I have no words.

She has them all...

Wow...A book I might be motivated to read...

Mercy's 9 month pics

Sleepy Aedan

then

now

Mercy at 9 months

Aedan has joy!

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snow fun

We have gotten so much snow here this week. It has finally stopped (for now)...the sun came out today, and I saw some blue sky. The snow just didn't want to stop...even this morning, we awoke to the snow falling steady. The boys have had fun it all week. Yesterday they played with our neighbors outside for over an hour. (Josiah even napped that day!) They went sledding together on the hill in our backyards. Today they were only out for about 40 minutes. They weren't quite as entertained since they didn't have the extra company. I've enjoyed the snow this week...I've sipped lots of hot chocolate, and I even listened to some Christmas music yesterday. (haha!) If we ever move somewhere where it doesn't snow, I would definitely miss it. I like our Tennessee snows:)

More sledding videos...Josiah is first, then Aedan:

Standing girl

Mercy Cate has started standing a little. I finally got a picture! Usually I am running for my camara when she stands, and by the time I grab it, she is no longer standing. I think she has great balance and is able to get back to a seated position gracefully. What will be next...walking, I'm sure!

Children's Place Sale!

There is a great online Children's Place Sale going on today!! I found the information on Money Saving Mom. You can get free shipping and an additional 15% off their sale stuff. I got a couple things we needed for the kids at a great price. Click here to go to money saving mom to read more about the deal, and from her page, you can click over to Children's Place.

mystery photographer

a cluttered kitchen table

hmmm...a Clemson shirt (upside down)

a cowboy hat

another shot of the cluttered kitchen table...this time better focused on the puffs

a trampoline

a snow covered hill

a kitchen chair...yes, I do love my chairs

a birthday beanie baby bear and a part of a train set

another angle of the Clemson sweatshirt...this time, right side up

a Diego boat and LEGS!!!

Any guesses on the photographer??? (scroll down to see the answer)

AEDAN!

boys sledding

Yay! I have figured out how to do videos again:) (I'm not sure what it was doing in the upload process.) Here are a couple of videos of the boys sledding. These videos aren't from the most recent snows...Aedan screams as he goes down. Yesterday, though, there was no screaming...just smiles:)

january snow

Yes, we got more snow! Wow! Obviously schools were out yesterday and also today. It wouldn't surprise me if they are out through Thursday, which means no CBS for us:( Ryan took the boys out yesterday and they had a blast. They were outside a long time...playing and sledding, throwing snowballs, and building a snowman. I even bundled Mercy up and took her out for a little bit. She went sledding with Ryan! She seemed quite curious about the snow...she did't cry, so I guess she didn't mind being outside too much.

This is right after Mercy went sledding down the hill with Ryan.

Here is the snowman the boys (and Ryan) built. They named it "Best Friend Snowman".

more snow

We had a surprise this morning...SNOW! We've had some chances for snow this past week...it snowed a little on Wednesday, and then there was a chance for snow on Friday. We didn't get any on Friday, and we just figured that was it...waiting for the snow that is supposed to arrive next week. Ryan took the boys out in the couple inches that we got. They went sledding and then explored around the land accross the street. I'm pretty sure Ryan's arm will be sore tomorrrow from throwing snow balls at the boys:) We now wait for the next system to come. We are supposed to get more...it sure does snow a lot here.

about to play:)

Josiah sledding

Ryan sledding

Mercy Cate watched them for a while. She wanted to play too:)

sweet girl:)

a Walmart find!

I went to Walmart today for everyday grocery shopping: milk, cheese, juice, bananas, chicken, granola bars, and more, I'm sure. On my way toward the check out line, I spotted a clearance rack. I found some jammies for Mercy (when she is older) REALLY cheap. Four out of the five are fleece jammies. I got the one piece fleece ones for $1.75 each, the Minnie Mouse jammies for $1.00, and the snow man jammies for $1.25! Total price for all 5 jammies: $7.50:) Three of them will be for next winter, and the other two will be for the following winter. Be sure to check out their clearance stuff if you need jammies for your little one for next winter:)

Mercy checking out her jammies

Mercy says, "hi!"

Christmas Snow

Here are some pictures of our Christmas snow! They boys had a blast sliding down the hill in their new sleds from Grammy and Grampy. I have videos, but they are still not downloading correctly onto blogger...I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong...oh, well...here are some picutres:

While we got enough to sled on, my mom and Virginia got over a foot! Wow! Here's my mom and sister with Noel, their snowgirl that they built.

addicted?

...maybe so

They LOVE their leapster explorers...at least the games are educational, right?

Prettiest Car Seat Cover

We finally moved Josiah to a booster seat! (His old car seat holds up to 63 lbs, so we were okay...in case your wondering.) It is a little odd to look back and to see him in a booster seat. For Christmas, my mom got Mercy this AMAZING cover to go over Josiah's old car seat. (We'll be moving her into it.) My mom and I searched on ebay for covers and came accross a woman who makes them. My mom ordered one from her...It looks great! Now Mercy has a cute, girly car seat cover! Click here to go the woman's website if your interested:)