Saturday was a gorgeous but chilly day and we decided to get the boat out for the first time this year. It was Kaleigh's first "big girl" boat ride, she still couldn't be talked into the life jacket thing, but that will be a work in progress this year... Brother is a great example and wears his constantly with no complaints!! Sunday at church, Alec was asked how the fishing went, he says, "They just weren't biting." Yep, that pretty much sums it up. And once sis realized that she couldn't tee-tee off of the boat like big brother, she was pretty much down for the count and threw a "sister sized fit"!!
My two fishermen are really serious about it!
Watching Dad's line! Brother was extremely worried about sis falling in but we kept a good eye on her!
Sunday after church, we went for a quick bite to eat and headed home before the weather got bad. Little did we know exactly how bad it would get. An F4 tornado went though Oak Grove and continued almost straight down Hardy Street into Petal. Thankfully, none of our family suffered any damage but we know several folks whose homes were completely destroyed! It's a blessing from God that no one in Hattiesburg was killed from this storm.
The University suffered massive damage! Today it's 3 days later and Hardy Street is still closed for clean up and replacing traffic signals.
The tornado passed about 50 yards to the North of my office. Lots of shingles were ripped off and we've got several leaks in the building. One of the rooms was totally soaked! Power lines and trees were snapped in two all around our block.
Schools and my work were closed on Monday after the storm. It has been raining for what seems like YEARS and the kids have been dying to get out and splash around. YES, it was in the 60s and COLD but they acted like it was 80 degrees!
Kaleigh HAD to join in the fun too!
Sweet Kaleigh looking like a homeless child!
