Snow!!

To top off our wonderful winter break we had a beautiful snow fall one night and woke up to a winter wonderland! It didn't last long, but we still enjoyed the view!

"Wicked" girl's night away!

Back on Amelia's birthday (last June) we gave her a night away with me and Grandma to go and see "Wicked" the musical... the time finally arrived!! We had an awesome night staying in a nice hotel, having dinner with my best friend, Angie, and seeing "Wicked"! We were even treated to a back stage tour before the show, thanks to Dave Wilson!! It was so cool seeing the sets, costumes, dressing rooms, makeup areas, etc...! Since Amelia was out of school on Monday we stopped and did a little shopping on the way home... a perfect girl's trip!

Skiing the Wolf!

Being the bad parents that we are, we took the kids out of school a half day early to head up to NC for some good skiing! We left Wednesday afternoon and stayed overnight in Asheville... Mitchell and Amelia thought that it was so cool that they could swim outside in the pool while the snow was coming down (the pool had a connection in the water between the inside and outside)! We headed up to Wolf Ridge on Thursday morning and enjoyed skiing the entire day.... we even had fresh snow to ski on! We are already looking forward to the next time!

Grease is the word!!

Amelia was in her 10th production with Oconee Youth Playhouse in January! OYP put on the musical "Grease"... and Amelia and other cast members performed in 6 shows over two weekends. Amelia did a wonderful job in her role as a Doo Wap kid and had so much fun!

Lazy Days of Winter!

Like I said before, we had a very relaxing time over our Christmas break... everyone in our house participated in the laziness! As you can see, Jake has found his favorite spot to sleep at night... in Amelia's bed!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Grandma was actually on a cruise for her birthday, so we had to wait until a little later to celebrate. We had a great dinner at Mirko's and then went back to their house for chocolate cake and icecream... a great celebration!

New Year's Eve!

Our great friends Dave and Angie Wilson came to spend New Year's Eve at our house this year... and Mitchell was thrilled to have Reese here, too! Amelia also had her best friend Isabella here, so we had a great time ringing in the new year together! On New Year's Day we took a tour of UGA's campus, courtesy of Dave, then came home and prepared a wonderful traditional New Year's Day dinner with pork chops, greens, black eyed peas, mashed potatoes and corn... yummy!! What a great start to our new year!

Catching up... starting with Christmas!!

Christmas 2009 was a very relaxing break for our family... we enjoyed the company of family, many friends who came to visit, and lots of good food and treats! We stayed home the entire break and loved every minute of our wonderful quality time together!