Redheaded Adventures

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Touching Silver - literally

As a family we love watching the Olympics - finding countries on the map, learning new sports, cheering on new favorites (usually based on what color they are wearing or what their name is) and always cheering on USA!!!

Tonight we went to the Mall to meet a "for real" Olympian - Elana Meyers. We got to touch the silver - literally. Elana won silver in the 2 man bobsledding this year in Sochi and a bronze in the Vancouver games in 2010. She's not only from Douglasville but her family lived in our neighborhood until recently. Maybe the kids sledding on cookie sheets in the backyard might bring some precious metal our way one day :) Right now stainless steel will have to be the shine in our Olympic aspirations.

Lucy holding bronze and Samuel holding the Silver!

Lucy wrote a note to Elana
"Thank you for working hard for USA. My name is Lucy. I am 6 years old. I've been cheering for you. Congratulations for your silver medal. I know it took alot of work. When it snowed I went sledding. It was alot of fun!"

We stood behind Elana while the local news interviewed her.

Monday, February 24, 2014

checking in

We're here, we're alive, kids are precious (Lydia was sick last week, then Lucy got it and now Samuel is home with the crud), life is full.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Triple the fun!

Lucy with R and R

More snow

This snow was perfect for a snowball fight, snowman and more sledding! Lots of ice falling from the trees and sunshine

Friday, January 31, 2014

Snow Day?

What do you do when there is a snow day and it's sunny and 50 degrees and the roads are clear...

1. We play some more because - you can never do too much of that on a snow day

2. Channel our electric personality

3. Make a grocery list - and shop (and be grateful for the abundance that is always provided)

4. Head to the zoo to use those passes Papa and Grandma gave you for Christmas - because we were curious if the gorillas were having snow fights (FYI - no snow ball fights spotted).

5. Monkey around with the animal statues.

6. Enjoy the family

7. Laugh at the elephants who probably don't know what to do with the white stuff that is finally melting.

8. Nap on the way home - because - well - just because.

One daredevil

Lydia insisted on sledding from the top of the hill - about a 1/4 of the way down she realized this was not going to be a slow ride and she screamed bloody murder. I was at the bottom to keep her from running into the one stump at the bottom of the hill - by the end of the day she was riding the sled with the big kids and laughing all the way.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

The snowmen

The snowman has some friends - a baby with a mowhawk and a cyclops.

The snow was so powdery we had to make our snowmen like sand castles - with buckets - but the kids couldn't resist.

more sledding

Lucy in the front of a sled and Samuel on the Flyer - down our sweet neighbor's driveway

sledding

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Round Three

We went out 3 times today for sledding and stayed as long as we could stand. By round three I think we had accumulated 15 - 20 extra people in our back yard and loads of fun - Oh what fun!

Snow Day 2014

For real sledding

The snow man

Lydia and "Olaf" the snowman

hot chocolate outside

rosy cheeks inside

utter joy at the hot chocolate and fun!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The first for #2

Her first baby tooth came out today. YIPPEE!!!!!

giggles and fun

Sledding with cookie sheets

We're all about being resourceful with our cookie sheets...and that hill is amazing!

Let it SNOW!!!!

After about an hour of snow fall I decided I should go get the kiddos from school. My 30 minute round trip ended up taking about 4 hours!!!! Craziness. We parked in a nearby neighborhood and walked home. Grateful for the warm cozy house and crazy hill for sledding (and sweet neighbor who brought over warm pumpkin bread!)

Snow angels - with Oreo to play in the snow!