Snow Day!

 Our weather this winter has been crazy to say the least.  We've had more cold weather than we have in several years, but it doesn't stay cold.  It's very temperamental, up and down.  I never seem to know what to wear.  Winter storm Leon (am I the only one that thinks it's weird that winter storms are now named?!) came through and dumped a bunch of ice and snow all over the south.

We had a half day at school on Tuesday, cancelled on Wednesday, and were supposed to have a delayed start on Thursday, but it got cancelled due to the conditions of the roads.  I know we'll have to have some make-up days somewhere along the way, but these extra days at home with my boys sure have been nice.

Warning!  Picture Overload!

Eli found it hilarious that Aubie car can't see!

Our snowy yard.

My knock-out rose bushes were covered in thick ice!

Wesley bought these sleds several years ago in Colorado.  I think this is the third time we've been able to use them! : )

Eli LOVED sledding down the hill!

You can't tell, but he would race up that hill after each time he went down!

Making snow angels!

 I had Wesley write the date in the snow so I could take Eli's picture by it.  He asked me what the date was, and I responded with, "the 29th."  Well, he wrote the date as 2/29! : )  Which is why the date looks kind of funny...had to cross out that 2 and put a 1.

Next up was a snowball fight.  Eli had trouble, so Daddy had to help Eli make his snowballs.

Duck!

Want to build a snowman (I kept singing that song from the Frozen movie!)?

This was as good as our snowman got!  The snow was so powdery, we had a hard time with our snowman building.

Love that little red nose!

Sledding one more time...this time on Daddy's back!  Both boys were laughing! : )

The last time it snowed like this I was pregnant with Eli.  Today has been such a fun, beautiful, and memorable day!

Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
Psalm 96:6

Baby Shower for Landon

 Over the weekend, our friends Matt and Jenna, threw us a shower to celebrate Landon!

It was so much fun.  They set up a fajita bar and for dessert we had fried apple pies - this pregnant girl gave it all two thumbs up!

Eli opening his big brother gift from his girl friend, Abigail - Nerf dart guns!  I think the big boys had just as much fun playing with these as the kids did.

 Eli and Abigail

I forgot to get a picture at the shower, so here's an iPhone picture from later that night.  Aunt Katie spent the weekend with us and came to the shower.  We love that she lives so much closer now and we are able to see her much more often!

Big brother helped Mommy open gifts and read cards!

Our growing family!

Wesley and I are blessed with some great friends to share life with.  We are so thankful for them and are so excited to introduce Landon to everyone!

Eli's Big Brother Trip

Last weekend we made one last outing as a family of three and took Eli on a special big brother trip to the Georgia Aquarium!

Eli had a blast and was so excited!

He loves animals, so we knew this would be a big hit with him.

We saw beluga whales, whale sharks, fish, sting rays, jelly fish, dolphins, penguins, and more!

Eli was enamored with the scuba diver swimming in the tank and cleaning the glass.

We sat and watched the scuba divers and fish for a long time.  This particular tank had a huge glass wall, about the size of a movie screen.

We were there so long that Eli decided to make himself comfy.

He then decided he needed momma's phone to take pictures!

We found a fossil (of a whale shark, I think), and Eli insisted on having his picture made here.

The penguin exhibit was one of Eli's favorite.  He'd spent 2 weeks at school working on the letter P and learning all about penguins, so this was very exciting for him!

Daddy and Eli crawled through a tunnel, and then got to pop up in the bubbles to take a closer look at the penguins in their habitat.  (In Eli's words, "Momma too big!")

I've been to the aquarium numerous times.  I take my class on a field trip here at the end of the year, but it's always super stressful with that many kids, time constraints, etc.  It was really nice to be able to go through the aquarium leisurely and just enjoy the day.

I love all of the interactive things here.  Eli got to touch star fish and sea anemones.

Japanese spider crabs

Albino alligator

Eli squealed when the alligator began to move.

Piranha - Wesley's favorite

Touching sting rays!

 

We also saw the Dolphin Tales show, but no photography was allowed in there.  The dolphin tricks were amazing.  So fun to watch them diving and flipping!

It was a great family outing and we had so much fun!  I think this boy is ready to be a big brother now!