Friday, March 7, 2014

Random February Pictures

This is a catch-up post.  Wow, it has been a busy month.  Here is a re-cap of February.

Sophia went to a friend's for a sleepover, so we
took Abby on a "date" - AC Moore (her fav because
of all the crafts) and dinner at Ruby Tuesday's

Our dinner date @ Ruby Tuesday's

February 2nd - in the 60's, so Sophia was washing the van for me!!!

Super Bowl with Castenada's

February 3rd - soooo nice & warm - reading my yearbook
in the sun porch with my buddy

Service with Rye & Mel

Abby's class - I don't know how the teacher manages
them all!  I volunteer once in a while and boy,
BUSY is all I can say!!

Morgan & Brooklyn came for a sleepover

Abby & Brooklyn

Cookie baking happened 
Easy Bake Oven for these two

Decorating time

Morgan's caterpillar

Cookies from Easy Bake - how come they NEVER
look like the package portrays?

Baked caterpillar!!!

February 18th - Flowers are starting!!!!

February 19th - Abby turned 7!

Our baby girl - wow, so grown up!!!

These two are so silly at bedtime - Max loves to be
a part of it

I was cleaning and came in to find Max like this

February 21st - Abby is Star of the Week, which means
Vines, the monkey was with us for the weekend. We took
him to the Science Center first.

Abby taking him for a ride

TADA with Vines

Next we went to Sweet Frog for dinner (Daddy was
working out of town for the weekend)

Vines liked it too!

Abby needed a picture with Vines & Max

February 22nd - Off to Barnes & Noble to use the
gift cards from Lex & Colten

Pastries @ the B&N Cafe

Vines shopping for a book

Here is what they picked!  

Reading her new book with Vines

The weather was beautiful!

Abby finished the book that day!!  Quite the reader

Sophia & I playing a little catch - she uses my old
glove from when I was young!

Last day with Vines


Thursday, February 13, 2014

2014 Snowzilla

We've had two "snowstorms" in the last 2 weeks.  CRAZY!!!  This is North Carolina......this doesn't happen here.  I can handle it for a couple days - it is pretty.  But, then it must melt (which it does).  

Sophia is into playing in the snow, making snowmen, sledding.  Abby on the other hand, is very much like me......she doesn't want anything to do with it.  She did play for a bit and then explained how she would much rather be cuddled up inside.  I agree!  

January 28, 2014 - only about an inch, maybe 2 of snow.  School was cancelled for 2 days.  It is shocking to us.  They don't have the equipment to clean off the roads.  Plus, the temps were above freezing during the day - melting and then at night would re-freeze.  Black ice was the big concern.  

February 12, 2014 - about 6 inches of snow - very rare to ever receive that much snow here.  Glad we kept a shovel!  School is cancelled for 3 days.  We did have a city snowplow come through like 3 times.  By noon today, the snowing stopped.  Temp rose to 43 and much was melting.  Thank goodness!!  Sophia made a really cute snowman - we named him Mr. Flake.  He lasted a few hours and then collapsed from melting.  Fine by me!

Enough of this snow now.....really!    

Max LOVES the snow!!!

Birds were stocking up - Palm trees are confused

Daddy & Ab playing outside

Daddy & Sophia shoveling

Hot chocolate after!!!

1st snowfall - January 28th

Second snowfall - February 12th

By Thursday morning.....

Wow!  Looks like MN

Isn't Mr. Flake cute!?

Happy Snowman


And he MELTED..................

50th Anniversary Beach House - Day 4 (Last Day)

Monday, January 20th - Day 4 (Last Day)

Before we knew it, the last full day for us all to be together at the beach house had come.  We enjoyed time on the rooftop deck, sun-tanning and chatting it up.  Basketball games happened, as well as 500 games & pool.  Some of us took a long walk on the beach.  Something about hearing the waves, walking through the sand and collecting shells.......very relaxing.  It was in the mid 60's this day and sunny!  Excellent for January!!

Josh made BBQ chicken and I made homemade mashed potatoes (1st time ever.....used cookbook Sophia bought me for our anniversary).  The meal was yummy......our last meal all together.......sniff, sniff.

Tuesday morning we packed up and the tears were rolling from me & Alexis, since her and Colten were leaving for the Charleston airport right from the beach house.  The rest returned to our homes and left Wednesday to return to Minnesota.  

Couldn't have been happier with the memories created.  I will always remember this vacation......all of us together!  (Enough sappyness now!)

View from Rooftop Deck

Catching some rays on the roof....literally!

Family + Sun = GOOD TIMES!!!

Keek & Pops

Tough Players!!!

Alexis & Kirsten

Mick, Keek, Alexis & Abby

Playing in the ocean......kinda



Ab chasing the birds

D & T 50th

Andrew & Hayley

Keek & Mom

Hot Tub Time......again

Courteau Girls (minus Ab & Sophia)

Craig & Kelly

500 some more.....

Intense discussions