Power Outage...great family times!!!

It has been a while since we had a power outage like this. The other day we had one for a few hours but it wasn't dark before the power came on. Last night when we returned from Craig football practice it was out-that was 7. I think it went out around 6ish. It really was a great evening though. We had a blast. We got all our candles going, flashlights, and propane lights. We(well Clint did) cooked dinner on our propane stove outside. He heated up fried rice from yesterdays dinner...water for hot chocolate, and then he made popcorn in our twirly pop. It was great!!! Craig had homework to do so we all read from his social studies book about Columbus. We laughed and had a great time. Amber even roasted marshmellows from the candles. Clint suggested we do this every night for the next month...but I dont think anyone jumped on that. Our Family Home Evening lesson was about BEING PREPARED. What a great night!!! The power came back on somewhere between 1 and 2 in the morning. It was a fun evening together and reminded us how fun it is with just the family and not the TV or internet to keep us distracted.

With the flash it doesnt even appear to be dark but it was..that is why Amber took the pictures above to show the dark...the rest are with the flash pretty much...