Hurricane Ike

Well, Houston had its first big hurricane in 25 years and we were there through it all. Here are some pics of the damage. The first is what is left of our tree in the front yard. The second is our house (with Jarad cleaning up) and the last one is the view down our driveway. The hurricane hit Friday night and we lost power about 1:30 am. We made it through a long night of driving rain and terrible winds only to wake up to this. We spent a miserable Saturday in the house and then went to an un-air conditioned church on Sunday. Jarad called in the afternoon from the house to say the power was back on! We were so excited. Michael, Chrissy and their boys are staying with us since they have no power at their house. The entire city looks like a battle zone and there are still trees blocking streets. Most people are still without power and there are lines for gas and food everywhere. We are so lucky.