Sandy's Winds

The storms have been pretty OK here in Lynchburg--not that I expected the ocean to come pouring over the mountains or anything....  We live in the historic side of town, so sometimes we lose power when it is sunny and no sign of anything that would warrant flickering lights.  When a storm comes around (especially after last summer), I start to worry some.  However, we've stayed electric thus far!

We woke up to rain.  And then it became a drizzle.  It was colder and a little windy, but nothing too terrible.  We took Eliot outside to play some and enjoy running around since we knew it would grow worse.

Eliot took a good afternoon nap.  It was so good, in fact, that we had to wake him up in order to take him to see Brave at the dollar theater.  We took Chris's sister (Elizabeth) with us too.  This was Eliot's third movie.  He did such a great job--his best yet!  He was so excited to see the horse and kept yelling different animal names when they'd come up.  And he laughed so hard at the dogs at the appropriate times.  What can I say.  Eliot likes animals.  We did sit by ourselves in a corner, so I don't think we bothered anyone.  Plus, there was a little girl walking up and down the aisle with a big bag of popcorn throughout the movie.  I love it when other people's kids do non-conventional things; it makes me feel better about my son.  It's like a social contract:  your kid is doing something out of the social norm, so you're not bothered by my kid shouting occasionally, right?  It's a win-win.

The wind is really picking up tonight.  The other day, we did manage to get some nice fall photos before the storm rolled in to take all of the leaves away.  This one below is my favorite.  I love my son's ecstatic face, windy hair, and the autumn colors.  I gotta admit that I have been staring at this photo a lot lately.  Definitely one to be framed.