Surprise Snow Day of 2010

Ooh, I just love unexpected snow days!  Boy was this a surprise!  The first thing I do every morning when I wake up is open our blinds in the living room, then go start my coffee.  I opened the blinds to huge snowflakes tumbling down and the street was already covered.  It looked like it was sticking and sure enough it was.  Then immediately I turned on the tv to see if Florence City was delayed - of course not - we are always the last to go.  I had already talked to my Aunt Carolyn (who is a teacher at FH where Joshua goes to school), and she told me to NOT get out.  So we didn't. 

We got out and PLAYED!

My dad measured 4 inches at his house.  Amazing!  4 inches and the weather people had no clue.  It goes to show, they really just don't know what will happen.

These days

First Snow of the New Year

So, we have been waiting on this weather to come all week.  God, thank you for the snow (like Joshua said in his prayer).  We were hoping for a little more than we got, but we will take it.  We had a blast anyways.  School was called off for Thursday and Friday.  We headed out to nana's house on Thursday to play around on the golf course.  Since the grass always stays lower there, the ground seemed to have a little more snow than what was at our house.   

The kids could not wait to throw some snowballs.  Many were thrown, but I happened to catch Joshua throwing this one at Marah.

Macy loved it too!

The small no-face snowman.  We were hoping to build a huge one.  Maybe next time.

The kids were able to play a little bit today as well.  The snow was so dry.  They could sit in it and their pants would still be dry.  So, no snowballs today.  It would not stick together.

Joshua was trying to make a snow (grass) angel!

A little look at our Christmas 2009

Marah with her proud daddy at her school performance

Macy sporting a scarf and boggan

Joshua about to rip into a present at Mimi & Pappy's

Macy Poo

Pappy with the nunchucks

One of our gifts this year was a real popcorn popper (which we love), so Pappy made some for us Christmas night

The kids favorite from Mimi & Pappy (ours too, since we play it every night)

Macy with Ryan & Kellie's dog (Jake)

Mimi and Pappy with the kids

Joshua in his new football gear

Macy's new ride

The boys

Again

Marah & Bailey

Grandmother Johnson and the some of the kids

Ben & Anna

Mom and Dad with Marah, Abbie & Bailey

Grampy & Marah

Abbie giving mom a kiss

Grandmother Morrow surrounded by the kids opening her presents

Rodney's Granny & Paw Paw (who just passed away on Jan.2) and Lauren, Tucker, Sawyer, Carter, Caden & Arianna

Joshua, Marah & Macy are so blessed to have all these wonderful cousins on both sides of the family!

Trying out our favorite Christmas gift from Mimi & Pappy - a new Canon Rebel SLR - yippee

Our 3 little munchkins posing for one last picture under the tree...

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

WISH LIST

Christmas is only 4 days away and I seem to be so behind this year with presents still left to buy.  But it will all get done somehow someway.  This is one of those years I have to write about to remember what it was like when my kids really didn't want a whole lot for Christmas.  Because one of these days, the lists will be a mile long.

Joshua's List: "real" football pads

Marah: play make-up and an Easy-bake oven

Macy: probably her very own baby if she could tell us

For a parent, those lists are not too bad.  Maybe Santa can handle it!

Nashville Trip

I am finally blogging about our trip to Nashville and cheating a little bit by using some of Brooke's pictures and trying to use some of Amy's (but for some reason I couldn't figure out how to enlarge Amy's - you will be able to tell, because they are the small ones you can barely see). 

We had such a wonderful time!  Thank you mom and dad for such a memorable trip!  We will remember it always.

So these 2 girls loved getting their pictures made!  The boys - not so much.

Grampy and Marah

Nana, Abbie and Carter

Myself and my kiddos

Cortney and Trey

Macy napping! She has never been the child that would stay in her stroller, but she did wonderfully in Nashville.  I suppose it was because she had so many beautiful things to keep her attention, besides all the pushing she got from all of the other kids.

Rodney and Joshua

Rodney and myself

Ready for ice!

Macy with her new light up necklace...

Anna and Bailey  - what a beautiful picture

Ben and Noah

Busby Kids

The boys headed to the Titans game

Love this one of my boys!