Snow Day

We finally got enough snow to sled. It has been quite a long time since we have had enough to really enjoy. The anticipation of waiting on it to get here was tough. The news stations had talked it up for days. Of course everyone went out and bought out the grocery stores, thinking they would be snowed in for weeks. :) We had quite a crowd on the hill by mid morning. Papaw was going to go get Craig's boys but Trevor was sick and Nolen can't get out in the cold so they didn't get to enjoy the fun. Jamie did bring some snow in for them to play with at their house. Check out her blog. Mitchell really liked it. I went down a few times. It is quite a workout to get back up that hill walking in the snow. Our neighbors all came over and Mike (John's Dad) brought Karla & Maddie. Clay & Michael came, plus a couple from our church brought their kids over. It was a fun day. Lunch was potato cheese soup, hot wings, & chocolate chip cookies.

Before the hill was disturbed.

The Carey Family We had quite a few sledders.

Mitchell & Maddie attempting to make snow angels. Clay & Michael Karla & Maddie John going down the driveway. He was going too fast and was dragging his hand to slow him down. Going down on his own. Mitchell got to going a little too fast and Papaw had to make a diving catch for him before he topped the hill. The walk back up the hill is quite a workout. This is how Mitchell gets back up the hill.

Me & Mitchell racing John. We won!!! Bailey loved running in the snow. This is her coming up the hill. Mitchell getting another ride up the hill, Papaws sack of potatoes Kristin & Papaw racing

Sword fight

King of the mountain.

Everyone is Healthy Again

I think the crud went through just about everyone in our family. It had been several weeks since I had been able to fix a meal on Thursday night. It was good to be able to get together for family night again. We had Weight Watcher chicken noodle soup, Mock lasagna (using spaghetti squash instead of pasta) I think our John is coming around on eating new things. Proud of you John. We also had make your own pizza. I had several toppings they could choose from. Flatbread or regular pizza crust, BBQ chicken, taco meat, pepperoni, turkey pepperoni, onions, red pepper, black olives, mushrooms, and different cheeses. Some made theirs healthier than others. After we ate we went up to the bonus room and Craig hooked up the OLD Sega video game to our OLD TV. The boys are used to the Wii, but they picked up on it pretty quick. It was a fun night and looking forward to next week.

Paper airplane on a mission.

I think it is confirmed. Miss Shelby is going to have John's eyes. Mitchell using Craig as part of his obstacle course All the boys love playing on the pool table. Mitchell loving on baby sister Anyone recognize a tv like this or this game as far as that goes. Yes we are still old school.

I don't think babies are suppose to sit up at 4 months. She really can't stay long on her own, but making a pretty good attempt at it.

Mommy getting Shelby ready for basketball already.

Trevor loves Shelby Into the video game I think they were into the show on TV

You Call This Snow!!!!!!

As most of you know my first 10 years were growing up in Virginia. I was talking to Debbie (my best friend since we were 18 months old, you can do the math) and we were saying how we used to have to walk to the end of the road in snow that was a foot deep. Back then we couldn't wear pants to school, unless we wore them under our dresses. We would walk in the tracks that a car had made so we could get through. This is the honest truth. She said it isn't like that anymore. They do call schools off but not like here in TN. Hopefully we will get another good snow in TN, where we can at least sleigh ride down my hill. We have been in our house almost 17 years, and we haven't had a good snow since the first year we moved in. Most of the snows we have had since then melt before you can get a good day of sledding in.

This was our sorry excuse for a snow.

This is a Virginia snow. They have had snow since the week before Christmas and it is still snowing. This is a snow worth calling school out for. This woodpecker had a tough time getting in this bird feeder, but as you can see he has a seed in his mouth. Cardinals were everywhere today.

Christmas Part III

What a great Christmas it was. Saturday night Buddy's sisters and families came to our house. We ate and the older kids played "Dirty Santa" Before opening the presents the 4 boys decided they needed to have a wrestling match. It was quite entertaining. The boys were at a great age this year. Next year Makyna & Shelby will probably be right in the middle of them.

