Oh what a night!

At 5:30 last night I told the kids to turn off the television.

"Please, can we just watch the Brady Bunch?"

I relented, and just as the theme song started, the power to the house went off.

I don't mind the power going off, especially when it helps with getting the TV off, and gets me out of making dinner.

After a stop at Arby's we went from Grandparent to Grandparents house. Just to pass the time. Sounded like a good idea at the time, until we came home to a dark house. In no time at all Luke had rounded up some flashlights. If you call them flashlights. At first I thought it was funny, and we took some pictures.

Then I realized that we were in trouble. What a sorry group of people.

Check out what we had to use as light.

Small random flashlights that put off limited light, key chains from Vinh's auto repair, a Tinker Bell twirly from Disneyland, a ball that when you hit it-lights up, Handy Manny flashlight (you can see this in the top picture, where Rachel is holding it up like the Statue of Liberty) and other random light up toys.
I think this is a wake up call for us to get our 72 hour kits ready.

And why does something like this always happen when Steve is working late?

Steve walked in the door at 10:30, and shortly after the power came back.

Luckily homework was done before the power went out.

But Maggie wanted to read in the dark!