Saturday, January 31, 2009

What A Week!!!


What an ICE STORM!!!
It was quite an adventure.
We lost power about 2 pm on Tuesday.....and it came back on about 5 on Friday.

It was very destructive to LOTS of the beautiful trees of NWA.
These are the trees in my backyard.
I haven't seen it but I heard that many of the trees on Old Main lawn are destroyed.

One cold little piggie

Courtney, Mark, Ellie, and Hunt came and spent the night on Tuesday night.
They had lost power about 11 on Tuesday so our house was a little warmer!
We had a fun bunkin' party Tuesday night---but by Wednesday night we were tired, cold, and wanting a warm shower!
These pics are all in the DARK--we just had a fire and a few candles--but you can't tell due to the flash.

I thought this picture was funny b/c it looks like Lucy and Hunt know what they are doing with the Leapster and remote!

Henry and Ellie having fun!

Bunkin' Party
Wednesday afternoon we headed out to play
The tube no longer holds air!
Me and Lucy watching the tubing
Wednesday night we had roughed it long enough and we checked into the Clarion.
It was SO nice to have heat and a shower!
Everyone slept good.
Lucy loved playing with herself in the mirror in the hotel room!
After we left the hotel I didn't do very good taking pics......
Thursday afternoon since we STILL didn't have power Courtney and I loaded up all 4 kids and headed to Hot Springs. Russ and Mark had to stay to work.....although Wal-Mart Supercenter was actually closed from Tuesday afternoon until Friday morning.
We were so happy to be in Hot Springs---the weather was nice and sunny and we had electricity! Then things went downhill again!
About 2am Friday morning Henry sat up in bed and threw up all over me and the bed.
He was so sick. I stayed on the couch with him and he countinued to get sick 8 more times!
He was so pitiful. Courtney, Ellie, and Hunt moved down to the Jordan's house (b/c no one was down there) to try to contain the bug. By Friday afternoon, Henry was a little better but still couldn't eat or drink much. Saturday morning I nervously drove us back to Fayetteville with Henry holding a barf bag--ugh! I hate that word!
Everyone else headed to Little Rock to celebrate Ellie's 4th birthday at US Pizza.
Her birthday party was supposed to be Saturday but had to be cancelled due to the weather and the gymnastics place not having power:(
This morning about 4 Lucy came down with the bug. She has handled it better than I could imagine. She is pitiful when she is sick but in the next minute laughing and smiling!
Henry still isn't 100% today---he actually fell asleep watching TV tonight about 6.
Apparently everyone was exposed before we separated them because Mom started getting sick last night and Ellie started getting sick this morning.
Who is next???
What a crazy last week of January?!?
I am ready for SPRING!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Birthday Party

Here are a couple pics from a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese on Saturday.
Henry had lots of fun!!


Lucy LOVES Frank!




Monday, January 19, 2009

Ladybug Tights

I just had to post this to show these cute tights that Lucy has on that my Mom got her.

Telling Hunt a secret!

BOWLING

Last week we went bowling! It was Thursday and Russ was off work and we decided that since Henry loved bowling on the WII we'd let him try it in real life!
He LOVED it! They had bowling shoes in his size and they were so cute!
I was ON the first game and beat them both! But I think my weak arm got tired after the first game and it went downhill from there!

Lucy had fun watching from her stroller

LOVING HER BABY!

Lucy LOVES her baby!
She usually has to play with trains---or cars----which she loves! So I have been trying to teach Lucy about playing with dolls! And she has really started loving her doll--she hugs it and gives it open mouth kisses!

2009!!! FINALLY!!

FINALLY----I finally got through Christmas on my blog! Now we can move on to 2009!
These are a couple of pics from New Years Eve.
We just stayed in and cooked at Courtney's house. It was a nice laid back NYE!
Henry and Ellie had a bunking party in their sleeping bags!


Last 2008 pic of Henry and Lucy

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Christmas in Dallas

We went to visit Cindy and Jason in Dallas for Christmas with the Hanes'.
We had lots of fun!
We all had so much fun playing the WII! I wanted one for Christmas but thought Henry was too young for one. Wow---I was wrong! He LOVED it! He was really good---he bowled and played golf! It was funny watching him!

Henry and Braden

We went to a HUGE train exhibit at Northpark Mall.
Henry was in heaven!
Granddaddy, Henry, and Russ

Henry and Lucy had a great time playing with Allison and Braden!
One of the trains was named HENRY!!!

Monday, January 5, 2009

Christmas Morning


Henry & Ellie playing on their new bean bags!

Attempt at a group shot!

Ellie & Lucy


Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we went to the 5:30 candlelight service at church
and then everyone came to our house for LOTS of good appetizer food!
Henry and Ellie had a great time tracking Santa on the computer.
They watched him fly all over the world as he was heading our way.

SANTA TRACKERS
Cookies for Santa
Feeding the Reindeer