Annie!

Amelia and I had a girls' night out the other night and saw the musical "Annie" at the Classic Center in Athens. Luckily it was very entertaining for Amelia because it didn't end until almost 11pm! We had a great time, though and saw lots of people that we knew there. We are now focused on getting to bed early the rest of the week to prepare for our busy weekend!

SNOW!!!

Our Wednesday night at church ended with much excitement... it started snowing! All of the kids were SO excited! Mitchell and Amelia could not wait to get home and play in it (although it was barely covering the ground). But it hasn't snowed here in abour 3 years, so it was hard to contain the enthusiasm. You should have seen Jake in the snow... he loved it! He just ran all over the yard and ate as much as he could. Although Bailey has never seen snow either she was much calmer (we did have her on a leash so she wouldn't take off). We know that it probably won't last through tomorrow so we are enjoying the view while we can! Have fun!

Ripstik!

Mitchell had one big thing that he wanted to spend his Christmas money on... a Ripstik! It's a lot like a skate board, but with only 2 wheels on the bottom (think skateboard/rollerblade combo). He has gotten really good at it already! I have to admit that Dave and I have both tried it... though we are not as successful with it as Mitchell is... it is a lot of fun, though!

Busy Weekend!

We all had a very busy, but also very fun, weekend. Amelia started out performing in "Bugsy Malone" on Friday night... the show was great! On Saturday morning we got to go and bring Jake home with us! He is so cute and everyone in the house is getting used to his presence (even Callie, our cat!). He has only had a few accidents and us really doing very well with going outside to go to the bathroom. He is also very sleepy at night and only wakes up once to go outside (sounds sort of like starting out with another baby!). We have all had so much fun with him so far! Saturday afternoon Mitchell and Amelia both had basketball games and Amelia performed again Saturday night and Sunday afternoon... so pretty much a revolver door here! I will pretty much be staying around the house this week to let Jake get used to things (and to train him), so hopefully it will be a little bit more relaxing!

Fun news!

We just got back from a fun family outing... we are getting a new puppy! On the way home from work on Tuesday morning I made my usual stop at Starbucks and saw a flyer with the cutest puppies on it... but one really stood out to me-- the chocolate and white one! I showed the pictures to Dave and he agreed to go and see the puppy. We totally surprised Mitchell and Amelia (they thought that we were just going out to eat) and didn't tell them until we pulled up to the house. We all fell in love with him there and will be able to pick him up on Saturday! We discussed names over dinner after that and came up with a great one... Jake! We are all so excited!

A Star Is Born... Again!!

Amelia is rehearsing a lot this week for her upcoming musical "Bugsy Malone"... another performance with the Oconee Youth Playhouse. This will be Amelia's 6th musical with them! Amelia is in the Show Biz Kids cast with about 15 other girls her age... they have so much fun being together in the dressing room! These pictures are of the first dress rehearsal yesterday... parents are not allowed to watch, so I will post some pictures of them on stage if we get any good ones this weekend. Aren't they cute!!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Today is Grandma's BIG day... although we won't tell how many years!! We helped her celebrate at our house a few nights ago and had lots of fun. We wanted to make sure that we said a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the real day!!

Going to the American Girl store!!

Today Amelia got to make her first trip to the American Girl store in Atlanta (along with Mommy and Grandma) to spend her gift cards that she got for Christmas from Santa and Aunt Debbie. She went thinking that she was just going to buy some clothes for her two dolls, but ended up leaving the store with a new doll (Mia) and a ton of stuff that go along with that doll! We also recently scored some reservations and got to have lunch at the Bistro there! The dolls had there own chairs at the table and menus! The food was great! As Amelia described it, it was "an awesome day!"

Mitchell also got to have some fun hanging out with Granddad today. They made a early morning trip to Target to let Mitchell buy a "Ripstik" that he wanted (sort of like a skateboard). Then they had lunch at Dairy Queen and saw the movie "The Water Horse" which they both loved!

A great day for everyone! (Oh... except for poor Dave who had to go to the dentist!)