July 30th Tornado Olive Branch, MS

The following are pictures of my neighborhood. The national weather service said it was an F2 tornado that hit our neighborhood Thursday 7/30/09. We were so blessed as we only had debris in our yard and lost part of our fence. Randy and I saw the tornado about 200 yards away before taking off the the closet to shield the kids. God is so good& he protected us. Please pray for our neighbors as some of them were not so lucky. They claim all people escaped un harmed. There were around 14 homes condemned from the tornado and will need to be totally rebuilt. I must also state that I finally realized what it REALLY means to be a fireman's wife... Randy took off immediately after the tornado went thru, to assist in rescue efforts. I was terrified!!! I truly believe my husband is a HERO and I thank him and all his fellow fireman for there dedication to their job.... even when they aren't being paid. :) Randy was on his 4 days off when this occurred and well as you all know he is a Collierville fireman not Olive branch, but he again rose to the occasion... cuz that's the wonderful kind of man I married. Thanks for all the prayers that went up for us and please continue to pray for the others in the neighborhood affected. Our neighborhood in on lock down, so they are not letting anyone in besides us home owners. So I will see some of you soon. God bless! :)


This is looking back at the cove directly behind my house.

This is the second cove that backs up to my home.

This is the worst house.

The red marks indicate the structure in condemned.

Cove right out my back yard.

The second half of the neighborhood, newer section, College Crossings, streets down from me.

This was a brand new home up for sale. :(

This is the house we first saw when we emerged from the closet!!! I cried at this moment!

These poor folks just moved in a couple weeks ago.

This is about were the tornado dropped down and Randy and I took cover.

Sight from my bedroom windows.

This is the fence damage we had. :) God is soooooo good!!!!

School Days...

Well summer is almost over for the boys and I can't believe I have a Kindergartner and a 2nd grader. WOW!!! I feel old. Everyone keeps saying aren't you sad that Cayden is starting school? My answer to this question is yes, and no. I'm so sad that another one of my babies is growing up, and then happy that he gets to sharpen his skills, I sure hope he is just really smart and that's why he is so stubborn at home. Well..... I can dream right??? :) I guess the water works will start for me when I send Amery off to Kindergarten because she is the lat of my babies. :) Good thing I have some time to come to terms with that one. Well we are waiting for the teachers calls any day now. Cole will be attending Chickasaw and Cayden will attend Olive Branch Elementary. I am sad however about changing schools and about the fact that the boys have to attend two separate schools but oh well you can't have everything you want. Well I must go to put the kiddos in bed so I will post more soon.... Se ya.

More Beach 2009.......

We had a wonderful time at the beach we went to Destin again this year, we were joined by my mom and her boyfriend Tim. We had a wonderful relaxing trip! Amery gives new meaning to water baby.... She LOVES the water and insist that she can swim with no help. (yeah right) Well she can almost I bet by next year after her swim lesson she will. NO LIE!! Cayden and Cole both completed swim lessons the week before we left for the beach, they did GREAT!!! Cayden is no longer afraid of the water and can swim thanks to his lessons so he was able to enjoy the water so much more this year. Cole has excelled at swim since his lessons and enjoyed riding the waves with us and even enjoyed diving for water toys in the pool. We had a family night where we all went to the go cart track and had a blast!!! We always enjoy this yearly vacation and can't wait to go again next year. Sorry for the lack of blogging lately, as most of you already know I have been juggling, new part time job, launching of thirty-one, and my dad being in and out of the hospital lately. Things are beginning to return to normal so I will start to update with random blogs to explain. Thanks for all the prayers and concern for my dad. They have helped. More to come later.







still running!!! :)

Running from the sand. :)

Our family.

Mommy & Amery

She did'nt mind the wet sand on her feet....

Mom & Tim

I love this pose!!!!! Brotherly love

Daddy with princess

Daddy with his babies

She wanted the sand off her feet!!!

Nana & Amery

Nana and the kids

Beach 2009

My boys!

This is your fault mommy!

My sweet babies!

She was getting into something I'm sure of it.... Just look at that face. :)

Cole

little ballerina!

What is my brother doing to me?????

Crazy daddy let the boys bury him in the sand.

The guys playing in the sand

Amery would not let her feet touch sand at ALL!

Cayden showing me his sea shell he found.

Randy & Cole riding the waves.

She would only play in the boat because she did not like the sand!

Amery and mommy soaking up some rays. :)

Playing in the ocean

The condo we stay in.

She LOVES the water. She brings new meaning to water baby. :) LOL

Going to the beach

Sweeties!