After the storm...

We made it! We went for eight (that's right: EIGHT) days without electricity. The storm was a real doozy and I saw a newspaper headline that the state park near us was the epicenter of the storm. The picture shows some of the branches that fell during the fun. Whee.

Steve found us a generator three days after our electricity went out. That was a hoot - apparently everyone else decided it was a good time to finally buy a generator too, and the local hardware super stores couldn't keep them in stock. So we had enough power to keep the fridge running and have a small heater and a lamp at night. Steve, Adam and I played a lot of board games at night. But believe me, I will never take electricity for granted again. Or complain too much about the bill when it comes each month. I guess that's the upside to not having it for over a week - a much lower bill this month! Silver lining and all, right?

Liam update: he turned three months old on Thursday the 12th! Or a year old if you go by Steve's version of the timing with conception and gestation. He's putting everything he can into his mouth now. And rolling over since he despises tummy time unless he's sleeping. His next appointment is for his four month check up so we'll update everyone on his stats then! He's also wanting to sit up without leaning back against something. Our baby is turning into a big boy too soon! Well, I can feel him filling up his diaper since he's sitting on my lap, so I better take care of it before it becomes an issue...