march 22nd: tonight at around 6:30ish the power went out. at the time i was washing the truck and eric was still at work. the kids were playing on our front lawn. neighbors came out to see what was going on it was fun to visit, laugh and joke together.... then we decided that we should all go in because the power had been out for a while and we better prepare while we could still {somewhat} see. by then eric had come home. i cleaned up my mess outside.
and the fun began. we lit many candles around the house. ashlyn walked, well ran around with a flashlight loving all the shadows on the walls. she was not afraid of the dark at all. eric and i were shocked. we hung out chatting about our day while the kids played on the floor in the candlelight. there was something nice about not having any background noise. we usually have music on or a sports game. and that "noise" has become our norm. it was nice to be away form all of the unnatural "noise" and love and cherish our crazy, loud might i say Natural Noise!
we lit our tiki torches in the backyard. most had new wick's so they were really letting off some major light. again... the beauty of the kids playing. ashlyn running around with the dogs, colton on a blanket. eric and I making dinner (well making a salad we ordered a pizza - predetermined before the power outage) then Colton to bed... and the 3 of us ate dinner in the backyard under our tiki torches and solar lights.
PERFECTION! and a BEAUTIFUL night of FAMILY!!!!
(i dont use my flash often... but had to tonight, ash would not sit still enough for me to get one w/o)
Ashlyn & Daddy eating outside on our fun no power night!
1 comment:
yah! so fun to see you make lemonade when life hands you lemons! i love your zest for life!!
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