Thursday, January 27, 2011

10

We had all of the neighbors over for brownies this afternoon. It was quite a day for Walker. Breakfast and lunch with daddy, dinner with the neighbors and lots if wonderful thoughtful gifts and phone calls Thank you everyone for making her 10th birthday special. I cannot believe she is 10!'

Happy birthday Walker!!

Double digits!!!! She is 10!

Happy Birthday Walker!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Love letter

Walkers first love letter from our 4 year old neighbor Whit.

Monday, January 17, 2011

The last day

This is it, the last day of our 10 day vacation.  The kids have been having a blast. Walker has spent most of her time on the couch watching movies. She has had her own personal Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen marathon. Thank goodness for the free month of Netflix!  Quinn has been roaming the neighborhood with the boys of the street. I finished all of the ironing and laundry.  Not much left to do. I am looking forward to starting school again tomorrow.

Happy Anniversary on our second marriage

Jay and I celebrated our 12th anniversary of our second marriage yesterday.  We got married in April of 98 with a judge in California and then again in January of 99 in a church in Dunwoody. 

In case you were curious nothing exciting happened.  Dinner at The ranch with the kids and Mary.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

What I did on snow day #4

A topographical map of our area. There isn't much to do when your fridge is clean, laundry done, closets organized, and bathroom floors scrubbed. Maybe tomorrow I will organize jays sock drawer by color. Yes there is no school tomorrow. Oh and did I mention Monday is a holiday.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

I'm taking it back

My house that is. It is a mess and there is stuff everywhere.  We are day 3 of no school due to 3-5 inches of snow with ice on top.  This area is not equipped to handle that type of accumulation.  We havent seen a snow plow at all.  Some of the roads started to melt but then everything refroze last night.  The schools parking lots are still totally covered. We will be lucky if we have school at all this week!!

The kids are having a blast.  Everyday they are outside at 9am dressed for the weather.  There isnt much sledding left since everything is rock hard but they are finding a way to have fun.  They are spending more time inside because it is even colder out and the wind is blowing.

Monday, January 10, 2011

My parents taught me well

The only driveway on the street that has a shoveled driveway. See what happens when you are raised up north. Yes Jay did help out a small teeny tiny bit.

It is about time

He helped out

Sledding videos

Walker going down the neighbors driveway.


Quinn is using his boogie board from St. John to sled at DES.

Snow Day





The kids and the dog have been enjoying their first "big" snow in Atlanta.  They alternate houses for snacks and have been outside 4 times for sledding.  One of the times we headed over to Dunwoody Elementay School to go down the hill there that is bigger than our neighbors driveway.  They are gearing up for another run on the sleds.  Even Jay made it out!  All of the cold weather gear we have been hanging onto finally came in handy!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Snow white

This is going to sound funny but I had forgotten how white snow can be. Winters up North all came back to me when it started snowing tonight. You could see the flakes coming down and landing on the ground. It was dark and black except for the snow.  As it continued everything began to turn white and it is almost like the sky lightened.  So now when you look out the window you see snow covering everything and you can hear it falling.  It brings back many fond winter memories.

Winter storm

It has been snowing for about 30 minutes and there is already as much accumulation as Christmas! It is supposed to snow/ sleet through the night and into the afternoon tomorrow. Accumulation totals vary from 2-7 inches depending on where you are in the Atl area. Schools are closed tomorrow.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Basketball

5 fouls, tons of rebounds, but the most important...first basket of the season! Oh and they won, undefeated this season n

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Walker learning the hula

American girl just came out with a new girl of the year. Walker convinced me to take her to the store to participate in the fun. The store is packed!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

What the new year has brought me

A husband sporting a goatee.

A husband who broke out of his mold and wore "grownup jeans" out last night. "grown up" meaning not the baggy ones he wears to work.