Counterfeit!

Henry is so proud. He photocopied both sides of a $2, cut them out and glued them together. Nate told him he would probably go to prison for doing this and I could too for taking a picture of it. Henry didn't care.

Happy 90th birthday Granny!

Today was Granny's 90th birthday and we celebrated with a party in the church fellowship hall.

We missed Mark, Denise & Silas and Adam, but we did enjoy some yummy punch (just ask Marlowe!)

Talking to Adam, doesn't she look pretty!

Happy Birthday Granny! We love you!

First run of 2011 Pinewood Derby

Florida vacation!

I have a secret and I have to tell someone! Bryan and I

have planned a surprise Florida vacation for Nate, Henry & Luke for the middle of March. We are going to visit Mark & Denise & Silas and stay at the Nickelodeon Hotel. We decided to wait until the morning of the trip to tell the boys. They will be so excited to fly on an airplane and to get to see their cousin Silas!

Grand Bohemian Hotel

Bryan get to go to a planning session every January with a team of managers from Duke (and he gets to take his wife)! This year it was in Asheville at the Grand Bohemian Hotel just outside the gates of the Biltmore House. We had a great time! All 4 grandparents worked together and took excellent care of the boys. The hotel was so beautiful and we had the most delicious food! Last nights dinner was Sea Bass for me while Bryan had beef aged for 38 days. This morning I ordered room service for breakfast and watched the entire Today Show without interruption! It was nice, but I miss these guys so much when I'm gone.
Thanks MeMa & Papa and DeeDee & JohnDaddy for watching after our boys while we were away. They enjoyed being with all 4 of you!

8 Years Ago Today....

8 Years ago today, after 40 1/2 weeks of pregnancy, 13 hours of unproductive, induced labor and an emergency c-section, I met this precious boy. He has brought me so much joy! Happy Birthday Nate! I love you!

Scenes from the snow

Notice how dark it is outside in these first few pictures. Nate & Henry were up at 5am ready to play, 15 minutes earlier than they got up on Christmas morning.

Even though Luke was sick he had lots of fun in the snow. I brought a bucket of it inside for him to play with then he went out a little later. Living in a neighborhood with lots of kids is so much fun on days like these.

Luke absolutely loves snowmen. He said here "I love you Mr. Snowman."

our neighbor Mr. King let the boys borrow his flexible flyer sled.

Tomorrow will be Day 4 out of school and we're getting a little restless. Nate & Henry decided to get out the pottery wheel this afternoon for a little art.

That was exciting!

The snow of the Century! (so far)

In just a few short hours the snow will begin to fall....so John Cessarich says. It may be the biggest snow since 1988 (which was 12" for the Upstate). I have 5 1/2 gallons of milk, 2 dozen eggs, 2 loaves of bread, 90 diapers and a few other essentials to get us through the snow & ice. Boots & gloves are located (which was no minor task). Only one thing holding us back from winter wonderland fun: poor Luke is sick. He's had a fever since Thursday and I finally took him to the Dr. today. Luckily it was a virus (no flu which I was worried about since we haven't had flu shots in the past few years) that was turning into an ear infection. Guess I'll be bringing a tub of snow in the house tomorrow for Luke if he still has a fever. Hopefully he will be much better. We have 3 new orange sleds ready to ride!

Shirley Temples make you pucker

Playing games

We've been playing board games like crazy this Christmas break. My favorite is Blokus, Bryan & Nate love Creationary by Lego and Henry's fave is Apples to Apples (when he gets to be the judge of course). We have to play while Luke is napping or after he goes to bed but I have a feeling that very soon, he will be playing with us too!

New Years Resolutions 2011

Well I have made my New Years Resolution and thought I's share it here just to make me accountable. I'm going to read this One Year Bible daily. It breaks the bible up into daily readings that include some Old & New Testament, Psalms & Proverbs. So far so good, but it is only January 1!