Hurricane Ike

It is kind of ironic that we were hit harder by Hurricane Ike in Little Rock, Arkansas, than we would have been at our house in Killeen, Texas. Little Rock received torrential rains and sustained winds of 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. There were a lot of trees blown over along with numerous power outages. We were without power for about 7.5 hours on Sunday. So, we are not complaining. We are still much better off than the folks in Galveston and Houston areas. However, Killeen received negilible rainfall and was a little breezy. They didn't even bother turning off their sprinkler systems because they received so little rain.

Jake and Nick were both good boys yesterday, quickly adjusting to the minor disruption in their routines caused by the brief power outage. They both had a great time running out for ice first thing in the morning so we could take care of our perishable items in the refrigerator. They were very entertaining during breakfast at Mimi's Cafe. Nick played lead spoon with Jake playing fork on the tabletop.

We were blessed with a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Jake and Daddy went on a nice walk around our complex. Jake correctly identified all of the big trucks, boats, flowers, rocks, trees, kitty cats, and puppies. He also learned about squirrels, acorns, pine cones, and bushes. Jake is particularly fond of pointing out all of the pine cones on the ground now.