Monday, February 20, 2012

ALL CAUGHT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is official!!!!  I am completely caught up with the blog!!!!  WOO HOO!!!!!  Never thought I could do it, but I did!!!!  I promise to do better.....

February 2012 - Snow Fun!!!

What a way to spend President's Day....We got a surpirse snow dump....I was beginning to think that we weren't going to see any snow at all this year...


Stevie is ready to go out....


...She loved the sled....


...Stevie would tell her daddy "no,no,no" until he stopped and them she said "do it again, daddy!!"


...where did this big girl come from?!?!?!.....



...what do I do with this snowball?????....


...I LOVE MY DADDY!!!!!.....


...Daddy built the world's smallest snowman....

February 2012 - Circus Time

We are lucky that the circus happens to come to town the very weekend that Steve is wrestling free....We took Stevie down for the late show on Sunday...

We got there early to look at all the animals...


...Stevie and daddy checking out the elephants...


...I sprung for better seats this year... Stevie was amazed that everything was so close....


...I think they both had a great time...


...in fact, I know they both had fun...


...this is a crazy bunch of people....

December 2011 - Christmas in Hendersonville

I took the kids over to Hendersonville before all the Christmas craziness began.  The kids had an
aweseome time with Kara and Laura Kate.  I sooooo wish we lived closer. 


Stevie got a harmonica.... could it be payback for all the crafty gifts I got Kara and Laura Kate?!?!?


Can you tell that Stevie was a little over stimulated that day????  We could NOT get her to sit still for ANY picture....

December 2011 - Painting nails in Midlo

Stevie got her nails painted while in Midlo.... it was a two day experience...



December 2011 - Children's Museum and the Richmond Zoo

The week after Christmas we spent with Nanny in Midlothian.  We went back to the Children's Museum and took Stevie for her visit to the Richmond Zoo.


...playing in the dinosaur egg...


... Stevie got to go up to the 2nd floor slide by herself...


...a future engineer ????.....


...playing cashier...


...more painting...


...Uncle Mikey fed the giraffes at the zoo...


...They fed the camels...


... feeding more animals...



...they had the COOLEST aviary that you could walk into... 


... Stevie was sooooo close to the praire dogs that she could almost touch them...

December 2011 - Christmas Day in Midlo

After we dropped the big kids off on Christmas Eve,  we headed north to Midlothian.  Stevie and I spent the whole next week with Nanny.  Steve only stayed for 2 days.  We all had fun, especially Stevie...

... Nanny had the tree ready for Stevie to decorate....


... Stevie and Daddy putting together toys.... notice Daddy's hair.....


...someone REALLY likes opening presents....


...Uncle Mikey helped Stevie and Daddy with a puzzle...


...Nanny got Stevie a new skirt that Stevie insisted on putting on right away...


...Nanny got fake snow to make and play with...


...Stevie really enjoyed the fake snow....


...it was even fun to play with your fingers in...

December 2011 - Christmas at Our House!!!!

After finishing up with all the Christmas craziness in Winston, we returned to Dobson.  After all the stress of trying to make sure that it is all perfect, the opening of presents is soooo much fun!!!!  I love watching everybody get excited as they unwrap their gifts....

...Stevie LOVED the tree this year....she did a great job of decorating and actually left it alone MOST of the time...


... the stockings were hung by the chimney with care...


...David LOVED his new LEGO book...


...Sarryn liked her make-up pouches and especially the goodies in them...


...everybody loved Stevie's ZooTalker Safari set...


...Daddy LOVED his Outer Banks fishing book....Sarryn and I kept it a secret for WEEKS!!!!...

December 2011 - Christmas in Winston

The month of December normally means a lot of travel for us.  We try to get to every family event that happens....

Dinner with my mom's family....

...all the great-grandchildren...


...all the grandchildren and their spouses....


... 4 of the sisters and most of their spouses...


...Christmas Eve at Granmama and Poppy's house...


 
...Christmas Eve at with my dad's family at JoJo's house...


December 2011 - Calling in the Reindeer

When I was growing up, my mom always worked at the hospital on Christmas Day.  Santa Claus always stopped at our house first on Christmas Eve and we opened everything BEFORE we went to bed. For the last 7 years, since I have the kids on Christmas Eve, that has become our tradition as well.  In an effort to get Santa to our house first, Sarryn and David, and now Stevie, spread a 50 pound bag of "reindeeer" corn before we leave to go to Winston each Christmas Eve.  This year was a treat.  Stevie really got into the spreading. 

Sarryn helped Stevie get a cupful....


...Stevie is more of a "dumper" than a "spreader"... 


...but I think she had fun...


...yep... I'm positive that she had ball...


...my girls....


...David wanted to make sure that the reindeer in the woods got some too....


...by the time Stevie was done, each reindeer had their own pile...