This weekend was a little out of the ordinary. First, we had a storm that looked like a hurricane blowing around and then the power went out. Now, I can deal with no power for a couple hours but after waking up the next day without power was a bummer. Without a blowdryer, the hair went up into a pony tail. The boys ate snack pack pudding for breakfast (which they loved!) and I began scurrying around trying to find all of our flashlights only to discover that all the batteries needed to be replaced.:( Okay then.....let's make a list of things we are going to need. Since we heard that our county got hit the worst and our most of our town was out of power, I decided I needed to make sure that we had a few basics... peanut butter, apple juice, bagels, bananas and chocolate. We did hit McDonald's for lunch and TGIF's for dinner (no, the boys did not eat pudding all weekend:) We headed out to the store only to find traffic lights out on almost every corner and roads closed due to fallen power lines. In fact, our next door neighbor had a huge tree laying in their backyard on top of their power lines. The storm blew huge trees down but do you think it would blow the dirty diaper off the garage roof that Caleb threw up there several months ago? Nope! It's still there! (I did put it into a plastic bag before he threw it, thank goodness) Oh well, the boys did very well, using flashlights to look at books and having Mommy hold the flashlight while they were brushing their teeth and saying bedtime prayers. Caleb did remarkably well going without the TV or listening to his Elmo CD. Elijah was fine too except he folowed me everywhere which was pretty funny. So here are a few pics I took this weekend while we were waiting out the power outage. It really wasn't that bad and we did have a lot of fun together. Jimmy and Ben are in Florida right now, so they missed all the excitement!
The boys thought the fallen branches were pretty cool. I wish I would have got a picture of Mikey carrying around a branch wagging his tail.
Caleb and Elijah having fun with the rice.
To stay cool, Elijah spent a lot of the weekend playing in just his diaper.
Caleb and Elijah watching the guys cut up the fallen tree next door with chainsaws.
This is the cutest flashlight, but I really do need to be more prepared next time. This cute little thing just doesn't cut it.
He was so cute, he kept saying "Yee Haw!"
All the large horses came over to the fence to watch the ponies get ready.
After the pony ride, we went and visited with the horses. They were very friendly. Caleb wanted to ride one of them!
Elijah had a good time just watching. He wanted nothing to do with riding.:)
The boys thought the fallen branches were pretty cool. I wish I would have got a picture of Mikey carrying around a branch wagging his tail.
Caleb and Elijah having fun with the rice.
To stay cool, Elijah spent a lot of the weekend playing in just his diaper.
Caleb and Elijah watching the guys cut up the fallen tree next door with chainsaws.
This is the cutest flashlight, but I really do need to be more prepared next time. This cute little thing just doesn't cut it.
Caleb participated in the PEAC program today for the first time. He did very well. Programs to Educate All Cyclists (PEAC) is dedicated to helping people with disabilities achieve their cycling goals.
Jimmy enjoying his pizza and waiting for the fireworks to start. We went to the fireworks Saturday with friends. We had a great time!
Just hanging out enjoying the weekend sun...:)
First, we paint.....
and then we clean up!
I just LOVE Caleb's big smile when he laughs!
