With the threat of Hurricane Gustav coming our way, we evacuated to Uncle Alex's house just outside of Jackson, MS. Juliana has had a fear of losing everything again since Hurricane Katrina, which I'm sure is
devastating and hard to understand as a 3-5yr old. Because of this fear, Kendall & I promised her that if we ever had another storm coming this way we would 1st pack up everything she owns, with the exception of furniture, and bring it to higher ground (aka-
MiMi & Pops). This was a painful promise to keep when we finally decided it was time to go. We didn't want to leave too early because we didn't want to waste our time if Gustav turned another direction and we didn't want to leave too late because we didn't want to be in the car 9 hrs when only going about 3 hrs away. I believe it was 12 hrs later when we had important items and
all of Juliana's things packed up and brought into Aunt Ginger's
upstairs bedroom. Thankfully, we made it to Uncle Alex's without too much traffic, only about an extra 30 min on the road. Also evacuating to Uncle Alex's was Aunt Kim, Alyssa, Brooke, and their two dogs Lexy & Lacy. Uncle Dave could not go because he had to stay and protect the city.
Uncle Alex went from a nice spacious 2 bedroom home with peace and quiet to a chaotic home
filled with toys and luggage, four noisy children, three adults (two of which were a little stressed), and three dogs! He was an amazing host, giving up his bedroom for my family and the guest bedroom for Aunt Kim's family. He slept on a
love seat in the living area and was woken up extra early by three high pitched little girls ready to play with him. He says he loved every minute of it but I bet he was ready for us to go when we did, 5 days later!
Brooke, Juliana, & Alyssa goofing off on the bed.
Alyssa & Juliana playing in the rain.
Girls dancing & singing with Hannah Montana.
About to get real muddy!
Dinner time, as usual Ivan was scared to death.
