Snow!

Yay!  After what felt like years without any good snowfalls, we actually got one in mid-February.  It started snowing in the evening so the kids played out in the snow until dark.  And, the next morning, in true Charlotte fashion, we had the snow for a few hours before it was as if it had never happened. 





























{gator’s trying to warm up in a sunbeam.}

Instagrammin’ in February

Our February in a nutshell.  Closing in on getting current with photos from the big camera, but, for now, these pictures I posted to Instagram throughout the month to document the daily things will have to do.

underarmour twins | half birthday celebration | me and the kids at the secret garden performance | reading break | 10 things i love by jack | reading a classic | all you need is… | teaching his bud some skateboard tricks | “this chair is killer” | a session of 6-month sweetness | a run in the rain | dinner with uncle al… | …and aunt claire | fuzzy wuzzy needs a haircut | “rowse are red, vilets are blue. guess what? your so cool.” | happy valentine’s day! | snow! | winter wonderland | enjoying the snow as late as possible | “it’s snowing!” | standing in a sunbeam to warm up | date night | les miserables! | the show after the show | lovely day for a walk with the whole family | annual 1st grade hallway fairy tale bulletin board showdown by the moms | asked me to have lunch with him | the calm before the storm | we gotta’ wear shades | blinded

Florida in January

In mid-January the kids and I flew down to visit my parents in Florida because we hadn’t seen them over the holidays.  Now that the kids just sit in booster seats in the car, flying with them is so much easier—they just carried their booster seats onto the plane themselves, and all through the airport actually—so the 2-hour flight made a 4-day weekend visit to my parents near St. Pete, Florida totally doable.  It actually snowed here in Charlotte the morning we flew out, not enough for any delays, but the kids played in snow and then we got on a plane and flew to Florida and that evening swam outside in Nonni and Papa’s pool.  It was a fun turnabout and the trip to Florida was a nice break from this long winter.

We got to celebrate my dad’s birthday with him (that photo and more from our trip were posted to instagram), Ellla and Jack did lots of swimming in the pool and cuddling with Nonni and Papa, and we even had time for a wonderful beachside dinner (the kids spent more time playing on the beach than eating, but I guess that was the point).  Of course, 4 days did not feel like a long enough visit, but we’ll take every moment we can get with Nonni and Papa.  It was a nice, albeit brief, visit.










{the lovely spot where we enjoyed dinner.}
And some pool time and then cuddling.