LaRae's Visit

My cousin, LaRae, visited us a few weeks ago. She left her chaotic household in Ohio to join my chaotic household for a long weekend. Since she has four little ones, our house *might* have been a little less crazy than what she's used to. I hope she at least got some sleep :)

We took one day to drive North to Rockport and take in the Fall colors and the coast - and of course, all the trendy, little shops the town boasts. LaRae wheeled-and-dealed with a local artist and scored four original paintings for her daughters' bedroom (well, two of them were for the girls) - I'm sure they will be thrilled with their fancy bedroom once it's finished.

Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Rockport:

On our way home, we stopped at the Westwood Tot Lot to run off some extra steam:

Luke Has Another Secret...

Because he can't talk (yet), Luke likes to communicate through his clothing:

A Few Pictures

Just a few shots of the boys this morning rolling around on JP's new rug.

Where's Waldo?


Where's Waldo #2?

Time for the Buckles

I think it's time we buckle Luke into the bouncy chair:




Please ignore the room's disarray...

Trees Down, Lights Out

Saturday, we experienced our first Nor'Easter of the season. What's a Nor'Easter? Who knows! All I know is that it rained and SNOWED in October...unacceptable! Our power was out for almost 24 hours, which wouldn't have been a huge deal except it was cold outside and we didn't have heat (or hot water for a shower) ... so it got a little hairy. We almost booked a hotel room when the power came back on. Thank Goodness!!

Lots of trees were knocked down - one of our neighbors' car was smashed - and I believe there are some areas in Massachusetts and New Hampshire that still don't have power. Our subdivision in Alabama had the right idea by burying all the power lines underground. We never lost power there, even through the hurricanes.

Luke and I hung out by the fire to stay warm while JP napped:

Here's how our backyard made out:

We are very fortunate they didn't hit the house...they don't look that heavy, but they are!