Hurricane Ike

Sorry, this post should be below the Disneyland one as it happened a few weeks before....I am just learning the blogging world ropes.

Well, we survived the hurricane without a scratch. None of our trees fell and we had no damage to our house. We only had a bunch of debris from other trees to clean up which we easily handled. We lost power for 5 days, which comparatively to some people, was nothing at all. So I very thankful to God that He spared our home and didn't make us suffer without electricity for too long.

The hurricane actually was kind of fun. With no one going to work, no businesses open, no electricity and no where to go, there was a lot of free time to be with friends. Almost every night we went over to a wonderfully gracious couples' house (who got power the day after Ike) for dinner and had wonderful fellowship with friends and new acquaintances. We also had a good friend of mine and her kids over almost every day just to hang out or have breakfast together. It was a neat time to just enjoy each others' company.

Here Clara and Reese are helping Daddy clean up the backyard.

Disneyland

My mom was so kind to take me and my two girls to Disneyland for a few days. Clara loved all the princesses and thought it was the best thing to meet and take pictures with a few of them. Reese discovered Mickey/Minnie Mouse and fell in love instantly. She thinks they are the same mouse just dressed up differently, so she calls Minnie Mickey, which I think is cute. She now has a Minnie princess doll that she carries everywhere and sleeps with.

We had a great time going on rides and being with my aunt and two of her grandsons. It was a great few days of visiting and catching up.

We even won VIP passes to a special seating area to view the Friday night fireworks. It was fun to go and have reserved seats with a great view of the fireworks. They even gave out free drinks. But unfortunately the fireworks were canceled that night. Both girls had fallen asleep in their strollers by that time and my mom and I had to make the 30 minute walk back to our hotel. But at least we were somewhat rested from those great seats!

Clara is actually steering the car. My mom is merely pushing on the gas. I am in front of them driving with one hand and trying to take pictures with the other. Poor Reese is just sitting in the car getting tossed around. Luckily the cars are on rails so I can't veer too far off track.