The afternoon concluded with a performance by all of the different groups, including Kiddo #4's. They did such a wonderful job!
I was able to catch up to newlyweds Ben and Jessa and give them the Razorback scarves I had crocheted for them on the long trip from PA to Texas. They absolutely loved them. :-) The evening concluded with all kinds of food. Everyone had food at their own campsites and the Duggar family hosted everyone in the campground at their site for an all-you-can-eat extravaganza. The kids (and moms!) enjoyed some last moments with their friends. We were told that these evenings usually go into the wee hours, but not this year. You see, not too long into the festivities, we got a warning that a big thunderstorm was on its way and we had 10-15 minutes to clear all of our food, etc and bring things in that could blow about. Not too long after everyone entered the relative safety of their rvs did everyone hear the bullhorns telling us to evacuate to the bathhouses immediately. There was a tornado warning. Wow. This East Coast girl had never experienced anything like it before. I was proud of my kiddos. They quickly got their shoes on and got themselves (and their friends who had congregated in our rv) out of the rv and into the bathhouse. While in the bathhouse, the adults prayed and sang and the kids just chatted. (the photo was a bit blurry as it was taken on my phone and my hand was probably shaking a bit!) Thank God, about an hour later, we were given the all clear. It wasn't until the next day that we heard that a tornado did some significant damage about 5 miles away. The kiddos, hubby and I spent the rest of the evening together in the rv watching a movie. It turned out just fine after all!
Saturday came and it was a pack up and get moving kind of morning. In the photos below are the kids helping our neighbors with their tarp, posing with some of their children, Kiddo #4 enjoying part of the obstacle course one more time and Kiddo #1 helping one of his new friends (one of the Duggar boys whose name escapes me right now) pack up their trailer.
We drove for quite a while and stopped for the night at the Redstone Arsenal Army Base in Huntsville, Alabama. It is where the Army and joint services, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, defense and aerospace industries all come together on the 38,000 acre base housing some of our nation's most critical missions. They have an RV park there. How cool is that?! I have to say that I have never felt more secure and safe than I did that night. Not everyday you and your family are protected by all kinds of armed personnel along with the nation's most tightly guarded missions! Even Pooh was impressed. :-)
Stay tuned tomorrow for our visit to the Nashville Zoo!
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3 comments:
So glad you are safe. Tornado's (and warnings) are scary stuff.
It's sounds like you had a wonderful time. Glad you all were safe.
Sounds like such a wonderful time! How fun to get to meet and hear the Duggar and Bates families. Glad you were safe from the storm and tornado. :)
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