The Geismar Gazette!: January 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Outdoor Fun!

The snow is long gone & today we finally reached the 50 degree mark!! Woohoo! Bella had been begging to go outside when we got home from preschool but it was lunchtime & then naps so I told her she'd have to wait. Of course Noah slept til 5pm but the second we went and got him from the crib, she was begging to go out so I stopped preparing dinner for the time being and off we went to enjoy the beautiful evening! She told me she just wanted to "run" around - I was ready to break out the bikes but she wanted nothing to do with them and told me "tomorrow" I can't remember the last time we enjoyed some mild weather, it's been a few months, that's for sure so we are savoring every minute. And good news - the next 3 days are gonna be sunny & upper 50's/low 60's! I'll take it! Looking forward to afternoons at the park & some family walks!!!

our happy girl

hopscotch time - Noah loves following Big Sis around, everywhere & all the time

little toddler feet hopping along

"hop, hop, hop" is what she kept saying over and over

Mr. Serious checking out the airplanes in the sky

Thursday, January 13, 2011

SNOWED IN!

Well, maybe not snowed in - more like iced in!! We get 6-7 inches of snow here at our house, followed by freezing rain/sleet and that equals one big mess for our state. Andy could not make it into work for 3 days (he finally went in today), schools have been shut down all week with one more snow day tomorrow & we have not left the house since Sunday. Yup, we definately have cabin fever & I don't care what happens tomorrow, we ARE getting out of this house. Bella has gymnastics at 9:30 and we are not missing another week (we had missed the previous two weeks due to illnesses). Ok - maybe not. Literally the second I finished typing that sentence, the gymnastics center called and said they are cancelling classes tomorrow. Guess we will have to figure something else out with the thousands of other kids who are out of school. Or not - everywhere will be too crowded for my liking.

The roads are still icy but MUCH better than the first few days after the storm - tomorrow should warm up to 40 so hopefully, most of the ice on the roadways will be gone. I'm just not comfortable driving, especially with kids, with this stuff. Driving in the snow on Christmas night was scary enough for us so I'm not chancing it. Definately a storm that'll go down in the books. The city of Atlanta has 10 plows - TEN! That's it. I think Marietta has 8. Truckers were stranded on the highways for over 24 hours and their tires started to ICE into the road and they couldn't budge. It's definately been a different week stuck at home but we've survived & we are awaiting the warmer temps tomorrow so we can get out!!

Jan 10, 2011 - back deck

7 inches on our deck table - most we've had in the 7 years we've been in GA.

winter wonderland at our house

a look down the street - so beautiful!

a bundled up Noah - he wasnt too sure about this white stuff, haha!

our neighbor, Max & a smiley Bella

Noah was ready to head in after 10 mins in the snow, haha!

"Frosty!"

A First - Andy Shoveling!! Thanks to our neighbors for letting us borrow their shovel!!

Tues, 1.11.11 - wagon ride through the neighborhood - notice the layer of ice on top of the road...

heading down the icy hill (yea, I almost ate it about 4 times!)

wouldnt you know - a plow spreading some dirt! We were talking our walk at the right time bc the walk home was much easier!

can't leave out a Thomas ride!!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Family Time!

Here are some pictures from when we had Andy's family in town, just after Christmas and through the New Year! We had a great time & cannot wait until their next visit!!!

Grampie (or Grum-pa as Noah likes to say) & Noah

Princess Bella loves her Grampie, esp when he plays Weebee-Wombie with her!

We took a drive up to the N. GA Mtns one day to eat lunch at the Dillard House & to enjoy the picturesque scenary! Snow was still on the ground so that was an extra treat!