Passenger Hunt

Chatham has been very well behaved lately- remembering his please and thank yous; doing what he's told when he's asked. I love what a young man he's becoming. Devin and I decided to reward this good behavior with a treat!

 I had a little scavenger hunt (known by Chatham as a passenger hunt)- and when he got home from school Wednesday there was a note on the front door that told him to go in. Just inside was another note, and another, and another- finally he made his way to the garage and found this......

 Anyone that knows Chatham, knows he has BEGGED for a Gator for every birthday, Christmas  Easter, any  Holiday for the last two years. His face was PRICELESS when he opened the door (I have that picture on the big camera, but this iPhone pic will do for now. He immediately went and picked up Hannah and they drove all over the neighborhood for nearly an hour!

Harper did go for a short ride int he bed of the Gator (with mommy holding on to her) but was perfectly content sitting in her own little ride, beeping the horn.

What we do on a cold winters day....

School let out early one day a few weeks ago and it got icey quick! I am glad we have such good friends that live right next door (on both sides of us) we had a party! The kids did crafts- meet Harry the Spider and Buzz the Bumble Bee.

Before it got too icey Michael and Don ventured out to Papa Murphy's and got 5 BIG pizzas. The Crowders, Tiff and Reg, the Brinkleys, and the Minguses all came over and we chowed down before the kids starting begging to sled and ice skate. We put them off for a bit because it was still sleeting (they finger painted and made the matchbox cars "sled" through the paint.

Around 6:30 the sleet let up and there was a THICK sheet of ice all over the neighborhood. We all got out our sleds and bundled up. (and a can on PAM spray to add some speed) Harper loved going down the bottom half of our driveway. 

 Devin took our kids down and Hannah rode with me- then the kids just "ice skated" around the cul-de-sac while the adults had some fun. We have quite the competitive crowd and a VERY steep driveway! The guys got the golf carts out and did some doughnuts in the cul-de-sac. It was fun to slide all the way down the road, then have the golf cart waiting to drive you back to the driveway. I hope we get some real snow so we can do it again!

Sweet Things

I have developed a MAJOR sweet tooth- it started when I was pregnant with Harper, and just never went away.

 I am always making cookies- and Chatham has loved helping me pick out the treats to put in them. The ones baking above are m&m and butterscotch chip cookies- they were DELISH!

On Superbowl Sunday we had some friends over and I just so happen to be driving by Krispy Kreme when the hot and ready light was on! I had been craving donuts for nearly 2 weeks and finally caved. They were just as good as I had hoped. (I snapped this picture at a stop light and love how baby Sally is peeking out of the diaper bag like she's eyeing the donuts!)

We had a Cupcake/Sweet Shop birthday party to go to also- Harper's Bestie Alee turned 1 on Feb. 5th and had a cute candy shop party at Abernethy Church.

A Sunny MLK, jr. Day

Harper has LOVED her birthday present. Paul and Devin built her a dress up box and we got her all kinds of cool stuff to play with- wands, crowns, bags, boas, tutus, and princess dresses!!

On MLK day we were all off and spent as much time inside as we could, but it was SO pretty that we needed out! There is a new park in town and it is SO sad that we have this park (because Zahra Baker was abused and murdered) but it is SUCH a neat park and a great tribute to her.

 We picked up Lauren to give her Mom and Dad some time to get some house projects done. Tina and Hannah were needing out too, so they met us at Zahra's Park.

 This park was AH-mazing! They had SO many things to do, and it was so big it didn't even seem crowded. There is lots to climb, spin, swing and slide.

 Of course they HATED when I would make them stop long enough for a picture. But as soon as it clicked they were gone again. They talked to whole way home about how much they liked the park. The BIGGEST hit was the slide- it is HUGE!

 Harper would crawl up the side of the hill (instead of taking the stairs) to get back to the slide- she LOVED it. and it is pretty fast! They had all sorts of orbs and twisty turny things that I don't even know what to call them.

Harper's Life at Daycare

Harper LOVES daycare!!! Her teachers LOVE her too!!!! I love that they send me pictures of all the fun she has throughout the day!

Today they had a birthday party for Harper! I brought the cupcakes, but the decorations were all them!!! ALSO, Miss Lo-Lo (as Harper calls her) fixed her hair! I love her little sprig!

She is always so happy in the pictures and I love that she gets to play her little heart out while I'm working! 

 And who needs toys when you can crawl through the "tunnel" under the cribs!!

I am so sad she'll be moving to the toddler room in a few weeks- I just LOVE her infant teachers!