The water level drops!!

The water level has been dropping since yesterday (Tuesday) morning, and we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel (or should I say land on the other side of the water). It amazes me to see the damage that has been done within half a mile of our house in our own subdivision. I continue to count our blessings as the news post pictures from all over Atlanta of those that sustained major damage. Some of the homes in the front of the sub were also submerged up to the first floor and are severely damaged. We are working on cleaning up the damage in the basement and hoping to be back to work on Thursday if the road out of the sub is safe to pass. Thank you again for your prayers!!

Ok-how about an ark?

Well, Eric made it home yesterday after parking in a park, traveling though woods, across railroad tracks, and jumping a fence. He is so committed to our family--I was so relieved to have him home. The rain continued to fall throughout the day, and the waters continued to rise. I am continuing to count our blessings, though, as we sustained minimal damage to the basement, and we were safe and together. There are a lot of people in the front of our sub (pics show the water by their houses) and across Atlanta that lost a lot more! Thank you for the prayers!! We are waiting for the waters to continue to reseed and hope to be able to leave the sub by tomorrow.

Does anyone have a boat??

Well, we were woken last night to thunder and lightning, although it did not prepare us for what was to come. This morning when I got up I found our basement flooded! The front of out neighborhood where the only entrance/exit is also was flooded by the Yellow River. Needless to say, I did not make it work today! The big problem also was that Eric did, so he was on one side of the water, the kids and I on the other! We are still not sure how that problem is going to be solved yet!! For now, Martin and I are enjoying the "puddles in basement" as he screams with delight! Reminds me of the time our basement in Massachusetts flooded when hurricane Gloria came through!

My husband, the photographer

Eric has been taking some beautiful pictures recently. I think he is so talented and wanted to share some of my recent favorites (besides the ones of the children already posted). I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life!!

Grace turns 1 (party number 3!) and Labor Day fun

We celebrated Grace's official first birthday on Sept 4th with Tim and Lauren. Tim and Lauren left for Chicago the following day, finally living in the same state after 3 months of being apart. Martin talks about Aunt Lauren and asks where she is. We miss her but are glad she is able to be with Tim and living with her aunt and uncle in Chicago. We enjoyed beautiful weather over Labor Day weekend with a trip to the park with the kids.

1st birthday (part 2)

We celebrated Grace's first birthday a second time the last weekend in August with a short trip to the lake to see my parent and Chris and Samantha who were also in town.

Fun with Nana, Papa, and Great Grandma

We had a wonderful visit at the end of August with my in-laws and Eric's grandma. It is hard to believe she is almost 90!! It means so much to us to get to spend time with her! We enjoyed celebrating both Grace's 1st birthday (early) and Jon's birthday.

More fun...

We are enjoying the kids growing up so much!! Grace has moved onto tablet food now and loves spaghetti! Martin loves to help mommy bake and tells me "That tastes good" while making anything! We had a nice visit from the newlyweds shortly after getting back from their honeymoon in Hawaii.