A surprise visit...

Tonight, we had a surprise visitor come through. As I had mentioned in an earlier post, Tyler was on Hurrican duty with the National Guard. As they were passing back through Beaumont he was able to visit briefly while the rest of the unit went to have dinner. I think by the pictures, he was obviously missed by Miss Annabel! He isn't sure if he will be coming right back or if he will have to go to where the next storm will be. I am wondering how I will handle it when Tyler goes off in 2010 for duty, if I can't handle him being on storm duty.
As you can tell we were not planning on a photo shoot, she was just chillin' in her t-shirt and diaper!

Evacuating can be fun...

Our little trip to evacuate turned out to be a fun weekend at my brothers in Dallas. The kids had fun and we got to visit with my nieces and nephews. On very short notice they let us join in on their Labor Day fun. My brother Carl, grilled out by the pool and we all enjoyed visiting out by the pool and also in the air conditioning. We were only away two nights and were happy to return home quickly to no hurricane. Our prayers go out to all who were in Hurricane Gustav path. We miss our son Tyler, who is on hurricane duty with his unit. We are hoping he returns home soon. He is not shown in the pictures of the weekend and we missed having him with us. Annabel's days were good but her nights were hard. I don't think she does well in hotel rooms, maybe just airborn allergies. It was a lot of time sitting in her carseat while we were driving. We are thankful that the hurricane didn't come and will be praying that the rest of the season is calm. Again, to my brother and sister in law, Paula and their sweet family a big Thank You!

Our little fish... or frog????

Annabel has like the water since she was born. She would instantly become relaxed and at times kick her feet. But never before has she used her hand and feet at the same time. When we evacuated this weekend and visiting my brother, Tara decided to take her for a swim. She was so animated and was kicking all over the pool.