Some Fun Facts about the Ice Storm 2009

Just some facts I read online about this week's storm

• 525,000 electric customers out of power
• 2nd worst power outage in Kentucky history (#1 was winds from Hurricane Ike knocked out 600,000)
• 10,400 downed power lines, which was 1,000 more than in the 2003 ice storm
• Tuesday saw a record rainfall of 1.72 inches in Lexington (This breaks the old record of 1.2 set in 1889)

Kentucky Ice Storm 2009

We have and are surviving the ice storm here in Kentucky. We are actually luckier than most here in the state. The bad weather started Monday night. Wednesday morning we lost electricity. Luckily, my sister still had power so we loaded up the family and spent the evening with them. Today I came back to the house to get more clothes and other supplies when the electric came back on. Knock on wood, it is still on.

I wanted to share with you some beautiful photos of ice and snow.

View of our front yard. Nothing but ice.

You can barely see the ice on the trees. We have so many limbs down.

Even our poor University of Kentucky flag was frozen stiff.

Anyone up for ice skating?

After the ice comes the snow. We received about 4 inches of snow on top of about 4 inches ice.

Mommy and Hayden

View from our backyard. Wednesday morning there were two huge deer walking around. It was so beautiful.

Daddy and Hayden enjoying the snow.

I hope our poor tree survives.

After Daddy rolled around with him in the snow.

Knocking down the snowman Daddy was trying to build.

Enjoying the snow day with his cousins, Jack and Reagan.

Rea looking ever so adorable in her bunny hat.

Cousin Jack

Getting ready to throw a snowball at Mommy.

A true Popsicle.

Making a snow angel for Mommy.

The Three Musketeers

Having Fun on a Cold Day

On such a cold day here in Kentucky, Hayden and I went to Chuck-E-Cheese to spend a couple of hours with our friends. Hayden had a great time playing with all of his little friends. His favorite thing was getting a Chuck-E-Cheese balloon before we left.

Hayden's Favorite Places

This past week Trever and I took Hayden to Gattitown. We were surprised at the amount of pizza he ate. His other place to eat pizza is Chuck-E-Cheese. It was such a nasty day that I wanted to take him and his cousin, Reagan, some place fun so we went to "Where a Kid can be a Kid."


Riding the Merry-Go-Round at Gattitown.

Trying to win big tickets at Gattitown.

Both wanted to ride with Bob the Builder at Chuck-E-Cheese.

Playing Air Hockey with his cousin, Reagan.

Reagan enjoying her cheese pizza.

He will say "cheese," but getting him to look at the camera is a different story. He absolutely loves Chuck-E-Cheese pizza.

Basement Update

Our bar cabinets have arrived and were installed today. The contractors still need to do some minor things tomorrow, but I wanted to post some pictures of the new cabinets. I think they are so beautiful. I cannot wait until everything is finished and we can actually entertain and play downstairs.

The painters are suppose to arrive to do the second coat on the baseboards so all of Hayden's toys have been pulled away from the walls.

This is Hayden's new toy cubby. I have had to move most of his new toys back upstairs so that he can have something to play with while the contractors are still working.

Hayden coming downstairs to check out the new cabinets.

The cabinets arrived Monday.

All of the cabinets above the countertop will have glass doors. We wanted to display all of our beautiful wine glasses from our year in California.

Happy New Year

New Year's eve we went over to our friend's house for some poker and good fun. All of the kids wore their jammies just in case they were to fall asleep. We didn't have a single child fall asleep before midnight. I was really surprised Hayden had the energy to stay up past midnight. I wish I had that much energy. He was such a little trooper.

Hayden wearing his New Year hat that he made.

Loved his New Year's cupcake. He made a wish right before midnight.

YUM YUM YUM

Hayden and Carson ran the girls out of their play.

Fixing his lemonade for everyone.

Pouring Carson some Lemonade.

Don't you just love his rug burn on his face? He loves our new basement so much that he was rubbing his face into the carpet like a dog.

Looks like we will have to get the little guy a Geo Trax.

All the men playing poker.

I guess some of the men thought they would have better luck wearing the New Year's hats made by their children.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!