One day last week while Scott was out of town, the kids and I kept busy by making our own orange juice in our juicer.

Fischer isn't a big fruit lover but he will drink a cup of fresh-squeezed orange juice. I haven't let him in on the fact that he's drinking fruit juice. :)

They loved helping me juice, and took turns putting the pieces into the juicer and pushing them down! And yes, Fischer is drinking his out of a shot glass.. he will drink more that way. Whatever it takes to get some fruit in him. :)

Later that day, the kids and I headed to Whole Foods to pick up a few things and have dinner. Fischer loves their pizza and Addison loves their chicken wings, and I got to make myself a salad. Everyone was happy, and we were sure to text Scott some pictures. :)

The day after "the big snow" the kids kept asking for hot chocolate. How could I say no when it was so cold outside and there was still snow everywhere?!

They made sure to get every last drop.. and I think half of Fischer's ended up on his face. :)

Last Saturday (February 16), Addison and I headed to Greenville for a birthday party. When we left, the weather was nasty - very cold, rainy and even a tiny bit of snow.  An hour down the road, it wasn't raining and not nearly as cold. Addison and I stopped for lunch at Chick-Fil-A in Greenville and it was even a little bit sunny.

The party was at a Gymnastics place and Addison had a lot of fun. She said she wants to do Gymnastics instead of dance now. :)

We headed home and Scott told me the weather here was really bad and the snow was coming down and actually sticking! Addison and I got home around 8 that night, and I had to drive about 25 mph as we got close because the roads were really bad!

I pulled into the driveway and saw this! Scott and Fischer had been busy!

Addison played a few minutes but wasn't dressed appropriately, so we promised we'd play the next morning. We kept our fingers crossed that the snow would still be there. :)

It was and we had a great time. It was really cold because it was only about 8:30 am, but we knew the snow would melt later in the day.

Scott took Addison on a four wheeler ride, the kids made snow angles and just played for awhile.

I think i'ts safe to say that Lucy liked it more than any of us - she had so much fun and would have spent the whole day outside if we would have let her!

I'm so happy we got a day's worth of snow so the kids could play but also very glad we don't have to deal with it on a regular basis!

I love this picture of our first snow in this house!

Last week, the kids and I made birthday chains (or "chain rings") as they like to call them. We did one for each day leading up to their birthdays, and each morning they removed one until there were none left!

It was a rainy day, and a last minute idea of mine to make them, but it kept them busy for awhile! They picked their 2 colors, cut their own strips and did the glue with just a little help from me!

Over the weekend we had to go to Lowe's to get a few things.

I had no idea they had these pull-along baskets but they were a huge hit with the kids!

And what's a trip to Lowe's without trying out some lawn mowers? In your sunglasses, of course!

These sunglasses later fell into the toilet at Subway (pre used, thank goodness) but needless to say they got a good wash in the dishwasher. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

The kids didn't have school today, so they took their valentines to school yesterday. Addison came home with a lot of cute valentines, and Fischer will bring his home tomorrow.  I am so proud of my kids because they wrote their own names on each of their valentines! It took awhile because they'd only do a couple at a time, but it was worth the extra work!

Here they are yesterday morning before going to school. Addison wore her hair up to school both Monday and Wednesday - and she chose to do that! This is not normal for her so we will see if it continues!

This morning, I gave the kids their Valentine's Day baskets.

They each got a book, some play doh, some new underwear and Fischer got a harmonica and Addison got a "hand fan." She is obsessed with this "hand fan" now so we'll see how long it lasts. :)

While I was getting lunch ready, the doorbell rang. I got flowers from Scott! This is not a normal Valentine's Day thing for him (flowers, I mean) so it was a nice surprise. He has been gone and will be home late tonight, so at least I will get to see him for a minute tonight! I have a cupcake and a card waiting for him! Addison took the picture of me with the flowers so I could send Scott a picture of them!

Sometimes when you feel yucky, dressing up like a princess and watching TV makes it all better. :)