Snow Jam 2014!

Last week we were hit with about 3-4 inches of snow.  They were only calling for our area to get trace amounts and then it hit.  People were stranded on the roads, kids stranded at schools, etc.  It was crazy.  It took Bobby 9 hours to get home that day.  Sadly, he was probably one of the lucky ones.  I sat here and watched it snow that morning and didn't think too much of it.  I was relieved that they called schools and headed out about 20 minutes early to pick up the kids.  When I left, I knew!  It was already pretty bad out there.  I took pictures as I left my house and as I left the school to head home which was 5-10 minutes apart.  It was amazing how much worse it was!  I have wanted snow for months but I couldn't enjoy it Tuesday although it was beautiful.  I was so worried about Bobby and everyone else on the roads.  After he finally made it home late that night I was able to relax and the kids loved every minute of it.  We took them out a few times but it was freezing!!  Due to the road conditions, we ended up with 3 1/2 days of snow days.  It was a nice relaxing few days and the kids did lots and lots of playing.  They pulled out every toy in the house but they sure had a good time!  The groundhog saw his shadow around here so we're supposed to have an early spring.  As cold as it's been this whole winter I wouldn't be surprised if we had a little more snow this year.

Leaving for school!

 

 

 

Leaving school about 10 minutes later!

 

 

 

 

Driveway and yard about 15 minutes later!

 

 

 

Abby's 1st snow angel of the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noah is a little cold!  Snow was really coming down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathan is loving it!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catching snowflakes on our tongues!

 

 

Day 2

 

 

 

 

 

Daddy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Bit of January

January has been pretty slow so far.  It has been so cold for the south.  We've already missed a day of school due to the cold temps.  Most of the time we have just stayed inside snuggled up to stay warm.  Here's a few pics of our month:

Cuddled up in our snuggies!

 

 

Little did I know what I was asking for?!?

 

 

 

Headed out in our Flipeez to stay warm!

 

 

My tough guy bundled up to get wood for my fire!

 

 

New door hanger

 

 

This is how Bobby found her sleeping one night.

 

 

And she rolled over like this when he snapped the picture. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Little Writers

Noah and Nathan just passed another milestone at school.  They have begun to write sentences.  They do an hour long writers workshop every day in their classroom.  It's a great program where the kids have a chance to share their own stories and experiences.  Then they pick one story each day to illustrate and then write about.  They begin with just a story, then add words and finally sentences.  They gradually increase their goal of the number of sentences.  Mrs. Allen was sweet enough to text me their pictures and sentences on the day they did it.  My smart boys!

Nathan's

 

 

Jacksyn invited Chloe to her house.

 

 

Noah's

 

 

Jacksyn had a playdate with Chloe.

 

 

 

BFFs

Abby had her BFF Mikayla over for a sleep over while the boys all headed out to Monster Trucks.  They don't get to see each other much these days but they always just pick right  back up where they left off.  I barely heard a peep from them the whole time.  They were playing princess, dress up, pets, etc.  They just had the best time together.  They only stopped long enough for a quick dinner and then some milk and cookies.  They finished up their night with a little makeup session. 

 

 

The Nutcracker

Bobby surprised Abby with tickets to see the Nutcracker for the weekend after Christmas.  He came up with this idea all by himself and she was so excited when she opened that present Christmas morning.  Along with it, we gave her a ballerina snow globe that played the Nutcracker Suite.  The three of us headed down to Atlanta to the Fox on the Saturday after Christmas.  Of course, we made a little stop on the way for lunch at Abby's favorite...Five Guys.  She was so excited because this was her first time going to the Fox.  She had such a good time and we all really enjoyed the ballet. 

 

She was hopping, skipping and giggling the whole way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilarious...I guess the flash was a bit too much!