Flooded

     One day as I was leaving to pick up McKay from school I noticed water seeping out under the road right by my side yard.  There was a crack in the road and it was bubbling up so I called the water company and went to pick up Mac.    The guys came out and were checking things out and it really started coming and then there was a pop (that I could hear while inside my home) and the 24 inch water pipe burst. 

 

     It's pretty crazy to see 2 inches of water covering the road in front of your home.  We were fortunate that our house sits up higher on our lot.  Our neighbors were not so fortunate and had water running like a huge river through their yards and sheds.  Luckily the inside of everyone's homes stayed dry. 

 

They got the water turned off and it receded pretty quickly. 

 

 

Everyone came over to check it out, teenagers seeing how deep the water was by wading in it.

 

 

The 24inch water pipe burst open.

 

 

     Our water company was wonderful to work with.  They had a crew removing all the mud on our lawn by hand to preserve our grass.  Then they actually had a big vacuum machine to get as much as possible.  Now you'd never know anything happened. 



Cabin Adventures

 

     We had a few fun adventures at the cabin this summer.  On one of our July trips we hiked to Salamander Lake.  It's a pretty good hike so I went with the twins planning on turning back when they got tired.  They were amazing!  They made it the whole way. I was so impressed with them.  It's a beautiful place and we even caught a salamander. 

     Late in the summer we went with the Larkins.  They brought all of their fun toys and we had a great time teaching our kids how to drive motorcycles and paddling paddle boards and kayaks.  It was pretty cool watching my 5-year-olds drive a motorcycle and I even took a spin around the block myself.  Across the lake their was a pretty crazy rope swing that Corey & Kevin did.   Great times at the cabin!