Baby Isaiah and Johnny share a birthday!

My good friend Ashley Archer had her baby boy today at 11:23am-3 weeks early of her due date and she's not too upset about it. Isaiah Kahlil weighs 5 lbs 12 oz and is 18 1/2 in long. He is a tiny little thing but knows what he wants, when he wants it already...diaper change, food, being held, etc.
Coincidentally, it's Johnny's birthday too!!!! He says it can only mean "greatness" for Ashley's little guy! Congrats to both!!!

Escaping Gustav for a mini-vacation!

Evacuating turned out to be the best for everyone!! No power for 6 days is not my idea of fun!!!
We did lots of fun stuff when my family came up to run away from the hurricane! We went to the Smoky Mts and in all the years that I've been to Cades Cove, I've never seen a bear until this trip and we saw 2 different bears around the park! One we just barely caught with our camera! You can see him in the bottom left hand of the first windshield picture. Turner is in the other. We went to the Boomsday fireworks, ate great food, went shopping, painted the baby's room, and just had a little mini-vacation. Of course, worrying about dad the entire time!!!
I did get some pictures of the mess and damage from the hurricane from my family today, so will be posting those soon, along with my friend-Ashley Archer's new little boy, who arrived today, on Johnny's birthday! To be continued!.....