Hunker Down...

Last night a really bad storm passed through our area - so bad that we actually had tornadoes touch down and do some severe damage. In our area, we get rain, snow (blizzards & nor'easter) but we don't get the crazy severe weather like tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. So when something like that happens it's pretty much havoc around here.

We had a tornado warning for our area until about 8pm and then a watch until later in the evening. Thankfully we were spared a tornado but we did get massive rain along with a severe thunder/lightning storm.

Daddy picked up Alexander from school and managed to get home before the storm hit...however it hit soon after. We had Alexander preoccupied for most of the time before bedtime so he didn't really realize the lightning and the thunder wasn't that bad....however it came about 30 minutes after he fell asleep. It was so bad that lightning/thunder hit our area at the same time with a loud crack and then *bam* the power went out. And that pretty much did Alexander in ....he woke with a start and then was freaked out because there was no power.

Daddy got flashlights and candles going while Mommy stayed with Alexander trying to get him calm and to fall back asleep however the lightning was so bright followed by some powerful thunder that it wasn't happening. Then the 2nd wave of storms came through at about 9pm and for almost a straight hour we had thunder & lightning nonstop. Finally, I brought Alexander into our room and the two of us cuddled up trying to wait it out...at about 10pm Alexander fell asleep cuddled up under my arm and I dozed off minutes after he did.

Needless to say - Alexander is not a fan.