I'm dreaming of a White Christmas

I have been such a slacker at taking pictures lately. I need batteries and never remember to get them. I was using my inlaws camera and look what they pulled up! They are picking up my slack. Christmas morning I woke up about 4:30 and was too excited to go back to sleep. I waited until 5 and then woke Will up. We sat there waiting for the kids and then Zeke gets up and goes to the bathroom and goes back to bed. I was disapointed so Will went and woke everyone up. After we opened our gifts, I called Steven to wish him a Merry Christmas. It was about 2 a.m. there. Ha ha ha, I am funny like that. He was a sport about it. Then we went over to Will's parents.



We actually had a white Christmas this year! It was so nice. It snowed and snowed. When we went to Will's parents that morning there was enough snow to actually sled. Sage had got some new slippers and she wanted to wear them. So I let her. When we went outside, of course she couldn't go out in just them. They bagged and taped her feet. Her feet stayed dry but she didn't need a sled, she would slip with every step she took. It was kind of funny. Will, being the southern man he is, wore shorts and Cole, being a gentleman, gave Sage his coat. I don't know why people don't listen to me when I tell them that they need coats and shoes before we leave. Oh well. Later that afternoon, we went to my neighbors house and sled down their yard. It was fun.My kids loved it but Zeke thought that it was a too baby of a hill and didn't want to come....Don't worry, 2 1/2 weeks later, we got 5 inches of snow and we went to another neighbors hill and did some great sledding. He has loved it.

When it snows, there is talk of snow, or even too cold, they close school. Zeke has been to a total of 3 days of school in a month. They have used 8 snow days. Not only that but the libraries and everything have been closed so that is the pits. He has had a long break and is loving every minute of it. School starts again tomarrow but he is hoping that it will snow tonight. Me, I am sick of the snow already.

Church Christmas Party

This year at the party, all 3 of my kids sat on Santa's lap without so much as one tear. I was/am a proud Mama. Cole and Zeke were in the Nativity pageant and were the stars of the show. It is too bad too because Cole was a goat and Zeke was a shepherd not one of the characters with names. I guess they are that good. Sage was so sad she wasn't in it. She asked the Primary president if she could be a goat next year. We sang Christmas carols and Sage was up there with the leader, leading the music. It was so cute. McKelle was all over the stage when no one was performing. She had the time of her life just walking around up there.

Happy Birthday Cole!

Cole didn't want a friend party this year as long as he could have Zeke at his party. I gave him an opportunity to change his mind for two weeks ensuring him that Zeke would be at both the friend and family party. He insisted that he only wanted a family party. When Wes got here on Wed. Cole ran up to Allie and said, "Allie, I decided to not have friend party but you can come because you are family." It was kind of cute. So Thurs. around 4:30, we headed over to the Billy Blevins house and started our party.



There were enough kids to play some kid games so I got us all together to play Farmer in the Dale (his cake was a farm). Cole was the farmer and after a few seconds, he tried to leave the game. I had him finish the one game and then he said, "Dad, I don't want to play games." Will said, "Okay, it's your party, what would you like to do?" Cole said, "I just want to ride my new bike." So off they went outside to ride the new bike. The adults looked at the ads for Black Friday and the kids played in the toys and on the swing.




We ate a second Thanksgiving diner and then opened presents and had cake. I think everyone had a good time, although it was not birthday party style. I guess that is how they do it in the south! ha ha ha Cole only stayed up until 9:30 because he was so tired. Happy Bithday cole and Happy Thanksgiving to all. I am thankful for my little boy who is not so little anymore. Also, I am thankful to have had 2 of my siblings here for thanksgiving. That has been the first time in many years. I had a blast!

Vines

One morning, we were walking through the battlefield and we decided to off road it. We came across this area with vines hanging out of the trees. That was fun because I have never NOTICED vines before. The kids had a blast swinging on them and playing monkies and tarzan on them. Zeke was even to swing from one to the other. We didn't have cameras but here are some pictures from a different time when the vines were revisited.