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Hurricane Irene Pictures

August 30, 2011 by Aliesha

Our power is back on!  We got it back last night after three days without it.  We are so grateful!!  Here are some pictures from Hurricane Irene.

from our porch during the storm

our neighbors across the street
the tree that fell on our power lines/back porch

the view of the backyard during the storm after our tree fell
the next day we were happy to see our outside kitties survived the storm!
turns out, the tree was hollow!
Tad worked really hard to get the tree cleared from our power lines, porch, and yard
we have quite the pile of brush
this tree came up from the roots at one house in our neighborhood (it fell precisely next to their house)

this tree fell a few houses down from us and blocked the road for a day

our little neighborhood park lost several large trees

most of the streets in town looked like this – broken limbs, trees on lines, huge piles of brush

We are very thankful for God’s protection on our family during the hurricane!  And we are again grateful to have our power back!

edited to add: here are some pictures of Hurricane Irene’s destruction across the East Coast

How did you all fare in the storm?

Filed Under: family, milestones, nature, Tad

Zoo Trip

April 20, 2011 by Aliesha

Last week Vera and I went up to Grammy’s (Tad’s mom’s) house while Tad was in Chicago at The Gospel Coalition Conference.  On Wednesday, we went to the zoo!  We had such a great time looking at all of the amazing animals God made and learning crazy-cool things about them.  (Did you know that a giraffe mama gives birth standing up, dropping her baby from a height of six feet? What a way to enter the world!)

We got to get really close to the giraffes.

In fact, a giraffe ate out of my hand!!! Seriously, it was so cool.

Vera was smiling the whole time, but I’m sure she didn’t quite know what to think of this big animal!

Vera rode in the stroller for part of the trip.

She also enjoyed being carried by Aunt Angela!

How beautiful is this white tiger?! (Or, as we told Vera, this “big kitty”)

Grammy held her so she could see the big kitty through the glass.

Lunch break!

Red bud trees and a black swan

Vera was not traumatized by riding the carousel; she was upset that Grammy tried to take away her water bottle!

We also fed this emu.

It was so cool to see this handsome peacock strutting his stuff around the zoo!  I got really close to him.  (Did you know female peacocks are a drab gray color and don’t have long tail plumage?)

Another highlight was getting to see these adorable penguins!

 Vera fell asleep in Grammy’s arms by the end!

We made so many great memories! Thanks, Grammy!

Filed Under: family, nature, Vera

Tulips!

April 15, 2011 by Aliesha

 Isn’t it lovely how a simple bunch of tulips can totally brighten up a room?

Filed Under: nature

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