The Best Day Ever

I know some of you have been anxiously awaiting an entry to the blog. I won't name names (Mimi!!!!) but I was really just waiting for something big to blog about. I mean, it's winter, it's tax time, Libby WILL NOT walk, Cooper's just going to school - nothing too exciting. Until yesterday that is...

IT SNOWED!!! I was trying to think of the last time it snowed in Macon. I'm thinking it was about 6-7 years ago. Cooper had never seen snow I'm sure. I promise he made the most of it.

Libby wasn't really sure what was going on but she liked it.

Cooper called me while it was snowing (from the Monster Truck Jam - woo hoo!) and told me that when he got home he needed me to meet him outside, he needed to "show" me something - oh, and I needed to stand REALLY still... so tricky!

When we sat down to eat dinner (with our surprise guest, Uncle Andy) he told us that it had been the best day of his life :)

Oh, and I'll promise to do better with the blogging (I can't believe I missed the whole month of February!).

Happy Birthday Libby!

Wow! I seriously cannot believe it has been a whole year since we got that wonderful call that our baby girl was born! I will never forget sitting in my office working on payroll tax returns and David calling me saying, "go home, pack some stuff and come to Jacksonville - we have a girl!" I didn't even know which way to turn! And little did I know what a special little girl we had. She was so tiny that cold day in January and look at her now!

Her birthday happened to fall on Saturday so we had a "dinner party" which everyone in my family found hilarious. Seriously it was just me being lazy. I knew I was going to have to feed everyone so why not incorporate it into the party! CeeGee, Papa, Jill, Jackson, Nanee, Paw Paw, and Andy all came for the celebration. We ate lasagna and had a WONDERFUL birthday cake. I can tell it was wonderful because it disappeared in a flash - David thought I hid it from him.

Libby didn't really feel her best but she was still sweet. She didn't quite dig into her cake like Cooper did but she is a girl, after all. I guess she didn't want to get dirty. Cooper took up any slack though.

Sunday Cooper started playing in a 3-week winter soccer league. He had a blast and even got to be the goalie for a while. He made several saves - what a little athlete we have!

Merry Christmas (finally)

Well, it was almost a month ago but I think I remember us having a pretty good Christmas... whatever, we had a GREAT Christmas! Some of the highlights -

We got up on Christmas Eve and Cooper announced it was time to open a present. Cooper opened a Batman Lego Wii game from us. I'm proud to say that one month later I have to say it's his favorite gift. He is obsessed (and VERY good at it). CeeGee and Papa came over that afternoon. It was a hectic day of course. We opened a few more gifts. Cooper got a Foosball table and Libby got a baby doll. She immediately knew to "love" the baby, how sweet is that? When Jill (finally) showed up (some things never change, even on Christmas!) we had dinner, our traditional barbecue. I know, some people think that's weird but I've eaten barbecue on Christmas Eve every year since birth so it's quite traditional to me. Finally, it was time to put out the cookies and milk and reindeer food and go to bed.

We woke up the next morning and guess what...Santa had come! I don't know who reported to Santa but my kids were NOT as good as the gifts reflected - just kidding. Cooper got a bike, more wii games, clothes, etc. Libby got lots of cool baby toys but I have to say the wrapping paper all over the floor was more entertaining. Santa could have saved his money I guess.

The rest of the day was a blur. We ate, played and tried to clean up. Oh, and ate some more.

Friday we packed up and drove to Tennessee for round 2. Santa had filled stockings there too and somehow Cooper was able to get a sneak peak at his before anyone else! Cheater! Everyone else (and I mean everyone - Rusty, Kristin, Sophie, Lucy, Conner, Emma, John Conner, Dana, Charlie, Carson and Caroline) trickled in later that night or Saturday. More fun, fun, fun!!! The kids had a blast! They all got lots of great toys but they had just as much fun playing hide and seek.

All and all it was a great time!