Celebrating the Boot of the Boot

Savannah was so thrilled to be released from OrthoCarolina and the wearing of the big gray boot today!  Of course she wanted to celebrate with icecream . . and topped it with a candle that she insisted on lighting and blowing out. :)  There was some confusion as she led her own happy birthday song with Preston.  HA!  Never the less, we are all thankful the boot got the boot today!

Basketball & Hockey

So our weekends have been full of basketball lately . . . with both kids playing it literally takes up most of our Saturday with a morning and afternoon game too.  However, it's been super fun to see both Savannah and Preston improve on the court!  The half time shows are always interesting as well . . .  recently Dave got selected to volunteer for this halftime showdown of musical chairs.  Although he was out in the first round it was still fun to watch. :)

This weekend Preston also enjoyed a hockey game with Dave and his Y Guides tribe. Savannah and I opted NOT to attend and instead spent the night shopping and preparing for Preston's school valentine party that I'm in charge of.  I have to say the quiet was a breath of fresh air!

Winter Storm Bust

For days the talk of the city was the huge winter storm that was going to dump 6+ inches of snow on Charlotte . . . well that ended up being nothing but nasty cold rain and a bit of ice.  It did snow for about 30 minutes this morning, enough to cover the grass and make the kids think that it was enough to sled in. :(  So while they were out trying to play in the ice and sled in the snow, Dave and I made good use of our time by sorting through old records and getting ready for tax time.  Once the kids came in they had a weekend long project of shredding!  Here's to hoping we actually get a good winter storm this year!

New Year *Fun*

What were we to do with school being out such a long time after Christmas??  CLEAN!!  There was one day when I left for the gym and gave the kids my famous 100 item challenge . .  they had to work together to come up with 100 items to donate!  It's insane that it only took them about 30 minutes to accomplish this! I also got a bit ambitious myself with my new Norwex wand.  Since it was time to change the filters I decide to finally get them super clean.  This envirowand is amazing.  It gets the dust off better than the vacuum!

And our reward for such hard work was a trip to their favorite theater, the one with leather reclining seats.  We saw Sing and it was okay.  The kids loved it . . and well, I just loved sitting below them (reserved seating) and enjoying an hour without hearing "mama"!