More Sledding

The forecast for last night was that we would get 5-8 inches of snow. So, the boys and I searched all over town for sleds. Late in the afternoon after we had been to three other stores, a friend finally texted me and told me she heard there were sleds at a store I hadn't even heard of. When we walked in the door, the woman at the counter said, "I bet you are here for sleds." Ha! So, we joined the line of five other families and scored two sleds. 

You can probably imagine the frenzy I had worked the boys into with that search. Watching the weather channel last night didn't help. The meteorologist was certain we were in for it. 

Then we woke up to a little dusting of really wet snow. Boo! But, we put on the snow pants Aunt Kathy sent last year and went out and sledded for 45 minutes or so anyway. Our outside clothes are in the dryer right now, and then the boys are going to give it another go in a bit. Here's to a SC snowstorm.

Sledding

We got an ice storm in SC last night that left us with a very good sledding hill. We had a really nice sledding hill and no sled. Luckily, neighborhood friends took care of the boys. They sure had a good time. 

Jack is SIX!

Jack turned six years old today. We celebrated his birthday over the weekend with his grandparents, Annie, Shane, and three friends from the neighborhood. It was a LEGO party since LEGOs are definitely Jack's favorite thing in the world. Other favorites:

TV Show- Wild Kratts

Movie- Toy Story 2

Toy- LEGOs (Star Wars Microfighters)

Outside- Bicycle

Animal- Honey Badger

Future Job- Paleontologist

Book- Duck For President or Library Mouse

Color- Blue

Food- Pizza and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Game- War or Battleship

For a while there it felt like every time Jack came home from school it was with a new gap in his mouth where a tooth used to be. He has lost six so far. He's reading now, which seems absolutely incredible. He's like a walking encyclopedia. If he's heard something once, it is stored in his detailed files! In particular, he loves trivia about animals and Star Wars. And that's a little bit about our Jack on his sixth birthday. Happy birthday, buddy!

Table Rock State Park

We went to Table Rock State Park yesterday intending to hike up to the top of the mountain. That didn't happen. It was quite a climb; a climb that had all of our legs screaming when we got out of the car after the drive home. But, it was beautiful and fun to spend time together, and Jack and Luke have the Table Rock stamp on their South Carolina Junior Ranger passport. 

Megan and Crew

It was a few days of fun like freeze tag, light saber battles, and hiking when Megan and three of her bridesmaids came for a visit earlier this week. It sure was nice to have some company in the middle of winter. We love you, Meggie!

Photo by Jack

Photo by Jack