Tuesday morning we woke to a winter wonderland...
with power lines down...
(in fact you can see one in this picture)
and a full fledged "power cut."
(which by the way comes from Peppa Pig - a British cartoon the kids love.
And an episode in which they lived through a power cut and had to survive with no TV!)
These two thought another snow day might be fine...
but after a couple days of no power...
they felt a little differently.
Kerosene heater - check
Fireplace roaring - check
candles everywhere - check
coffee maker moved inside to the livingroom - check
sleepover arrangement for 5 where it's warm - check
water turned on using the generator - check
(thanks to my very very resourceful husband!)
We had a very special day Thursday..
in the midst of the power cut...
our baby turned 5 years old!
He was just a little excited to go to Chili's for dinner!
And this little man enjoyed EVERY moment of it!
These two also had a great time...
Ava loved the chips and salsa and cake and ice cream!
Ayden LOVES shrimp - he ate an adult portion!
16,000 people Tuesday without power
in our co-op's district.
I would imagine they have almost everyone powered up tonite...
but what a huge, cold, overwhelming job this had to be
for those line men who worked day and night these
past few days.
This little man didn't mind that his birthday
landed on a power cut.
He had a good, good day
(that's what he told me when I picked him up from school anyway).
He had tons of presents to open...
including a new bike!
He brought his cookie cakes to school to share for snack.
He had his little baggies of treats to hand out
to his friends.
He was greeted when he woke up with excited siblings...
and with kisses and birthday hugs from his Korbyn
when he arrived at school.
He was thrilled to answer the phone all evening
in case it was someone calling to tell him
"Happy birtday!"
He seemed older to me this morning..
may be just my imagination...
but I think my baby is growing up.
