The Flood

Alabama is part of the severe drought conditions that plague much of the southeastern United States. Since we moved to Alabama last March, we have had very few days of rain. Well, last week the skies opened up and we had rain for a couple of days. Having a pond in our backyard has not been an issue, until last week. With lots of rain very fast we soon found our backyard flooded by water. You can tell just how far the water had come in on our grass by identfying the two benches that now looked more towards the middle of the pond rather than the edge of the grass. Fortunately after only one day the waters had receded back to where they should be leaving just a little mud behind on our grass. But the whole incident did remind us how quickly nature can change the environment around us.
One of Trey's Favorite Hiding Places is in the Kitchen Cupboard


Tomorrow we are headed for a short vacation to Orlando. The kids are so excited they can hardly stand it. We have had motivation for good behavior for the last couple of months around our house when we remind them that only the kids that behave will be able to accompany us on our trip. We will be back on Wednesday, so hopefully within a couple of days of our return I will be able to detail what we were able to do and have pictures to prove it!

Yes, Trey has found his Nose and we often find his finger in it! (I know my brothers love it)