Texas Tornados

The other night was a first for Jeff! In the time that Jeff has lived here we have had bad weather and thunderstorms, and been under a Tornado Watch, but never had a Tornado Warning. We might have had a tornado warning but it always happened when he was out of town, and they were not as serious.

What;s the difference between a watch and a warning???
WATCH- Be on the look out that the weather has the potential to create a tornado, but no tornado has been spotted
WARNING- There has been a tornado spotted or rotation in the clouds, and you should take cover immediately in the center of your home.

About two weeks ago we knew that bad weather was coming so we went over to my parents house like we always do ( I would not want to be caught in a third story apartment in a tornado). It was looking like everything was going to blow over quickly when the weather man started to say that there was a tornado warning for the city of Coppell, and that it was heading right in the direction of Lewisville... I got pretty panicked. ( For those who don't know I am horribly afraid of tornados, I have grown up here my whole life, and have taken cover for a few, but all the while crying and shaking... I actually asked Jesus in to my heart in my bathtub at the age of 10 taking cover for a tornado.... It has always been a joke around our house and I get teased a lot because I will not go anywhere even if I know that we are under a watch.) About 5 minutes passed and the sirens started going off and we were grabbing the dogs and putting them in the bathroom with us. So its Jeff, myself, and two dogs sitting in the bathtub, while my mom and dad where standing in the bathroom with the other dog. After you are in the tub you are supposed to have a flashlight and a hand held radio to be listening, but we just turned the TV up since we did not think that it was going to last that long. After about 10 minutes the weatherman said that it was through Lewisville and the sirens cut off. Luckily we did not have a tornado that touched down, just some hail and really high winds, there was a tornado that hit in Coppell and took the roof off some houses. This was very early in the season to have a tornado. Tornado season is usually from about March- May, and then again from August-October. Jeff was happy to say that he lived through his first real Tornado Warning.

Here is a picture of us in the tub after we knew that it was going to be okay!



There are several different tornado sirens around town, there is actually one about 500 ft. from Jeff and I's apartment so when it goes off it is so loud, they test them every first Wednesday of the month... Here is what the sirens in Lewisville look like.




I thought that I would also attach a link to a video of the sirens going off, its not like a ambulance siren, it has a sound of its own,,, and it scares me to death every time it goes off...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10ttFBiTXZs

Its been a while...

I feel that this has become my title all to often in the past few months. Things have been crazy and we have had a big transition in our life. I recently took a position at Children's Medical Center as a Child Life Specialist. It has been a great experience so far, I am finally using my internship training and using that at a closer hospital here in Dallas. I have loved it but getting used to the schedule has been the challenge. I work Friday thru Tuesday, which is not ideal, but it is a great start, and a great position to gain a lot knowledge and experience a lot. So Friday I cover wherever is needed, myself and one other specialist cover the whole hospital on Saturday and Sunday, and then on Monday and Tuesday I work on the Neuro-surgical/ Cranial and Facial unit. I have been there for a month and have really enjoyed getting to know the staff and the different areas of the hospital that I might be called to work in. So with the start of a new job, and a trip to NC this past weekend, we have been very busy, but again (like I always promise) I hope to blog more in the future. I hope to put pictures of our apartment up this week with all of our Christimas decorations... that is my goal!!

Our Little Ladybug!!!!

Maddie dressed up for our Halloween Festivities.... she was a little unsure about the outfit in the beginning but got used to it after a while, I still think she would much rather chew on the costume than wear it....

State Fair of Texas.... WOW

What a great time we had.. more than anything we were so encouraged by the people who came up to talk to us and expressed their gratitude for us being out there. Many were so excited to hear Christian music being played at the State Fair and responded really well... we had a great time, here are some pictures from throughout the evening...

Cole and Jeff playtime...

Here is a cute video of Jeff and Cole playing....

North Carolina weekend...

Here are a few pictures from our past weekend trip to North Carolina...

Eden Bailey....

On September 25th our new, and first niece Eden Bailey was born. We have enjoyed having a nephew and have loved him so much, and every time we see him he amazes us with what he is learning and how his personality is forming in to such a sweet little boy. We are so excited to have a niece now, and to see her change and mold in to a sweet young lady. We were so happy to see them both and realy enjoyed the time that we have had with Cole and Eden! Here are a few pictures of sweet Eden...