Sliding with Eve

Eve has learned to climb the stairs on the play set and slide down all by herself. She LOVES playing on the play set! Just take a look at her happy face:

Atlanta Zoo

We were blessed with some really awesome warm days and decided to make the most of them by going to the zoo. Everyone in Atlanta had the same idea! Even though it was a little crowded it felt so good to be outside and enjoying the sun! Just look at how happy the kids are!

Surprise!

Take a peek at our newest little surprise! Baby #4 will join us some time around September 12.

After School at Our House

This is what our house looks like after school:

Luke hard at work writing sentences.
Miriam drawing.

Eve just trying to be like the big kids. (Don't mind the bedhead hair. She doesn't always look that rough!)

When Luke has homework to do, the girls like to have their own homework to do too. I love how even 15 month old Eve wants to be a part of this time.

Happy 4th Birthday Miriam

Miriam is now 4 years old!

We had a "Tangled" birthday party...the new Disney Rapunzel movie.

When the guests first arrived they decorated little bags that would later be used to collect the candy from the Mother Gothel pinata. Here's what the pinata looked like before it was bashed to tiny pieces:

We played Pin the Hair on Rapunzel, Musical Towers (like musical chairs but with pictures of towers to stand on), Frying Pan skill test (popping bubbles with cardboard pans), and a Crown Treasure Hunt that led us to the evil Mother Gothel. The children defeated the evil Mother pinata and enjoyed gathering their reward- CANDY!

We then were famished and headed to the kitchen for Pascal the Chameleon cupcakes.

Our Birthday Girl



Our party friends.

Time for presents...Of course, my camera batteries died at this point. Trust me when I tell you that she got a lot of great gifts from her friends and family. Thank you all very much.

This year we decided to get Miriam pre-ballet lessons for her birthday gift. Stay posted for dance updates.

Miriam is turning into such a unique and animated little person.

She has a very sensitive heart.

She always tells Morgan when he gets home from work that she missed him.

She loves to dress up and look pretty.

She loves to carry a copy of The Book of Mormon around and asks me to read it to her.

She likes to play princesses and has a very active imagination.

She gets upset if Luke tells her she is not a big girl.

When Morgan had been away for various rotations or interviews, she tries to keep me company at night by sneaking in my bed.

She is not shy.

I love watching her talk to me. Her facial expressions and body language are Emmy award worthy.

Miriam is my helper and little friend. I am so grateful to have her in our family.

Happy Birthday Miriam!

Our Valentine's Date

For our Valentine's Date we hired a babysitter (that is huge for us!) and made reservations at Medieval Times. Medieval Times is a castle restaurant/show arena designed to take you back to the 11th century. There are six knights that competed for the honored title of King's Champion. We got to eat with traditional 11th century cutlery...our hands. We sipped tomato bisque soup from a pewter bowl, drank Pepsi (don't ask me how that fit into the time period), had garlic bread, chicken, rib and an apple dessert. We were able to see jousting, horse tricks, and of course a princess pine for her captured prince.

But most of all, we got to have an evening ALONE! That was priceless.

Frozen in Georgia

So very, very cold here! Tomorrow will be the 4th day that Luke's elementary school has been closed due to the snow and ice. It just isn't going away!

During Eve's nap on Monday, the kids went out to play in the snow. We had great plans to make a snow family but there was too much ice mixed in with the snow. So we had fun throwing it at each other and the trees.

Take a look at my little snow bunnies:

The world has completely stopped here. The Atlanta airport has cancelled thousands of flights, the government offices are all closed, parts of the freeways have been closed and when I finally braved the grocery store today, there were very few items left down the bread aisle and barely any produce. Let's hope for warmer temperatures soon!