We've moved to Suffolk...

... well, for the week anyway.  Rachel here.  We were hit with some killer storms Friday night.  So killer that we've been out of power ever since.  We lost power Friday night around 10 pm, had to move EG's party to Riner, got B's parent's generator to revive our fridge, and lost the last bit of hot water yesterday.  Then it was released that we wouldn't be getting power back until Wednesday or Saturday.  Having a 2 month old in over 100 degree temps just didn't sound appealing to me AT ALL, so I began packing to head east to my dad's house.  We left the generator with the elderly couple across the street, who ironically seemed more intrigued that they could now watch "I love Lucy" than they were that they could now plug in a lamp and use their own fridge if they wanted to.  HA!  We got here last night only to hear there was another bunch of storms to hit the area again.  Bryan's Mom sent these photos of the damage done to their property about an hour from Bburg.

 

It's just madness.  I'm thankful we were able to escape the heat thanks to friends and family!

We're not in Kansas anymore...

... or perhaps Kansas was EXACTLY where we were last night. Rachel here. Last night the girls and I were hiding from tornadoes under our stairs into the wee hours of this morning. (Sexy pic huh? Muahahaha! Let's everyone take a deep breath... the Budweiser boxes are not full... they were at one time, but they are GREAT storage boxes... for realsies.)

Don't worry... Bryan was with us via Skype. Oy Vey! To be perfectly honest, the weather was yucky... we were in the path... and got lucky. In fact Bryan saw WAY MORE ACTION, sadly, than we did... while he was on the computer with us trying to keep me calm. He's a saint. For real. This entire predicament has only spawned more tornado obsession from Reese. Today she only painted pictures of the "spinny tomatoes." I'm not sure if I should feed into this learning opportunity or not... I'm afraid the girl is going to have nightmares and need therapy. Ahhhh... this is the story of our lives. :)

Mother Nature

Rachel here. Tornadoes seem to be running rampant across the U.S. lately... Mother Nature can be so beautiful and yet so brutal. Sadly an area about 30 minutes from us was hit... hard. Coming back from Bryan's parents' house yesterday, we decided to drive through and see how they fared. In general it didn't appear too horrible... there was one area that was just about completely destroyed. Words can not even describe how we were feeling...

Reese was super worried and very confused by what she was seeing. "Why don't those houses have any roofes?" It was really hard to explain without her being scared. She's been asking to watch tornado videos on YouTube since we've gotten home. They're pretty incredible. I've been trying my best to explain to her that the donations we've been making are going to help these people who were hurt and who's homes were hurt in the storms. Hopefully she understands... even just a little bit.