Fleeing Hurricane Ike

I'm sure many of you have heard now about Ike...that nasty hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast. Well, several of my family members live in that area, so my cousin and her two boys took refuge at our place this weekend.

We had so much fun with them here. Spicy Girl enjoyed playing on the fallen tree with big "G".

Do you see Spicy Girl's climbing boots???? LOL!!

Little "G" was playing peek-a-boo with me.

On this evening, we went to see the bats. Our area is famous for the bats that live under a couple of bridges. The kids are sitting on the car, just waiting.

OK, we must have been too late, because the bats never came out. They just flew around under the bridge. But, it is quite a sight when they all come flying out. We did however get to see a train go by.

My sister and her family were up here too staying at the parent's house. We met them at the outlet mall for a little shopping. The kids had more fun throwing pennies into the fountain to make wishes. My nephew wished for a swimming pool and chocolate chip cookie. I think I can handle the cookie.

Thankfully, the hurricane did not hit my families homes as it was originally intended to. My cousin headed back this afternoon. But is sure was a good excuse to spend the weekend together.