Labor Day '08

Labor Day 08

Just got back from our annual Labor Day trip to East Texas to see the fam. We all had a great time and got to see tons of people, so try to keep up...

We ran some errands and got out of here somewhat early on Friday since the kids were out of school. Got to Trista and Chris's in Jacksonville in time to go eat Mexican for dinner (which we are all ALWAYS in the mood for!)

The next morning we got up bright and early and headed down the road to Aunt Kathy and Uncle Danny's house and got to see my cousin Raelynn, her baby Karlee who is almost a year old and adorable, my Aunt Judy who just moved to Lufkin, my Nanny and my aunt (we call her Tang-Tang, don't ask). The only problem was, by this time, Hurricane Gustav was rolling in, and all these people live right in the projected path, along the coast of Louisiana, so we ended up eating lunch and they all left early to go home and batten down the hatches.

Then of course, my brother Donnie, his son Donnie (I told you, it gets confusing!!) and his girlfriend Gail came in, but too late to see the rest of the family since they had to haul out of town. It got pretty crazy there with all our family calling from Beaumont, Pasadena, and all that, trying to find places to stay in case they needed to leave, and my Aunt in Lufkin ended up with a house full of people and animals, and the traffic where we were got really bad, they were making the churches into shelters for people already, it was a madhouse.

We went to the lake on Saturday afternoon and spent the afternoon watching Riley wakeboard. He's really gotten better at it, and decided that since he could stay up for a few feet, it was time to start doing tricks. Then we ordered pizza and visited for a while, and the kids passed out pretty quick.

Lake Jacksonville

On Sunday we went back to Aunt Kathy's for lunch and the boys took turns driving the mule around the property until little Donnie found the only hole around and hit it head on, poor thing busted his lip good. They all had a blast playing outside with Superman II (Superman I got hit by a car last year) and climbing all over Uncle Danny's heavy machinery, getting good and dirty. Regan was so exhausted, we weren't even out of Jacksonville before she was passed out in the back seat.

Thankfully, Gustav wasn't as strong as everyone was thinking, and so far, everyone is safe and sound, including David's family who stayed in Morgan City where it was supposed to be hitting dead on. I can't wait to go back again next year though, and hopefully there won't be a Hurricane ruining our plans, and Daniel will get to go with us next time!