"Yeah, Baby! Snow!"

These were SL's exact words when he opened the door Sunday morning to let Kringle out. We did not tell them that it was snowing, we just told them to let the dog out and they were so surprised and totally excited!

Ben took a quick photo of the house and snow before we let the kids loose! The kids ate breakfast before they went out in the yard. Now they had already been on the porch and as close to the edge as they could go before breakfast. While they were finishing their pancakes, Ben slipped outside. I told them to walk out onto the porch and look at the big deer in the snow-that is when Ben got them both with snowballs! Totally not my idea! I am not sure who had the most fun yesterday! SL wasn't real happy that his pjs were covered in snow and said I told them a lie about the deer! I quickly let him know that his dad was my "dear" hubby! Yes, my crazy husband has on shorts in the snow- he had just gotten back from his morning gym visit (he leaves around 4:30 am)! SL heading inside and away from daddy's snowballs!
Havey just started firing them back at Ben!Ben made Charli a baby snowman! Charli was not pleased about putting all of these clothes on! Poor thing she could barely sit up in them, much less crawl around! She just kept rolling everywhere, like a little rollie pollie!

Once this girl got outside she was just fine! She loved the snow! Havey and Charli had a blast in the snow! SL was inside at this point, warming up by the fire.
Havey makes a snow angel while Charli watches. Havey's snow angel
Charli made a snow angel, with my help!Ben and Havey get the sled ready! They better hurry, the snow is starting to melt!
Havey loved being pulled on the sled!Charli tasted some snow- it must have felt good to her gums. She is getting her third tooth. Havey and Ben made sure it was "clean" snow! Havey had already warned me to stay clear of the yellow snow! (Kringle had already been out taking care of business!)

Look real close at the door and you can see 3 little ones peeking outside! What a great surprise for them to wake up to on Sunday!
Charli thought that the sled was pretty cool to just sit on! Thanks Mr. Bobby and Mrs. Martha for sharing your sled!
Ben and his Charli-bug- she is getting fired-up because she wants to be put back down in the snow and Ben is preparing to take her back inside!
Charli is getting warmed up by the fire!
Me and SL made a medium sized snowman.Ben and the boys having another snowball fight! SL was ready this time!

They were so proud of this big snowman!

The boys rolled the head for the big snowman while Ben and I rolled his body!

Havey got pulled on an inflatable tube by Mr. Hayes! He really didn't care that there wasn't a whole lot of snow left; it was tons of fun anyway!

He was determined to enjoy every bit of the snow, even if it was melting away!

He thoroughly enjoyed his day! He stayed out for a long time, would come in to warm up with some hot chocolate by the fire and then would be gone again!

The Starkville Academy Kindergarten classes performed the sweetest play, We Like Sheep, about Jesus Christ our Shepherd and how he loves us even when we are grimey sheep!Stephen Louis was Ramsey in the play and he did great! He had a lot of lines to learn and they sang a lot of songs, but he knew every single one of them. We were so proud of him! Me and my sweet sheep!
Sheep gone mad!! He did wonderful during the play and so I suppose he was letting it all out now! He was also very ready to put on his school uniform and get out of this sheep costume!
Aunt Jo rode to Starkville with Mom for Stephen Louis' play. We all had so much fun together; wish they could have stayed longer!
The kids gave Pop a black lab for his birthday. They named him Cruiser and this was such a big surprise for Pop. We were amazed that they kept it a secret!
The boys were so excited I bought a King Cake for Mardi Gras! They were thrilled by all of the decorations and treats on the top- no baby on the inside though. The store either forgot or considered it a choking hazard!
Our cool dude gets his Wolf badge in Boys Scouts. The Pinewood Derby Race is this weekend, be looking for photos! His car is really neat; him and Pop built it together.
Gross, I know, but everyone needs a photo of their little one eating their first Biter Biscuit. They are supposed to be messy after eating one of those things!

"What ya got for this little girl to eat? Yum, dinosaur oatmeal, poptarts, and granola bars!" She only thought she was going to tear into one of these snacks, but she was caught by her brother.

Charli decides to cook something herself with my pots and pans. This keeps her busy for a couple of minutes while I prepare meals. She stays even more interested when I hide Cheerios in the pot and put the lid on it.
SL put all of his Webkinz down for a nap one morning. He told me they were cold, so he covered them up!