It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Riddle me this: What's the opposite of 'Christmas in July'?
Answer: Summer in January

This weekend has been unseasonably warm, which is ironic considering the ground was covered with snow 3 weeks ago! We took advantage of the sun and un-pollenated air and spent a couple hours in the yard today. . . just playing :)

There was scooter riding,

golfing,

laying in the shade,

dancing around,

Jeep driving,

car cruising,

bike riding,

joy riding,

and lawn mowing.
Needless to say, the boys had a blast soaking in some warms rays and fresh air. Bedtime could not come soon enough for either of them- haha!

Southern Prep Revisited

Katie and I took Harrison, Millie Kate, Beckham, and Brooks to Southern Prep today. We took Harrison and Beckham a few times when they were small, but haven't been back since. They have moved locations since our last visit and grown significantly. Needless to say, the kids were just excited to be out of the house! (click here for more information about Southern Prep) I showed Beckham some pictures of he and Harrison in the sponge pit from 2 years ago, and he rightfully started calling it "the block store". All he could talk about last night and this morning was going to "the block store" with Harrison- SUPER excited!

Beckham's skills have improved light years over the past year+, so he was able to do and enjoy so much more! He could actually JUMP on the trampoline (and keep his balance).

They had a special area for the wee little ones. Brooks took advantage of a moment to check out some baby girl hiney :)

But he bored quickly of the "baby" area and wanted to try tackling the big kid obstacles.

I had a proud mommy moment when Beckham got on the balance beam and was able to walk most of the way without holding on to me!

Beckham probably went up this steep ladder and down this giant slide at least 10 times. Champ!

Brooks thought he was just such a big boy climbing on everything. We'll have a walker on our hands before long.

And he finally warmed up to the sponge pit right before we left.

Up To No Good

Beckham has taken kindly to having all of his "old toys" around the house. If he is not pushing Brooks around in circles at super speeds (which Brooks loves), he is climbing in the seat himself. Special!

And while his big brother confiscates his baby toys, Brooks is into complete mischief! He bides his time eating dog food, splashing in the water bowl, digging in the plant dirt, pressing buttons on the PS3, trying to get in the potty, or attempting to get to any computer devices (i.e. cable boxes, modems, computer, etc.) Look at that face! The eyes say it all :)

Mr. Bear

Usually when Beckham gets really quiet and "hides" it means there has been a potty accident. But yesterday, I went on the hunt and found him tucked away in his toy closet. When asked what he was doing, he says, "I'm reading to my toys, Mommy!"

The teddy bear sitting next to him is his "class bear". He goes home with the best behaved kid of the week and is meant to encourage reading. Beckham has gone to bed with Mr. Bear the past 2 nights and stayed in his bed ALL night long! I see a trip to Build-A-Bear in the near future!

Steeler in Training

Scott and I have started the ever-dreaded P90X exercise videos!!! (updates to come) But in order to do the videos correctly, we needed the necessary equipment- a pull-up bar. Beckham was so excited to get it home and use it. After doing 100 pull-ups, we decided he had earned privileges to watch the Steelers cream the Jets in the championship game. Go Steelers!

Merry Christmas to the Boots. . . Finally!

Since my sister and her family went to Idaho for Christmas this year, our gift exchange was slightly delayed. The boys and I went over to her house last Thursday, and once all the kids were home from school, they opened their presents.

We got them all Braves Kids Club memberships, which let me tell you, was nerve-wracking! I had no idea if it would make an 11 year old as excited as it would a 4 year old. But, lucky for us, it did! I think they were all just super excited to know they'd all get to go to some baseball games this year :)

Merry Christmas!

Spaghetti!

Nothing beats a baby with spaghetti face!

Fort Ebony and Ivory

During the snowstorm, my antsy self attempted to turn the formal living room into a playroom for the boys, since Beckham had already dubbed the room the "train room". I moved all the furniture that I could into the dining room, which left only the piano (and the wall decor). In order to incorporate the piano into the new toy headquarters, Beckham helped me make a new fort out of it. It is his new favorite spot to read and HIDE. Lucky for us, when we say "Beckham, where are you?" he still answers "right here!".

O-R-E-O

Snow Day 2011 #1

It snowed. . . a lot!!!

Georgia closed down today for some snow/ice. We got about 6 inches of snow with about 1/4 an inch of ice on top. Not Frosty snow, but we still managed to have fun!

Beckham REALLY enjoyed laying in the snow and making a snow angel- haha!

But Brooks really did love sitting/crawling in the snow.

some of the foliage in our yard

And Scott looked super hot in his camo throwing snow balls at EVERYTHING.

Since all the stores in the area were sold out of sleds/sledding materials, Beckham took pleasure just walking on the road where all the kids had sledded.

Please listen hard so you can hear him saying "crunch" every time he took a step.

And Brooks was so tolerant of just being plopped in the snow. So cute!

Back to the Basics

Our projection lamp blew out on our LCD t.v. on Friday, so we've had to move to the office to watch t.v. I ordered "next day" delivery for the replacement lamp, which f.y.i. means "next BUSINESS day". So. . . since I thought it would come Saturday, and as it turns out it was not supposed to come until Monday, it won't be here until Tuesday or Wednesday due to our weather predicament. Long story short, Scott is going insane without his big screen and Playstation and we're stuck in the office for a few more days!

Dog-watching