I hope everyone has had as good of a year as our family has in 2009. We are so blessed. Now it is time to start planning on next years camping and vacation times. Not sure which direction we will be going on vacation, maybe toward Charleston & Savannah. That is subject to change. When we travel we start out in a general direction and just go with the flow. That is the best way to travel. So until next year I leave you with yet more pics of Christmas.

The whole gang. Sorry for the tilt of the pic, the camera was on the back of the couch.

My family Sissy's sweet family (David, Tiffany, Derek, Tony, Makyna, Darryl, Sissy, Drew) Buddy's youngest sister Marty with her lovely girls (Chelsea, Marty, Maggie, & Jessica)

Before the kids opened their presents, they decided they needed to have a little WWF going on.

Kristin's fill in sisters (Chelsea, Jessica, & Maggie)

Christmas Part II

Christmas day was spent at home just relaxing. We waited on Jeremy to get in from the Air Force to have our Christmas at moms. So we had our Christmas at her house a day late, but it was worth it to wait on Jeremy to join us. We didn't get to see much of him, because he hadn't had much sleep for 2 days. As soon as he got through eating breakfast he went upstairs and took a nap. So, he missed the present opening and family pics. After leaving there, it was time to get home and continue our Christmas with the Sanford family. That will be the final blog on Christmas.

Our cook, my dear sweet mom

Jeremy with the boys The boys praying before Christmas Breakfast. My family My family with mom & dad Barry's Family & mom & dad (Jeremy was napping) Mom & Dad Jonathan & Danielle Cande & Barry Jacob John, Kristin, & Mitchell

Craig, Jamie, Trevor & Nolen

More books for dad.

The U. S. Air Force backpacks Jeremy got them for Christmas. Nolen & Mitchell showing us how to salute, not real sure what Trevor was doing.

Christmas Part I

We had a great Christmas. The blog will be done in three parts. I know I posted a lot of pics, but it is so hard to choose. Christmas Eve was for our family. We ate dinner and then opened gifts. I got lots of nice things. What a great family we have been blessed with.

Trevor praying before we had dinner.

Let the gift opening begin. Nolen & Mitchell were being very patient, waiting on Trevor to open his present. He has to get every single piece of paper off of it.

Kristin wrapped Nolen & Trevor's presents in oatmeal & muffins boxes. When Nolen opened his he just threw it down. He thought it really was muffins, and as you can see from the look on Trevor he wasn't thinking too much about getting oatmeal for a present.

This is Mario Wii that I got for John, but I think Kristin was just as excited to get it. Opening their single cup coffee maker.

Craig & Jamie couldn't wait to open their coffee maker and fix them a cup or two or three. They will be on coffee overload the next few days.

This was suppose to be Mitchell's spiderman outfit, but John liked it better.

Double click on this one. Trevor looks a little loopy in this pic. So cute.

Shelby likes the Santa on my tree.

Charlie Brown ICE

We went to Charlie Brown ICE tonight. The first year we went it was just Nolen. The theme was about Trains (which he loved). The next year we went it was The Grinch. Last year it was the Grinch again so we didn't go. This year we took the kids and the grandson's. Miss Shelby stayed home with Aunt Susie. The boys really liked the slide but it is so cold in there you don't stand in line for the big slide, just take the short one. It would be nice if you could take your time and walk through it slow but since everything is made of ICE and it is 6 degrees in there, you tend to walk through, take quick pics and keep moving. They give out these blue coats to wear when you go in, and it is hard to tell the kids apart since they are bundled up. I got them mixed up with other kids a time or two. I'll identify them throughout the pics. Nolen has the brown scarf around his face & Mitchell has the White mask on, Trevor has on red gloves.

Trevor on the left side coming down the ice slide

Nolen

Mitchell

Craig, Trevor, Nolen, Mitchell, & Kristin (Jamie was taking pics and John had a school event)

Trevor (Does he look cold or what) Mitchell Nolen

Ice Angel Nativity Scene

Hard to believe our little Shelby is 3 months old already. She is starting to really look like Mitchell when he was a baby.