fun. So beware if you come over you may have to play a round with us.
The Plasma cars were a big hit with all the "kids" Even Libby joined in the fun when she came by to visit Chris.
The kids didn't mind giving up their beds. In fact they tried to keep sleeping here in our room after the Gustav evacuees left. I got a small taste of what it may be like when all our kids are grown and come home for a visit. It was quite different to cook for 12 and clean up for 12 but it sure was fun. Zane, Kaylee, Trent, Mia and Ty sure enjoyed getting to see their cousins for more than a few hours at Christmas and Thanksgiving.

An added perk was always having enough people to get a good game of Mario Kart going......