Winter Blast

We woke up the day after to Christmas to this beautiful snow. I couldn't believe it! I thought I was back in Colorado.

It had to be a lest 6 inches thick. Brody was having a blast trying to make snowballs.

 Good thing we didn't have to go anywhere cause I didn't want to have to move all that.

 Good thing we didn't have to go anywhere cause I didn't want to have to move all that.

Snow men were attempted but when you don't have the right gloves it just doesn't work.

After about 30 minutes of this, it was time to come in. Oh dear, I forgot how your clothes get soaking wet.



Oh Christmas tree

Oh how I've missed thee. I bought this tree in 2006 and only used it once because either we were on vacation or lived in a space too small.

But this year it's getting put to use.

 Unfortunately some of my ornaments were broken due to moving. I am not one of those people whose ornaments are all matchy- matchy. I like to mix it up and somehow it all works for me.

At least Mr. Reindeer made it.

This is one my friend Sharon gave me years ago.  I love that it opens up like an egg.

My Oklahoma cowboy boot

My homemade angels I love these. Years ago my friends Pam and Jami sat around Pam's kitchen table and made these, I always think of them when I take these out.  

The all important LSU ornaments

It always makes me laugh when non-SEC fans come to our house cause they always ask what does LSU mean? Or I had no idea you liked LSU so much. People from Louisiana are crazy about our teams.

 Saints football ornament and it was bought way before they won the Super Bowl.

My husband bought this candle holders for Christmas and I had to use them right away. Check out the bottom I can fill it with whatever I want.

Rocking around the Christmas tree.

Pumpkin Farm

The kids and I spent a fun day at Hill Ridge Farms and it was one of the best activities we did this Fall. A couple of neighbors told me about it last year, but we weren't able to go. I highly recommend this place if you live in eastern North Carolina. This place had a little bit for everyone to do, just wish we would have gotten there earlier since it closes at 6pm.

This is a child size maze. Syd likes to think she is still a child.

I had so much fun watching and hearing all the screaming people came down the slide. So glad I got this shot.

What a cutie pie!

Someone kept changing their mind on which pumpkin to take home.

This covered wagon was our ride to and from the pumpkin patch.

A rare picture of them both smiling and looking at the camera

After a long wait we finally got on the train. It's not the Hogwarts express, but it will have to do.

Evidently jumping on hay bales is a lot of fun, I don't think Brody actually jumped.

Show me something Missouri

I'm trying to catch up on my blog post and vowing not to get behind again. We decided to visit my husbands family in Missouri, right before school started. Missouri is a lot prettier in the summer but we always seem to go when it's cold so this was a nice treat. Missouri is where my husband grew up, he had some great memories of living there and always talks about moving back someday. I think we'll have to think about that, only because I'm always saying there is nothing to do, and it's the middle of nowhere.  

We spent most of our time at my mother-in-laws house catching up and hearing stories about my husband when he was a little boy. Our son is definitely made from the same mold as his daddy. I always wonder where he gets his energy. He is so funny and he always coming up with things that make us say "what in the world is he talking about".  My brother in law came to visit as well and he's a hoot, and good story teller. It was really nice to see them again and I  wished that we lived closer to family. But that is military life you have to go where they send you and make wherever you are home.

 Beautiful fishing areas and the water is so clean.

 Picking up sticks for the roaring fire, he is so anxious to start. I don't think these sticks are gonna cut make that much difference.

 Uncle Dave gets it started and oh boy he has a new best friend.

 

 This place is called Boiling Springs I am not sure why, because this spring is freezing and it just looks like a hole in the side of a cliff that looks so deep I wouldn't dare let Brody get too close.

 Down the road a bit there is a small beach where people go and float on the water, jump in from a rope swing and hang out in their lawn chairs. 

This old building was awesome, it was really big and I wish we'd had more time I would have taken our picture in front of it.  

This is a local fish hatchery and we went to take a look at all the trout and feed them.

I wish we could have brought a net, I love trout.

On the way home we stopped in Tennessee and went to Wonder Works with the kids. I had no idea how much fun this place was. They give great military discounts for all you dependents and active duty members. My camera died right after this picture otherwise, I would have posted some the fun stuff they had to do inside.