We've got power yes we do...We've got power how 'bout you?

Well it has been an eventful few days...we had the priviledge of dealing with our first "near tornado" experience! Thursday night Little Rock had some major storm systems come through and cause major devastation for many people. We were very fortunate that we scraped by the destruction. The storm began in the SW portion of Little Rock and after a tornado touched down I was sure the storm would dissipate because that's what usually happens, but not this storm. It had a mind of it's own and touched down several spots in Little Rock and made it's way up to Cabot where we live. The news said that the storm would be in Cabot at 10:26 and then the sirens started going off so while Jason stayed cool, calm, and collected...I was a basketcase! I snatched Riley out of her bed and laid in the bathtub with her while Jason kept checking the news...finally he joined us in the bathroom and then the lights flickered and then we lost all power and then it was silent and dark...and then we heard the storm come and we could hear the swirling gusting winds and we waited until it passed, but we had no power for over 24 hours so needless to say it was a long night, but you'll be happy to know that Riley slept through the entire event...surprise surprise!

Here are some pictures of the havoc this storm caused in Cabot less than a mile from our house...we were very lucky and we just pray for those that had damage.

So originally Entergy claimed that our power would be back up by Friday evening at 8 pm so I worked for a few hours and then cleaned as much as was possible without electricity and then Riley and I took a nap. We woke up about 6:30 to find out that Entergy now said our power would be up by 8 pm SATURDAY...uuggghhh! Jason started 14 hour days Friday morning and he had to stay close to base and work all weekend so he stayed at Mitchell's house and Riley and I headed to DiDi and PaPa's house for a slumber party...but first we met the Burns family for dinner so Riley and Kaleb could hang out...Kaleb decided to pick up the tab this time...what a stellar guy!

After dinner we went to have our slumber party and Riley got to spend some quality time with the LoRusso's and she slept great too! PaPa fed her her last bottle and Gaby sang and played with her whenever she was awake...she is such a good aunt!

We found out that our power had finally come back on so Riley and I headed back home for a fun filled afternoon! Riley had her friend Haylie come over and play this afternoon. Haylie's dad is currently overseas protecting our freedom and her mom wanted to go get a much deserved pedicure so Riley, Haylie, and I played for a couple of hours and the girls were so cute together. Haylie is a few months older than Riley and she can sit up all by herself so I propped Riley up so they could look at each other and they would just smile and tell all kinds of girly secrets to each other...it was precious. We read books, played with toys, and then both of them were exhausted so they napped while the moms chatted...a successful playdate!

After an afternoon of playing Riley got to see Megan and Dave who stopped by and had dinner with us!

Well sorry for the long post, but let's just say it has been a crazy and fun last couple of days! It is nice to be at home and I feel like electricity is a luxury at this point...I decided I could not funtion without electricity...just couldn't do it!