We're home....

Our little hurricane evactuation turned out ok! We packed up the camper and truck and headed out about two o'clock Sunday afternoon. Church had been cancelled. A mandatory evactuation had been enforced at noon. We headed to Brad's parents house in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
We spent Labor Day at Magic Springs. It's an amusement/water park there in Hot Springs. And yes, I actually rode the Gauntlet, the rollar-coaster in the picture! Monday evening after we got back from Magic Springs, Brad's parents had invited some friends over for home-made peach ice cream. It was soooo good!
Evan and Grandpa got in some fishing. Even Whitney enjoyed some night fishing.
Chelsea had a great time hanging out on the dock and running around the neighborhood. We just stayed tuned to the Weather Channel.
Pretty soon we realized that things were going to be ok at home. Brad got a text that he should try to get back to work. We headed out about two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. It was a kind of scary ride home. It stormed the whole way. Most of the towns we came through had no electricity. Nothing was open. No stores, no gas stations. We filled up with diesel in Arkadelphia and then luckily found some more in Bossier. We stopped in Natchitoches to eat. Only McDonalds and Popeye's was open. We opted for Popeye's since we could pull the camper into a lot next door. I bet there were 300 people in there! They were down to bare basics but we were happy to get a piece of chicken and a few fries to eat! We made it home around 11:00 pm.
We were thrilled to get home to a house still in tact. We had been really worried about Evan's fish. First of all he wasn't there to feed them. Secondly, with no power the pump wouldn't run and they wouldn't survive long. So that was one of the first things we checked. One of the fish did die, BUT also in the aquarium were nine brand new baby fish! We are shocked and amazed! Not sure what to do to protect them or if they will even survive but they are so fun to watch. We aren't even sure who's babies they are! We are so grateful that our city was spared alot of damage. We are so grateful that we had a safe trip and that we got to spend some time with family. Now if we can keep Ike and Josephine from blowing this way, all will be well!