north carolina - park time

we suited the kids up in their ski gear and hit the park.
(e.n. napped in the car and papa g stayed warm with him.)

the amount of snow on the ground still amazed us.

making snow angels.

posing with the snowman and others so graciously built!

us mamas getting some camera time.

and having some fun!

up next: snow tubing at my old stomping grounds!

north carolina - snow everywhere

after two days of travel we arrived to this: snow everywhere!
and these kids loved it.

though walking on that icy road was somewhat tricky.

(even getting out of the car proved tricky for some!)

we went back for the car,

nixed plans for the park (way to cold for our florida bones),

and hit the community aracade instead!

where it was nice and cozy.

but no fear we did take in all the snow we could handle over the next few days.

christmas

this picture really has nothing to do with christmas,
but was taken just before.
what do you think santa would think of this face? after church christmas eve, we headed over to the cruise house.
the girls and august exchanged gifts and played dress up.
silver shoes and butterfly wings on top it off.
(i see a future yearbook picture here!)
then they opened up christams jammies.

apparently santa must have forgiven that face of guilt,

because he enjoyed his cookies and milk.

and dropped off some pretty cool stuff!

taking his first ride.

and a super hero cape to ride with.

later in the day we made good use of those golf clubs.

enjoyed some family time with cousins.

that made sure we were protected from any danger.

lindsay showing grandmama the digital frame filled with family pictures.

opening up some pretty cool stuff.

mom, erica, and toni all got handmade scarves.

and for those really tough to open packages,

just pull out the chain saw,

but remember: safety first and wear those goggles.

and one last surprise:

see the excitement!

a golf cart!

we traveled to the farr's late in the afternoon for some more family fun,

and august enjoyed every last minute.

yesterday

piles of clean camp laundry covered the table.a "robber" ram sacked the house looking for that perfect toy.

he did find the perfect mardi gras beads for the dog.

in all honesty, if someone had broken in yesterday at around noon,

they would have turned back at the door thinking that they had been beat to the punch on this one.

some productivity did happen around here.
cute ruffle butt onesies with appliques were mailed off.

a new project started.

and some football time with papa g and daddy.

and if it takes all night,
the next week will be filled with the rest of our christmas,
our north carolina trip,
some photo sessions,
and just regular ole life that has been happening around here.

early christmas

we celebrated christmas a week early with these guys.
and all 3 were itching to start unwrapping. as a matter of fact, e.n. liked the unwrapping so much that it took a few presents before he bothered to actually open a box.

i made the kids super hero capes.

august needed to try on e.n.'s for size.
engineer and possibly a future engineer at work.

after opening presents, we partied down celebrating kortney and lee's engagement.

but first we made a stop to check out christmas lights.

dancing to the music.

not sure why, but swim goggles were in order.

maybe the lights were bright?

on sunday, we scooted over to the davis house to celebrate with the entire jahna clan.

see caroline in the cute hat and boots, she is an actress.
check her out here. you may just have seen her before!

the davis family made gingerbread houses the night before,

and i though i would name them for you.

the frat house:

(i think an couch and some empty beer cans would finish off that front yard just perfect!)

the old red barn:

the fishing shack:

and finally, the southern colonial:

so many details on each of these.

a string of lights:

a snowman:

and a christmas tree:

some of the family:

august on the attack.

coming home it was rainy and cold.

just perfect for sitting by the tree and taking in the season.