In the dark

Warm and blustery weather

Slightly artistic shots

Dave in power-outage gear

I told you that I had a lot to post... Dave and I have begun the daunting task of toilet training young Benjamin. (Are we sure about no diapers at school?) So far, we have run out of clean training pants and moved into Jacob's underwear. The result is that Ben is now wearing baggy y-fronts and telling us that he needs to go onto the potty after he has done the deed. If I remember correctly, this is progress. Hannah has correctly assessed the incompetency of her parents and arrested control from us. She has begun to regularly take Ben to the toilet and I can hear, "If ya pee, ya can have a chocolate chip" at regular intervals. Jacob remains in the living room asking when he can have a chocolate chip. I will not post pictures of Ben training as the suitability of such pictures is questionable.

In other news, we had incredibly high winds and warm weather yesterday. The result was a power outage lasting from early afternoon til late evening. Power outages are always fun ... at the beginning. The grocery store was still open and giving guided tours by flashlights; all tours led to the hotdog aisle. We followed the trend (much to Jacob's delight) and filled ourselves with nitrates, ketchup chips and chocolate ice cream by candlelight. Calories and nutritional value cease to exist when there is no power. I took many pictures and discovered that it is nearly impossible to capture a power outage on camera. The above pictures are my attempt.

I had better stop here as Jacob is sitting on my left telling me that he has found a hair that "kinda looks like white, kinda looks like brown and kinda looks like grey." More habits to break.