2.28.2015

frozen fun on the farm

we celebrated a fun friend's birthday with anna, elsa, and olaf on a farm.


they took sleigh rides and sang along with the frozen sisters while olaf watched from the side.


4 little ducks waddled around the farm.


the kids loved feeding the sheep and goats!



carter man's favorite part was the train ride!


oh.  and john fed a deer.


2.23.2015

she's a rocker

 Grace went to her very first concert, The Rock and Worship Roadshow, with Beth, Lily, and me.  The girls were super excited!!!  We went to see Jamie Grace, but unfortunately, she was sick and wasn't performing that night.  After a bit of disappointment, we had a great time!


Matt Maher was so good.  He was no Jamie Grace, but we still enjoyed him.


Grace was so fun to hang out with.  I loved just watching her!


My favorite of the night was definitely Crowder!
LOVE!  LOVE!  LOVE!


Grace told me that the music makes her feel like she just wants to jump up and down.


And, that she did!  Especially, when Tedashii hit the stage.  That girl was getting' down!


We had a super fun night, but we had to leave early because it started sleeting.  By the time we got home, our car was covered in ice and school was already canceled for the next day!  I'm pretty sure that won't be her last concert because that girl is a rocker.  Ha!

2.20.2015

brrr!!!

Sunday night, we put our pjs on backwards, flushed ice down the potty, and did a snow dance.


We woke up to this...sleet.  The ice and freezing temps kept us out of school for the next three days.  We went to school one day and stayed home again today because of more freezing rain.


We've spent a lot of time together.  All four of us.


We've had some fun times and some times of insanity.


We played inside and outside. 


There were "snowball" fights.


There were tears.


Lots of icicles have been eaten.


And, just as much hot chocolate has been sipped.


We've stayed warm except, when we weren't.


There has been a ton of dirty clothes and dishes too.


Art lessons were had.


Sledding down icy driveways were a favorite.


Pizza pans for sleds worked fabulously.


Some people busted.


Some people didn't mind slipping and falling.


We played hard.


We also read the entire internet and played on our kindles way too much.


We watched movies and ate lots of food.


We redesigned the entire kitchen, but only in our imaginations.


We stayed in our pjs most of the days.


We are thankful for these cold, winter days that we get to spend together, but...it may be time to go back to school.

2.15.2015

Valentine's Day

Earlier in the month, I added a few small Valentine's touches to our home.  I'm not sure anyone even noticed it because we then had the busiest two weeks of our lives and our home was where we slept and showered and that was it.




But, the busyness ended and on Valentine's Day we were able to slow down and enjoy it.  Grace was begging for a craft to do together.  She was definitely needing some attention which she had been missing out on.  Thankfully, I know her pretty well (because we are basically the same person) and came home prepared with leftover pieces from school.  


We made some cute love bugs!!!




Then, we took advantage of the warmish temperature and played at the park.



The temp dropped pretty quickly so we checked out this cool new Lego store before heading home to our "romantic" dinner.  Yep, we ate Zaxby's by candlelight and drank out of fancy dollar store glasses.


There was an enormous sugar intake after dinner...candy, cupcakes, and more candy!


We did a little candy heart science experiment before giving the kiddos their Valentine's.


John took care of the gifts because he is a good daddy!!!


Carter got some yummy chocolate covered strawberries that he was willing to share.


And, Grace was given some flowers.  When John gave them to her she said, "Thank you!  Now, I'm a lady!"  Ha!


Us.  He's my favorite.


We had a fun day...spending time together and eating lots of candy!!!