First day of Preschool

Kenleigh started back at Preschool on August 25th. Her teachers this year are Ms. Hazel & Ms. Amy. They were teaching back when Grandma was teaching there & have known Mommy for a long time. I am so excited for them to be Kenleigh's teachers. She is having a great year so far!

Vol Scrimmage

Colton is a member of the Jr Vols Club this year. His first activity was getting to go to a scrimmage where he got to see the cheerleaders, Smokey the mascot & the real Smokey, & have an autograph session with the team. He had a great time!

Baby Alex

Kenleigh finally got to hold Alex (on Aug 20)- she was so excited!! Then, we all went to Aunt Lulie's on Aug 24 to celebrate Aunt Jamie's birthday & Colton got to hold him. After Colton held Baby Alex, he had to hold Baby Kenleigh!

Visit in Virginia

We went to Virginia the 16th of August for the Pennington Reunion. The reunion was at a nice park - the kids loved feeding the ducks! We also visited with Dusty's mom's family. They had a huge garden - I don't think my city kids knew what to think. Colton loved digging the potatoes out of the ground & Kenleigh liked picking tomatoes & corn. Then we went across the street to visit the chickens & baby goats. Then we rode in the back of cousin Cody's truck to the river & waded for a while. A real taste of the country!!

Ike update

I just talked to Uncle Richard & got an update on how things are in Orange. A friend of his was able to drive around to check things out. Uncle Richard had water 1 1/2 feet high outside his house, was missing a few roof tiles & the awning on his porch was gone. Mike & Shiela didn't have water in the house, but there had been about 16 inches inside his "Party Barn". The part of town that Uncle Mark lives in seemed to avoid heavy damage.

Here is a link to some pictures of the damage around the town:

http://orangepolice.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=130&Itemid=39

There is a curfew in town & still no power, so they don't know when they will get back.

IKE

Well, this huge hurricane has now uprooted my family! My Uncle Richard (Dad's brother) & Uncle Mark (Mom's brother) & Dad's cousins, Mike & Shiela, all live in Orange, TX. They are under a mandatory evacuation. I've talked to Uncle Richard - he left with a cousin & her son & headed to New Iberia, Louisiana. The police knocked on the door at 6 AM telling them to leave, so he didn't have time to pack anything. We are afraid that he will come home to nothing & all those memories will be lost. We spent MANY fun times in that city - Uncle Richard lives in the house where Dad grew up & Mike lives across the street in the house where he grew up (my Aunt Sadie's old house). I'm just thankful that they are safe - the house can be replaced. We haven't heard from Uncle Mark yet, but I'm sure he is fine, too. Please keep them in your prayers!!

Pics of house

Here are some pics of why we are staying away from the house for a while.

This was hidden behind the mirror in the bathroom

Separation between living room & dining room - same thing is on other opening & around the stairs

Corner in living room that was behind couch

Leaking pipe in kitchen