More Snow....and More Snow

We got snow and then more snow and more snow.  Goodness.  The boys were out of school for a week.  We tried to make the best of being stuck inside.  By the look of these pictures, we had a blast.  What you are not seeing is me screaming like a lunatic and the boys being very sassy.  Yes, that happened too.  Way too much family time.  Below are a few highlights from the week.

 

Snow bunnies

 

Aren't they cute?

 

Triple trouble

 

Our sweet neighbor brought the boys a set of games to play with while they were stuck in the house.  It made me wonder...did she hear my screaming and try to save us with her game?  Quite possibly.

 

The boys started with checkers but fell in love with chess.  They played chess for a hour at a time.  They were getting pretty good too.

 

One morning they set up the trains and made the dinosaurs attack.

 

Oh and the Army came too

 

We got about 10 inches of snow, perfect for sledding.  Just look at that sled dog

 

 

The crew

 

I swear, half of Black Mountain came to the sledding hill at the golf course.  It was so much fun.

 

I am done with winter.  Bring on the flowers and warm weather.

Myles 5th Birthday

Happy 5th Birthday, Myles.  I cannot believe my baby boy is 5.  What a little man you have grown up to be.  Still the international man of mystery as you never know what you are going to get with Myles.  He can be sweet and cuddly one moment and then grumpy the next.  One thing is for sure, he is the most stubborn kid I have ever met in my life.  I hope he uses this power for good, not evil. 

Myles, I love you to pieces.  You are smart, kind (when you want to be), funny and most importantly you are still a mama's boy.  I have no idea what the future has in store for you.  As his 2 year old teacher once told me, "he's either going to be the president or in jail".  Ha! Seriously, what an interesting person you will be.

 

 

 If you get past Myles tough exterior, there is a lover hiding in there.  Well, a lover of stuffed animals.  We bought him a huge frog for his birthday.  He has been sleeping with it every night.  Him, Grady and the giant frog....not much room in that bed.

 

Myles wanted to take "cupcakes with dinosaurs in them" to school.  What the general wants the general gets.

 

Myles and I had lunch together, just the two of us.

 

When Josh got home he opened his presents.  Lucky boy actually received his first gifts a few weeks before when Gramma and Grandpa came to visit.  Thank you so much for coming to see Myles.  It meant so much to all of us that you made that long trip.

 

Arts and Crafts from Gramma and Grandpa

 

For dinner Myles wanted to go to Okie Dokies.  He and Grandpa share the love of this wonderful establishment.

 

Myles requested a pool party for the big event.  We rented out our gym pool and invited his buddies. 

 

For a cake, Myles wanted a "huge pile of donuts".  It was the easiest "cake" I have ever had to make. 

 

Opening presents

 

Myles had an awesome birthday.  Just what that crazy kid deserves.

Viking Scalas

 AI can be pretty fun to play with.  I was able to turn our family into Vikings.  We look pretty tough.

Myles

Myles

Grady

Grady

Emma

Emma

Josh

Josh

Josh

Kat