Halloween 2009

We had a great day! Although the levee right next to our home has broken and homes are being evacuated in our subdivision, we were able to get out and trick or treat with our friends, let Noah run around in his Elmo costume and then put him down so we could join our neighbors for our Halloween Block Party. It was a wonderful day!

So far, our home hasn't gotten any damage from the 20+" of rain (a first ever record here for October), our neighbors' home flooded badly. But they are safe and are slowly repairing the house. The waters will not crest for a few more days so we are continuing to pray that the levee holds and that this water is dried up by the now-gorgeous weather. We shall see! I guess this is just a side-effect of living in Louisiana next to a levee! The pastures next to the house where Noah likes to go see the horsies are now lakes - they are under about 3-5 feet of water. It is very sad.

We aren't being mandatorily evacuated yet and hope not to be. But our bags are packed just in case. Who knows where we will go... never been in this type of sitatution. The homes 2-3 blocks from ours though have been evacuated so it is definitely a likelihood we too will have to get out of here.

Noah loves "Melmo" and had a fun time being him for Halloween. He was so cute! And I was Dan's nurse because he dressed up as (I know, this is so politically incorrect..) Swine Flu. We won for best couple's costume! It was a great night!

Tonight we are taking Noah to the Louisiana State Fair. It is cold and with a full moon should be such a perfect fall night. We can't wait!