Hurricane Irene

Early Saturday morning, August 27th we woke up to heavy rain and high winds from Hurricane Irene as she made her way North along the North Carolina Crystal Coast. The category 1 hurricane had 80 mph winds.

We kept busy in the house coloring and doing odds and ends

until later that next day it was safe to go outside

"look mommy, a flower"

We were lucky because the water only seeped in a little bit this time instead of ruining the entire living room floor like it had done during past hurricanes.

the darker spots are all water

one of our favorite trees was completely uprooted

it was sad to see it go

The next day was a Sunday but the power was out at church so we spent the day picking up limbs and

repairing our neighbors fence

I thought this little guy was cute, in the whole mess of the yard there was a little slug just as happy as could be on the outside pillows

this horse wasn't too happy with the ride it went on :)

We were lucky that our fence stayed in place

This tree was a huge one that was completely uprooted not too far from our house

This kids had fun doing cleanup duty with dad

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.  ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow