ernesto is headed our way!

owen and caroline sitting in the hole we dug for them

you talking to me, mommy?

owen and caroline

my camera was a little cold!

i guess we will officially be christened as lowcountry residents tomorrow when ernesto comes to town. whether he will be a tropical storm or hurricane is yet to be seen, but i'm sure it will be interesting. john's dept is closed tomorrow so he'll be home with us. i've stocked up on water, canned goods, batteries, candles, etc. and made a big pot of soup today so we should be good to go. a friend and i took our kids to the beach today and she said they wouldn't evacuate even if it was a category 1 or 2 and she lives much farther inland than me. she's "experienced" with this kind of thing unlike myself. one time, they evacuated for one and spent 18 hours on the interstate trying to get to columbia. keep in mind, columbia is maybe 100 miles away!! talk about insanity. so, we'll let you know how it goes tomorrow with 'ole ernesto!
on a different note, john biked to work today. it's about 10 miles one way and he said he wasn't sure if it was worth it until he went over the bridge to downtown and saw dolphins playing in the water below. how many people get to see that on the way to work? he's going to be wiped out tonight after 20 miles of biking. only john!!! that's why i love him so much!
i've posted some pixs of our trip to the beach today with allison and owen...they're so much fun to hang out with!!