Amongst the Rain there is some Sun

Hello My Family near and far. As most of you all know Michael and I have had quite a few rain clouds lately.
Michael's grandfather, and mine through love, passed away 4-12-11. He was a great man in talents and personality. He was a respected inventor and artist before he became legally blind due to a genetic disease. However, blindness didn't stop him and he kept going and doing things he loved and he was always positive. He knew my name after the second time I met him and he was always a reason for us to visit home. He meant a lot to Michael and Michael bragged about him from the first time we talked. His passing was a harsh blow and he is missed.
Amber and the kiddos visited for Easter and time with the family is the best "pick me up" there is. We had a lot of fun crammed into three short days. Between dinners and parks and ducks and Harry Potter I got to spend time with awesome people. I know money and the exhaustion that usually results I wish we had a family reunion every year. I missed having everybody altogether.
However, good times didn't last long for the Zorn household. Monday night while Michael and I went to Red Robin with Mike, Mom, Dad, Amber + kids our basement flooded. It flooded worse than usual with 6-12 inches of icky nasty water. We called repair people and within two minutes of being in the basement they figured out the main sump pump was not working and not installed right...hurray for homeownership...So we are into day three of clean up and industrial fan world and still more work to be done. Although the six large fans are loud they are somewhat soothing because they are after all fans and fans make the best lullaby .
I included some pics of the kids at the park and Easter egg hunting and of our basement. I also included a video of Alex and Marshall having fun with balloons it was the rare moment when they weren't hitting Mom, Dad, or I. Oo there is also a pic of Elouise because she was a nut ball and loved playing around in the water.