Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving of 2010 will be memorable for more than just having a great time with my parents and Randy's mom. It was the storm of the decade. Cathy arrived on Sunday - which, by the way, was the end of a glorious women's retreat that I had gone too that weekend - the day the snow starting falling....

On Monday my parents flew in...given that the storm was getting worse, they decided to take a shuttle from the airport - 4 hours later they arrived in Port Orchard - an hour later - we lost power....for two days.

Papa reading to Lucas by flashlight.

Tuesday we surveyed the damage...thank god for propane grills.

As you can see the storm was pretty severe.

Our yard looked like it had been hit by a tornado.

But Lucas was having fun.

Trying out the sled.

Randy, my dad, Cathy, and Lucas went out to check out the neighborhood.

By Wednesday morning we thankfully got our power back.

So time for making cookies and pie.

And snowmen, of course.

Lucas and Frosty.

And making a turkey.

Fishing!

Warming up northwest style.

Watching TV

Cheers!

Time for Turkey dinner!

We had a lot to be thankful for.

On Saturday - after I took my parents back to the airport - we went out for a pony ride.

These lovely ladies made this beautiful wreath that Cathy bought for us.

Lucas sitting on Santa's lap for the first time this year.

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving. We've never been without power for so long and it really makes you thankful for the things we take for granted. Kitsap county didn't get power back to everyone until sometime on Friday - we were very lucky we were able to enjoy such a fabulous Thanksgiving. Everyone was safe and warm and all together. What more could you ask for? Lets just hope we don't have anymore of these storms on our horizon.