Snow Day #3

Today marks Snow Day #3 and the snow is still falling. The kids are loving it and we are loving having Daddy home with us. We have played in the snow, had snowball fights, sledded down our hill numerous times and the kids even snowboarded on their snow boards from Christmas. It has been a great surprise to have a week off of school due to the weather. We have been blessed with extra family time and it has been SNOW much fun!

Molly wasn't to sure about all the snow. Once she got out in it she was fine and loved chasing the kids un and down the fence as they sledded down the hill. 

Our view from our back deck. The snow just continues to fall and cover everything in such a beautiful white blanket.

Panoramic view from the corer of our house down the street. 

And he is done!

Walter finally got the hard top on the jeep and took it out. It was the best weather to drive the jeep in. Thank goodness for big tires and 4-wheel drive. 

Putting our friends to work!

It is supposed to be warm tomorrow but still have snow to play in. The kids were out all day today from 9:00 am until about 5:00. We don't get days like this often so we have to make the best out of them!

Snow Day #2

Today was another great snow day. Daddy was home with us all day and we had a blast.

Before heading out to play, Walter finished up his states project for school. It was still snowing really hard so this game us time to let the snow fall and finish up some school work. 

We went sledding down the hil beside and behind our house. It is "the hill" that everyone in the neighborhood enjoys so there is never a shortage of kids. 

This was out our screen porch door. We had about 8 inches of snow at the end of the day. I think it has been 10 years since we have seen this much snow. Crazy that it will be gone by the weekend and in the 60's next week. 

I made snow cream for the kids and even let them put sprinkles and chocolate syrup on it...no go. They were not a fan. They must think that it will taste like ice cream. It was always a favorite of mine growing up so I was hopeful that they would like it as well. 

Tonight and tomorrow we are supposed to get round 3 of snow with ice mixed in. I don't think we will see school until after Presidents Day. 

Snow Day #1

We are preparing for a winter storm here in Charlotte. We got out of school at 12:00 today and it was pouring snow from about 10:00 am until about 6:00. It is supposed to start again in the wee hours of the morning and we are expected to get 6-10 inches. What? Yes and lots of ice to follow. As much as I would like to think we are going to be back to school on Friday for Valentine's Day, chances are slim.



Here is the view outside my office today about 11:00. You can't really tell, but it was snowing a lot. Big, fluffy flakes!



Tonight we went out to On the Border for one last meal out before we are stuck inside for a few days. The kids were so great last week in getting ready for school and earned a treat on Friday. Needless to say, our Friday afternoon was crazy so tonight we took them for their treat. Starbucks it was...and Mom wasn't to sad about it either!



While in the parking lot, my boys had a snowball fight and Daddy picked Walter up and dunked his head in the snow. Poor kid. He LOVED it though. He thought it was hysterical.

We let the kids stay up tonight since we have no school tomorrow. My guess is they won't sleep past 7:00am. They are ready to have a major snowball fight with Daddy! Oh I can't wait! We LOVE a good snow day!

Father-Daughter Dance 2014

This weekend was the Father-Daughter Dance in our neighborhood. Walter and Ann Elizabeth attend every year and it is my one event that I co-chair in the neighborhood.
Ann Elizabeth is always very excited about it. She plans for days what she will wear and then what her Daddy will wear.
She begged me to go to Claire's on Friday after school to look at tiaras. She wanted a little bling. She couldn't find a tiara that fit well so she settled on a precious headband with lots of rhinestones. It was perfect.
She wore a red dress and requested that Walter wear jeans, a button down and his red "soft jacket".
They looked so adorable. And she danced so hard with him. She had a few friends that also attended with their daddies that go to CCS also, so she had lots of fun with her girl friends as well.

Another dance down in the books and lots of memories for the two of them!

Happy Retirement Daddy!

Last night we celebrated my Dad. After 40+ years of working he has finally retired. He has been off and home since November, but due to the holidays, Mom hosted his retirement dinner last night.
We went to his favorite restaurant, The Concord Cove and had a delicious meal. He was joined by our family and my brother and nephew, as well as my Mom's sister and her husband and 10 of their best friends.
It was so neat to sit around the table with people that have poured so much into my life over the last 37 years and completely supported my parents. They have great friends that have been through thick and thin and supported them spiritually through everything.
I am so proud of my Dad and hope that he enjoys his retirement. I am sure he will get bored and go back to work soon...after he finishes his to-do list from Mom that is.

Ann Elizabeth is 10

10 years old! Double digits. How does that happen?

She is such as blessing to us. Our first born girl! Full of life, laughter and love. She is so sweet and innocent and sees the good in everyone. She is a great friend and loves hard. She is really into basketball right now and is an amazing piano player. Reading is her love and she really enjoys science and Spanish (partly because she loves her teacher-Profe Molina). School work seems to come easy for her even with a little studying now in 4th grade.
She love The Lord and is very knowledgeable about biblical facts.
She continues to have her own style...teetering between tomboy and girlie. She loves wearing her basketball shorts and t-shirts, but she also like to get dressed up and go out. We love that about her.
We are do blessed to have her and watch her continue to grown in her faith and in life. She is so full of energy and keeps us on our toes.

Great Wolfe Lodge

Duck Dynasty Camo Birthday Party

Movie Sleepover Party

MOVIES with FRIENDS

Thanksgiving 2012 in Atlanta

Thanksgiving started out with parties in the kids classroom. For fall. Walter's class actually had a Thanksgiving feast (1st grade classes do this every year), and it was the cutest thing. They made either pilgrim hats or Indian hats and wore then during the party. So cute.









This year was our year to go to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun. Because of all the days off we had from school we were able to spend almost a week with Walter's parents. It was a great time to be with them and to just replax and do nothing. The kids had fun staying up late, eating whatever they wanted and having smores at Mrs. Ruthies. Walter and I shopped Black Friday and shopped and shopped and I think we slept even more. We left Gram & Papa's a day early to head to Athens for the big UGA vs. GA Tech game. The kids first football game. What a great trip it was!!!


TRYING to get the camera set for a Christmas Card picture....oh my sweet little monkeys.





                                        Football in the front yard!




                                                      Thanksgiving table

                                             Fun at the Park!

UGA vs. Georgia Tech

We took the kids to there first UGA game on Saturday and they LOVED it! It was so fun to watch Walter experience his old stomping grounds with the kids. They were a little skeptical at first (b/c college football is way different than NFL), but after the first quarter, they loosed up and started yelling and cheering along with everyone else.
We arrived Saturday in time for the game. It was blazing hot and we had really good seats in the sun. After the game, we checked into the hotel and went to grab a bite to eat. Needless to say we were all whipped. On Sunday we hit the Starbucks in downtown Athens and then walked around campus with the children. They thought it was really neat to see where Daddy went to school. However, they didn't quite understand why he had to carry his books instead of putting them in the locker? "Why didn't you have a locker Daddy??"
Hopefully we can make this a tradition and take them to a game....or two..every year!