Winter Wonderland

Finally, the weather predictions were right! We have six inches of snow on the ground! It was so beautiful to watch the snow fall late Sunday night. I have never seen it snow so hard with such big flakes...we had the ground completely covered in just 45 minutes...that does not happen in Georgia!


Monday morning, we got to sleep in and then we got ready to play in the snow. There is a ton of snow, with a layer of ice on the top, which means perfect sledding conditions. We met up with the Riveras, Macenzie, and Abbie, for a fun afternoon of sledding. We had a great time!



Afterwards, we came in for some chili, hot dogs, and snow cream, and to play with Macenzie and Abbie. It was an absolutely perfect day. I was snowed in with my very favorite people, with no where to be, and nothing that had to be done. What an unexpected day of fun!



It is now Tuesday, and the snow and ice are not melting, with no sign of it getting better in the near future. It is not supposed to go above freezing until Friday. What a fabulous way to spend the week with my family! We have already been out playing and sledding this morning. Joshua has even started sledding by himself! I could not ask for a more perfect way to spend my week!

Drew sledding with Brandon

Mommy sledding with the kids

Merry White Christmas to All!!

Christmas is finally here! There is nothing like watching your children walk down the stairs on Christmas morning and seeing their smiles...it is priceless! This year, Drew came in our room to get us up, but we had to wake up Anna Caitlin and Joshua...they were exhausted! As we came down the stairs, a special surprise was waiting in the living room by the Christmas tree...Santa brought a puppy!! Anna Caitlin was super excited and focused all of her attention on sweet Macie. Drew was a little bit more mellow...he did not feel very good. He was very excited about his flying Batman and his Iron Man shooter (once he felt better, he became a big fan of Macie!!). Joshua was not a huge fan of our Macie. Macie thinks that Joshua is his size, so he must be a toy for her to play with. Joshua's new favorite phrase is "no, no dog." But Joshua was very excited about all of his Elmo toys and his car ramp.


After we went through our Santa gifts, each child gets to open three presents, just like baby Jesus. Anna Caitlin loved her doorbell and Drew loved his Spiderman DS game...Joshua really liked just ripping up the paper! Grammie spent the night with us, so we were so glad that she was there to celebrate too!



After we finished with gifts, we went over to Uncle Brent and Aunt Shanna's house for some yummy breakfast and to see what Santa brought Macenzie and Abbie. And this year, we got a VERY special treat. It started snowing!! It snowed all day long and we got our first white Christmas in over a century.



After breakfast, we headed over the Mama Judi and Papa Johnny's house for lunch and gifts. We enjoyed spending time with them and the Brown and Jones families. We gave them a very special gift as well. A DVD with pictures of all of our families over the years...they loved it! And as usual, the kids loved their gifts over there as well. Anna Caitlin got a laptop, Drew got a remote control Iron Man, and Joshua got a cool guitar! Mama Judi also gave us another very cool gift...a Disney Cruise with the family next Thanksgiving! We are so excited, we cannot wait!



Merry, merry Christmas to all! May you always remember the reason we celebrate and may God bless your family throughout the coming year!!

Our first White Christmas...


Christmas at Mama Judi and Papa Johnny's house...


Playing in the snow the day after Christmas. Drew was inside with a 101 fever :(



Anna Caitlin told us Macie likes the snow so much because she has been living in the North Pole for the past three months...



"Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord."