Bird Attack

This bird was attacking our front door on & off all day Saturday. It would chirp loudly & then bash into our door over & over again. I'm not sure what it thought it needed inside, but it was pretty determined to break through the door. Sunday morning we woke up to the same sounds of the chirping & bashing we had heard all day Saturday. Maybe, we should put some bird seed somewhere away from the door to try and ward off the attacks!

Kindergarten Marriage Plans

Ryan: Sydney lied to me.
Mom: Why?
Ryan: She said she was going to marry me, and she changed her mind and now she is going to marry Evan.
Mom: What did you say to her?
Ryan: I told her that she already said she was going to marry me. She said she can marry both of us, but I told her she can only marry one person.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

and snow it did. It was predicted we would receive 1-2 inches, but we ended up with about 6 1/2 inches. When we were in West Virginia we would have still went to school or maybe had a 2 hour delay, but in Georgia, it pretty much shut down the streets. Our power was out, trees were falling, school was canceled & the kids were in Heaven!!

The next day the snow turned to ice & everyone enjoyed some sled time



Our Best Dressed Snowmen



The Snow Streakers



After taking off their wet clothes, Cody & Ryan decided it would be fun to run across the fresh snow barefoot & without pants! We have this on video several times, but I will spare you Cody's shrieking screams as his feet began to freeze!

Puddles

I grew up on the Oregon Coast, so rain was a pretty constant memory for me during my childhood. We would be under drizzle/rain 10-12 months out of the year(or so it seemed). Therefore, I don't really enjoy rain all that much & would rather do most of my activities when the weather is dry, not having to fight an umbrella.

However, as a child, there was always one activity I did enjoy doing in the rain...puddle jumping. I walked home from school 1st-5th grade and would always find every small or large pool of water along the way to jump in, over and around(I guess that's why we had a shoe dryer in our home).

These memories came back to me yesterday, as I watched Ryan get off the bus & walk toward the house. He didn't miss a single puddle. I gave a mom shout to "stay out of the water," hoping he wouldn't soak his school shoes(we don't have a shoe dryer)...he just looked up & smiled.

Today it was still raining & Ryan was bored, so I suggested an activity that might be fun:

Puddle Jumping



It was a hit...

When I was a kid...

Have you ever had that conversation with your kids, or heard it from your parents?



A friend posted this video from YouTube on facebook that gives humor to the changes time brings:
"Everything's amazing, nobody's happy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus

Chicken Farm

Casey started a new project at work, so he's got over 1,000 baby chickens at the farm. Ryan loves to help feed them while they are still small, so we all rode out to the farm this week to check out the chicks.



The chickens would huddle in a corner & chirp loudly whenever Ryan went into the pens...I wonder why?



A pose on the cart...



which quickly turned into a competition-who could jump the highest?



I think Cody won.

Kindergarten Crush

Ryan: Sydney said I hurt her feelings today.
Mom: Uh oh, why?
Ryan: Because, she said that I told Gracy if she pulls her tooth out then she'll be my girlfriend. I told Sydney I can have more than one girlfriend. I can have lots of girlfriends.