Halloween Flood

Weather is SO unpredictable and we sure did experience the unexpected! 18 inches of rain in our small town causing the Halloween Flood of 2015. It was the most bizarre thing considering we don't live near water or in a low water area. I was glued to the TV watching for tornado warnings and checking in with Tyler's school (now THAT's a scary feeling... your child not being with you during crazy weather!) and just walked past my backdoor to see the backyard flooding! As quick as it came down, the water started to recede just as quickly and we were actually able to go pick up Tyler from school that afternoon. So bizarre! I doubt that we'll ever see this again!

These are pictures I took off and on while it was raining. You'll see the water all the way up to the bottom of the swing!


And that playhouse was on the opposite end of our yard and on a big pallet of wood. The water swept it across the yard.


I'm not good with measurements, but that's approximately 2-3 feet of retaining wall at the end that's covered in water~










Front yard- you couldn't see the road next to our house


fire extinguisher in the front yard












Kinley went to check it out after the rain let up~


It was like we were on our own little island after the rain stopped.








Kinley wandered a little into the back yard and in different areas, but didn't go as deep as it was because she started to get a little worried.








Looking back, letting the girls play in the water probably wasn't the smartest idea. Who knows what was floating around in that! It was short-lived since it was pretty chilly! And you can see that the water started to recede pretty quick.












Kinley trying to save some of our plants. :-)

Done- Sisters' Visit

My grandma's sisters, a.k.a. The Sisters, as they all refer to each other, came down to visit us from Illinois for the first time since my grandma passed and it did my heart so good! Each of them have a little something that reminds me of my grandma... the way they talk, laugh, look, think... I definitely needed this visit. It was a really short trip, but it was a really good trip and I'm hoping we can do this more often.

Pumpkin patch 2015

Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch was done pretty late this year, but we had our pumpkins in time for Halloween! This is always the kick off to the holiday season for us! And I LOVE pumpkin pictures! :-)