Excitement

We left home last Friday around 6pm and I think it was around 103 degrees. We stopped for dinner around Ashland and noticed that it was much cooler- only in the 70s, yet didn't know why there was such a change. After dinner I got a text from my dad that said they were huddled in the living room without power. (We later found out that they had been hit with 80+ mph winds, which knocked out power for over 500,000 people in the area.) We decided to keep going, because surely the power wouldn't be out long- Ha!

Saturday we tried to make the best of the no power situation and played on the lake. Dad also decided to go ahead and book 3 hotel rooms, just in case the power was off overnight again. Our real issue was no water. The lake house has well water, which is pumped with an electric pump, so we couldn't take showers, wash hands, or even flush the toilet.

Sunday was more of the same. Still no power, and we were finding out how bad the storm actually was. The boys took great naps in the cool, dark hotel room and slept wonderful night, which was a major blessing, but it still wasn't the vacation we were hoping for. We came up to the house for lunch Sunday and while we were eating the power came ON. We were so excited and decided to take pictures since we'd "weathered the storm" together.

A Group Shot

Luke was such a trooper! He just doesn't do well when he's hot.

Uncle Drew and his sweet girlfriend, Kaitlyn.

Uncle Drew, Papa, and Creed

Caleb loves his Marshma and Papa!

Seriously, I can't describe the excitement and relief we felt! Beth even planned a big dinner to celebrate. It was during that big dinner that the power went off again, a total of six hours since when it had first come on. The excitement was short lived, that's for sure!