We actually have had other things going on between power outages besides Halloween. Some day I will go back and fill in the months between Oct and Jan. Just a couple little things like Thanksgiving and Christmas happened. :) Here are a bunch of pictures that really don't tell the whole story. For those of you who live in Louisville you may get more of the full picture. The sounds that accompanied these trees falling during the night of Jan 27 were enough to keep me up all night running from window to window to see what the latest damage was. The tree that is blocking our garage fell in two pieces, one of which you see and the other which smashed down on our neighbor's car. The tree that is plunging through our grill on the deck is actually a huge tree that hangs down to the ground below the deck. I was too nervous when I took these picture to venture to the backyard. There are still many trees that look like they may fall. Many trees like the ones in the first picture are simply bent to the ground under the weight of the ice and snow. I'm not sure what will come of those trees. The tree near our mailbox (or what is left of it) split in three sections throughout the night, one falling across the driveway and hitting the mailbox, one falling the opposite way causing no damage and the other falling straight across the street blocking it only for a short while before a snow plow came and pushed it out of the way. Enough explanation. You'll get the idea. Louisville actually looks really pretty right now with all the trees covered in a layer of ice with snow on top. We were without power for just 36 hours which sounds wonderful to those who are still without power and sounds horrible to those of you who don't live in Louisville. We are very thankful. The snakes are very grateful too. They had to be warmed by the fire by the boys this morning as they were without their heating unit all night. They are doing great for all you snake lovers out there who might be worried about them. :)
The deck from below. The tree branch sticking up over the roof is the one that smashed our grill and extends all the way to the ground.
The back of the house
This is the view from the top of our driveway looking down at the tree that blocked our garage and hit the neighbor's car
The top of our driveway is somewhere under those branches beyond the tree trunk.
View from front porch
View from front porch
Looking over the edge of the deck to the lower driveway
The deck
The deck
Another view off the deck into the backyard
Looking out our kitchen window to our poor neighbor's car. This car wasn't really damaged because the tree just bent down to it and didn't fall.
View from front porch
The boys warming their snakes by the fire
Can you tell who chose their sleeping spot first?
We drove around for a while to charge our DVD player so everyone could fall asleep watching a movie
Chelsea wore her headlamp non-stop for 24 hours.
Chelsea and Lauren having a tea party
