Hurricane Sandy

Up until today, our blog has been coasting along posting all the updates I had queued up before the hurricane hit.  Between all of our "Halloween Fail" costume pics and our trip out to Colorado, we had lots of blog fodder.  When Hurricane Sandy roared it's ugly head (or eye?) and wreaked havoc across the state of New Jersey, we were without power for 5 days.  We were extremely lucky not to have any damage to the house, no trees fell, nothing but the inconvenience of living life like a Mennonite for a little while.  Luckily, Brian had bought a generator a few months ago, so we were able to keep the fridge cold, the electronics charged, and the basement dry.  Matty and Juliet were great and didn't seem to notice or mind to much that we didn't have any electricity.  We read lots of books, cleaned the house and the yard, and ate lots of snacks.  Trying to make the most of the daylight, we got into a good routine--dinner at 4pm, bathtime at 5pm, and bedtime at 7! 

We were very excited to have power back on Friday, but then the snowstorm came on Wednesday and we lost power again for about 12 hours--not too bad!

The biggest problem without electricity was that it was getting a bit cold...

Rocky Mountains

At a park with a great view of the Rocky Mountains

Babbling Brook

Juliet and Daddy looking at the pretty babbling brook...

Loveland Pass Comparison

Here we are at Loveland Pass (Elevation ~ 12,000 feet) this year -- 2012 and 2 years ago--2010.

Juliet is in both pictures, but she's nice and warm in Mommy's belly in 2010:

October 2012

September 2010

Loveland Pass

We crossed over Loveland Pass-- Elevation 12,000 feet.  Brrrrr--was it chilly!!!

Where's Matty?

Sometimes, Matty just refused to be in the pictures.  What can you do?  Maybe photoshop him in??

Catching Matty

It was tough, but I caught Matty for a picture--not an easy task!!