Oh my goodness, the weather has not been a friend to the Houston area lately!
On Sunday night, severe storms with heavy rain and tornado warnings ripped through our area. Thankfully, we were ok, but over the next several days, we continued to be hammered with rain and the area around us began to flood. What it produced was an insane week of floods, power outages, school closing, cabin fever, messed up sleep schedules, and general insanity!
We watched the progression of the water rising in our backyard over the course of the week, concerned that the pirate ship was preparing to sail away!
I guess the slide and swings can be water toys instead?
Daddy even had to do a water rescue of the kids' Mustang and some of the other toys!
But it wasn't just our backyard. Places everywhere were underwater!
Our spillway had turned into a river and kept creeping up our neighbors yards.
Our neighbor's yards were turning into waterfront property before our eyes!
Many businesses, homes, and schools were affected.
Even Daddy was home! Many of the offices had to close down for at least one day.
With the schools closed down, one of the biggest challenges for us was keeping Little Buddy busy. Sanfilippo kids have A LOT of energy. Normally, we minimize this symptom by having Little Buddy do as much active play outside as possible. But, with the continuous rain, the mud, and the concern about snakes and other wildlife coming up into yards to flee the floodwaters, keeping both Little Buddy and Little Sweetie entertained and safe became the challenge of the week!
Mr. Perpetual Motion just needs to run!
On Monday, I had Daddy home to help play with the kids, but he went back to work on Tuesday. Thankfully, several roads had opened back up and we could get out. And, being that it was a Tuesday, I was excited that I could take Little Buddy and Little Sweetie to the library for story time! That was always one of Little Buddy's favorite things to go do before he started kindergarten. And our buddy, L, was also off school, so he and Aunt S joined us. It actually ended up being a fun morning. We went with L to story time and then road the trolley, where we met Uncle M, Ms. M, E, and B for lunch! Then we went with E and B to My Gym for the Practice and Play session. It was a great way to work out energy. I have barely any pictures, though, because I was too busy trying to keep tabs on both kids!
Little Sweetie and L checking out the Selfie Station at the library before story time starts!
The rest of the week consisted of trips to the Children's Museum, another My Gym session, and lots of book reading (especially with Little Buddy while we tried to let Little Sweetie sleep). It was certainly an exhausting week!
Playing at the Children's Museum!
Trying to enforce some quiet time so Little Sweetie can get her rest!
All my hard work must have paid off a little bit because, by the end of the day, I had a slightly tired boy who would give me some cuddles.
Finally, by this afternoon, the sun had come out and the waters had gone down. It was so nice to get the kids outside so that they could swing! Here's hoping that is our last bought of rough weather for a while!
Good night,
LSM
Little Sweetie's Momma
