Family and Snow Days

We have had an eventful week for sure. We went to see family this past weekend, specifically for my grandfather's 81st birthday. We had a great time seeing everyone and the kids got to enjoy another round of Christmas gifts (the ones from my dad's side of the family).

Then, we heard that we were going to get snow in Atlanta. And we definitely did! It started Tuesday morning and started sticking fast. I had to pick Grant up from school early and we got home easily. Luke left work a little later and it took him close to 3 hours to make it home. We were very lucky considering what happened to so many people....stranded on the highway in crazy gridlock traffic for 10+ hours. We ended up with around 2+ inches which is a lot for us. Schools were closed today and will be again tomorrow. We have enjoyed sledding and playing in the snow. We do not have a sled so we decided to try a boogie board.....and it turns out that it works awesome if you flip it over so the top side is down. Grant had a blast sliding down a perfect hill behind our place. Both of them ate snow and Sloan wanted to bring it inside, lol. We also made cupcakes to keep busy inside.

Funny Grant story.....his underwear, which are boxer brief style, were getting too small. So, I took him to the Gymboree at the mall to pick out some new ones. They only had solid gray in his size for that style. So we got a couple pairs of those but he really wanted some more that had different designs on them (animals, spaceships, camo, etc.). So, he picked out a few of the classic brief style which they did have in his size with designs. I explained that they were different and he assured me that he would wear them. That night, after his bath, he put a pair on and said, "Wow, these are like diapers!". It was so funny! He has worn them just fine though.

Making cupcakes during our snow day!

Sloan and Papa at his birthday party!

Cousins!

Potty Training Update, Preschool PJ Party, and More

Sloan is continuing to do great with potty training.  She is 100% pee trained no matter where we go which is fabulous.....but we do note where the bathrooms are as soon as go somewhere, LOL!  She is still not quite there on the pooping though.  She will say "I need to go poo poo" like 5 times but nothing happens when she sits on the potty and then she will say "I need to go poo poo, oh no went poo poo!".  She recognizes it but just hasn't mastered it yet.  Thank goodness that only happens once a day or less, ha.

Sloan is our little "boss"!  She loves to tell everyone what to do all of the time.  She also says "Watch me" a lot and will grab your face if you are close enough and repeat it if you are not paying attention to her.  She has picked up on our first names too.  So she will now yell "Melanie" or "Luke" and laugh because she knows we will correct her and say mommy and daddy.  She loves to feed Mason biscuits and dog food.  She has to have 2 biscuits and if I hand her 1, she will say "no, I want 2 biscuits".  But she is now very sneaky about giving him other food too.  She will take a snack food (chip, wheat thin, cheese, etc.) and take him around the corner and break off tiny pieces and feed him.  We have caught her red handed a few times now.  Of course, Mason follows her everywhere she goes now......and I think she knows that is why. Sloan is also demanding to walk up the stairs instead of crawl.  She can barely reach the railing but somehow manages to grab the rail and walk up the steps.  Of course, we are right behind her and I am NOT encouraging this right now.  She is just so head strong and determined to do everything by herself.  She can count to 11 perfect every time now.  She can sing her ABCs really well and sings lots of different songs (favorite at the moment is "Wheels on the Bus").  She is becoming an expert jumper and loves to spin around until she is to dizzy to stand.

Grant had Pajama Day at school and I was the party mom for this one.  I was tasked with cooking pancakes and sausage links for all of the kids.  I am always amazed how much kids eat when they are not at home with their parents.  There are 16 kids in his class.  I cooked over 40 pancakes and 40 sausage links and they were all gone when I left! Grant ate 3 pancakes and a sausage link (he has refused to eat sausage at home).  He was so full that he didn't eat lunch though, ha!  All of the kids wore their pajamas and brought their favorite stuffed animal.  Grant brought his Build A Bear that he just got, which is a Red Panda with a Darth Vader outfit. 

Grant loves his mini iPad and I think he would stay on it all day if we let him.  He is now reading some short words such as "is, the, and".  He is also starting to do some simple addition.

Grant is now 40lbs and Sloan is coming in at almost 21lbs (what she lacks in weight, she makes up for in personality).

Sloan in her big girl panties!

 Grant with his sword

 She never quits talking....I caught her mid sentence...

 Pajama Day at School

 Grant's Class

 Grant in his angry bird pajamas holding his Darth Vader stuffed Red Panda