snow in VA

Friday night it snowed and snowed and snowed some more. On Sunday we couldn't go to church, we hiked to my mom's house for lunch (up hill both ways lol). And after lunch, Emilee, Tom, Taylor, and my nephew, Jesse decided to sled on the road by our house. It was my job to yell "car" when someone was coming up the road. This was actually few and far between as most people had the sense to stay home. They enjoyed a good track of snow til the snow plow came through later in the afternoon and messed up their ride. The first pictures are from our deck and our backyard. It was a fun time, so ok now, bring on the sunshine!

Spirit Week

This was spirit week at Taylor's school. A week of fun days getting to dress in outfits that fit the days' themes - "sports day", "occupation day" (Taylor agreed to go as a veterinarian just so she could take her stuffed dog, Princess, to school), "patriotic day" (had to dress in red/white/blue). Today was blue and gold day, Timberlake's school colors. Kids go all out, dying their hair with temporary colors of blue and yellow, face paint, crazy shirts and the chance to wear blue jeans which doesn't happen very often.

But Taylor rose above it all...she left for school this morning with a gold T-shirt and matching yellow and white sweater and a blue jeans skirt, with a gold hair band to accessorize. Oh, and don't forget sparkly shoes. A princess does not lower herself to the frivolity of face paint and such. By the time she gets to high school we fully expect her to ask for Vera Wang in blue and gold for spirit week.

Our Sunday School Class Rocks

So our Sunday School class, or as they are maturely known these days, ABC's (adult Bible Classes) really does rock. We have the best group of friends to hang out with and some of our class decided it would be fun to have an 80's night, to dress up in 80's fashions and play 80's trivia, name that tune to music from that decade, and just have some good times. I had lots of fun dressing like I did in my 20's, the 1980's was a really fun time for Tom and I, but not as great as this decade will be. I couldn't talk Tom into dressing like Duran Duran or Jon Bon Jovi but we had lots of fun anway.

Christmas Break

We have a family tradition of going camping right after Christmas and we celebrate the New Year on the coast where everyone puts off fireworks on the beach to bring in the new year. This year our truck broke down but our resolve to be at the ocean was still there so we took a chance and found a place through the internet and headed for Myrtle Beach. Our hotel was a delightful surprise and we enjoyed a few days of a great indoor pool and a little shoppin' at the outlets.

Happy New Year! May you always have a shell in your pocket and sand in your shoes :)