Hurricane Ike

The Calm before the Storm
Missing Shingles
Parts of the tree down



Well we all made it through the storm ok. Had some tree issues, missing shingles. Loss of power but we were one of the lucky ones and got our power back on on Sunday morning. We did have a generator so we watched the storm all night and into the morning. I remember Alicia coming through back in the 80's but of course I was younger so I don't know how this storm compares. And all we could do was play in the water. I can say that I have never witnessed the kind of destruction like this before. There were many trees, powerlines and fences laying around our neighborhood. Some flooding within Tomball but since I didn't make it into Tomball, I'm not sure to what extent. Here are some pics of our "minor" damage.

Love to all,
Deana

End of Summer

Just a few pictures from the last month of Summer. Nothing to exciting. Amy and I went to Austin to visit my cousin and her family and my Grandmother. We had a good time. Love seeing them and the kids. They are so cute. Also, Donny and I went to another Astros game. It was the retiring of Biggio's jersey. So sad! Anyway, school is starting and the kids are happy. I know, that sounds weird.

Love you all,
Deana

My Cousin Kim and I on a party boat for a birthday.


Little Chole waiting for lunch.


John napping with the twins, Sienna and Ashton.


Noah being silly for the camera.


Amy and Erika


Go ASTROS!

Pennsylvania Trip

The kids and I went to PA for vacation this year. Of course it's really not a vacation for Amy anymore. She gets bored at the cabin. Not to much to do. Donny loves it because it is a cabin. Hiking, cutting trees for firewood, the "creek" and lots of Ice Cream! We were able to visit with family and relax. I was finally able to meet my niece's little one Kylie and while we were there, my nephew Jeff and his wife Jenna welcomed their first little girl, Josslyn Rose. They are both sooooo adorable. Anyway, glad I was able to see everyone. Hope you enjoy the pics from our trip to Pennsylvania.

Love to all,
Deana and Family.

Jon and I had our 16th anniversary this past week. For something different than just going to the casino, as we usually do, we choose to go to a baseball game. In St. Louis, MO. It of course had to be the Astros. It was a great time. The weather was perfect. For the game anyway. Then it got cold. I got some authographs and pics taken with players. The seats were awesome! I'm a bit spoiled now, don't want to sit anywhere else but where we sat. Comparable to Minute Maid anyway. Here are some pics of our weekend. Hope you enjoy them. We sure enjoyed the weekend.

Love ya all,
Deana

March Happenings

Hello everyone. Just a quick blog to share some of the happenings in March. Donny started baseball. He is on the Red's this year. Pretty good team we have. He's doing great. Today's game was a loss but if there was a MVP, it would be Donny. Not that I'm gloating. Also, we went to my nephew Jeremy's birthday. They are all growing so fast. Amy had some more art in the Spring Art Show at the high school. She is so talented. And she really enjoys art! Wish I had a picture of the "man" she created with TAPE! It was a biology project and she used Donny as the model. It was awesome too. Her teacher actually is keeping it. Anyway, hope you enjoy the pictures.

Love to all,
Deana and Family.

Just a quick blog to show you all Amy's new do. The first picture is before the cut. She was determined to have this haircut. 9" later here it is. Actually was 1 inch from being able to donate her hair. It was quite a shock at first, but it's really cute. We have since colored it Auburn brown. Also a picture or two of Donny's honor band performance. He was picked out of several schools around our area.

Love to all,
Deana

Utah, Idaho and Wyoming Trip - January 2008