Another Snowy Day

Today was another fun day spent sledding and playing in the snow. Smokey came for a visit this morning and got pretty playful out in the snow with Buzz. This evening, Memaw and Poppa Claus stopped by to watch Wilson and Michael make a few runs on the sled. Memaw decided to get in on the action. This photo was taken right before she wiped out. Look at the fear on her face and on Buzz's face. Priceless!

Snow Day!

Today was our second major snow fall of the season and boy are we loving it. Wilson and Michael love everything about the snow and then some! You have to remember that for the past three years, we have maybe gotten an inch of snow each winter, so this is big stuff for them. As an adult, it is fun to discover the wonder and excitement of snow all over again. In my single, childless days, I would have spent this day curled up on a couch. However, with two four year olds, that isn't even an option. The excitement began at 6:30 AM this morning and hasn't let up much. We have been sledding, thrown snow balls, and made snow angels. It has been a fun day spent with my family and I am blessed for these two little boys who remind me over and over about the simple joys in life! Yeah for snow!!

Okay, Where Was I....

Well, it seems I let a few months slip by without one single update. So, I basically spent the larger majority of the day creating a slide show of some of the highlights from the last two months. Boy has it been busy: Thanksgiving, Christmas tree hunting, Morganton Christmas Parade, Poppa's birthday, a blizzard, sledding, a Simply Green snowman, a new puppy, Christmas, a visit from the Yu's, Kerry turning 40, Alli's birthday, Wilson and Michael turn 4, my 34th birthday and....I think that might be about it. Whew, wears me out just thinking about it all. It was all wonderful though and I wouldn't trade a minute of it. Enjoy

The Fall Ball

Today was the Fall Ball for the Bee Bee Bus kids. Wilson and Michael got to wear their Halloween costumes again, which is always fun and there was games and activities galore. I took the morning off from work to be there with them. It was a great day for my little guys, and we got to finish it up by making homemade brownies.

Michael got to be the letterlander Kicking King.
They cooperated better today in their costumes then they did at Halloween so enjoy!

Our First Visit With Santa

This weekend was the lighting of the Christmas lights in downtown Morganton. I love Morganton this time of year. They really do a great job making our town look so lovely and festive. We took the boys to see Santa, since he always makes an appearance at this event every year. They were ready this year, or so we thought. Michael was sporting these antlers on the way to town, but then decided he didn't want to wear them once we arrived.

Wilson turned out to be completely at ease with Santa. Michael wasn't so sure.

Finally, with a little help from Mommy, we all made it up to Santa's lap. Wilson told him he wanted Batman Imaginext, which is all he talks about these days. Michael wants a bulldozer and eventually let Santa know.

The Weekend is Already Gone

This weekend was spent away from home, which is the least favorite way for us to spend our weekend. We woke up early Saturday morning, well Wilson and Michael woke up early, and headed to Gastonia to drop the boys off at Aunt Cici's house. This picture shows just how excited they were. This was a laundry basket that they "packed" with the things they would need for a sleepover at Aunt Cici's. Luckily we were able to convince them that all they really needed was a toothbrush and a change of clothes. Aunt Cici, Uncle Chris and Erin and Andrew would provide the rest of the entertainment for the day.

After dropping Wilson and Michael off in Gastonia, Bryan and I headed to Concord Mills to do a little shopping. That turned out to be more exhausting then chasing after two 3 year olds all day. We ended up in High Point at a good friends wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and a fun evening full of catching up with old friends. Funny thing was, once we got back to the hotel room we both kept commenting on how much we missed our little guys. Makes me realize how boring life was before Wilson and Michael came into our lives. Being a parent is the best thing I do every day of my life...even when it doesn't always feel that way. We woke up early this morning and rushed back to Gastonia to pick them up, thankful to be back in our weekend parent routine.

The New Addition to our Family

We have a new member of our family these days. To start off, I have never been a cat person. Just really didn't have much use for them...too independent, only like you when they want to eat, etc. So one morning this kitty just showed up at our door and he was hungry. We gave him a bit of food and thought that would be the end. However, I think this kitty chose us for his family. And he is actually the best cat I have ever met. Wilson and Michael pickup him up and carry him around like a baby and he endures it all. No scratching at all. So now he is part of our family and Wilson and Michael just love their kitty.

We have gone through a couple of names for him but for now I think he is called Driver. Wilson gave him this name. Most of them time though he is just Kitty. Welcome to our home!