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.