Big Brother

Hayden is a sweet big brother. He can't seem to get enough of his baby brother. He loves him so much! I have to restrict his "love" to when Josh is awake. Hayden is always trying to kiss him, hug him and asking to hold him. Which is probably how Josh caught Hayden's cold. Poor baby.


He thinks it is hilarious to stick his finger in the soothie and feel Josh sucking.

I don't blame Hayden though. Who wouldn't love this tiny little squishy face?

Bath Time

McKinley loves to help take care of Josh. She has been waiting patiently for the day he was old enough for a tub bath. She loves to brush his hair and burp him.

He is getting so big so fast! I can't believe how quickly they grow!

Finally

The power's back. It came on at 12:01 am. Hallelujah! Now we are busy washing dishes and clothes and cooking real dinners again!

Here's a catch up post of what we were doing this past week...

On Saturday the Nor'easter hit. It started snowing around 9 am and this picture was taken around 3 pm. The kids had fun playing in the snow. Just after this picture I went inside to do some laundry, dishes, and start dinner, you know, just in case the power goes out! Ha! Too late!

The power went out around 4:00 on Saturday 10/29.

Josh stayed inside where it was nice a warm.

On Sunday 10/30 only Sacrament meeting was held for church. Many of the people in the ward actually still had power. We stayed home because of the new baby though.
To pass the unpowered days we took turns on the phone playing "Angry Birds". It was our first experience with the game, so we were pretty entertained...for quite a few days.
The hotels in Connecticut get all booked up by people seeking refuge. A coworker of Kent's had to go all the way to Long Island to finally find a room for a few days.

10/31, Monday, it's Halloween. McKinley is completely bummed that school is canceled because today is the Halloween parties and parades at school. Oh and no trick or treating tonight either. Boo!

But we love holding and watching our little baby.

The days drag on...and on...and on. I took the kids to playgroup at the church to relieve some of the insanity. We stopped by Dunkin Donuts on the way home and got backed into by another car...into my brand new car. Just the icing on the cake of a looonnng week I guess.

Thursday 11/03 Josh is 3 weeks old now! Happy 3 week birthday baby!

Isn't he handsome? Yup!

Friday, 11/04, well the days all blend together by now. We finally see some work trucks out in the area. I hadn't even seen one truck around until today.

Saturday 11/05 12:01 am- the power's back! Now life can return to normal...until the next time.

I have decided I am NOT ready for the winter. Where did the beautiful New England fall go?

We didn't get it this year. At least we saw it last year so we know it does exist.

Grrr

The power company pushed the restoration date to Sunday now. We are not happy with Connecticut Light & Power!

Wednesday

School has been canceled for the rest of the week in Wilton. That makes 2 full school weeks of canceled school already and winter hasn't even started.

The power lines around here haven't even been cleared from the fallen branches yet. They are projecting power will be restored by midnight Friday. We'll see.

Kent's co-worker doesn't have a generator, so they opted to go to a hotel. He couldn't find any in Connecticut, so they ended up in Long Island!

Day 4

School is canceled at least through tomorrow. My laundry is strewn about the room trying to dry out. It's very European :).