January consisted mostly of recovery from the holidays and preparation for the boys' birthday....oh yea, and growing arms, legs, lungs....things like that for baby Douglas:) We got some snow, or should I say ice, that kept the boys and I off work and schoool for 4 days! We didn't get much at our house, but other parts of our area got enough to keep school closed for awhile! After about 2 days, I was totally over it and the boys were saying, "I just want to put on real clothes!!"- such a change from the norm!
Fun in the Snow
We also did our bi-annual get together with the Coffey Clan (Brad's extended family from the Birmingham area). It was a fun time, with Dirty Santa for the adults and gift exchange with the kiddos. I did make Parker cry by pointing out that Aunt Sherrie "stole" a gift from us.....never to be returned...it was a short lived cry- but a fun memory for us all:) I hope Parker won't hold it against her forever!
Carson entertaining himself with Lele's cell phone
Parker playin' cars with Trey
I did take a quick weekend trip to St. Petersburg, FL to hang with my friend Jessica and her family for the weekend. Her dad, Paul, is battling brain cancer and they were holding a benefit for him that weekend. I flew down Saturday morning and came back Monday morning. The trip was short and sweet, but well worth it. The benefit for Paul was a huge success and I was glad to see Jessica and spend some time with her....no matter how short it was:) Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures that weekend- maybe Jessica was better than I was- I'll see if I can get some pics from her!
February brought the boys' birthday- they are 4! They really are growing up and becoming BIG boys right before our eyes. I mean don't get me wrong, I can believe they are 4! Yes, time flew sometimes, but othertimes it didn't go fast enough;) We enjoyed school/work the day of their actual birthday- they took a cookie cake to school to share with their friends- and got to wear the birthday hats all day too! School actually let out early that day due to freezing rain/icy roads- another bonus for all of us in education! We still went to dinner at Sumo (to see the big FIRE!!) with Pop, Bebe, Lele, Guncle and Kerrigan. The boys always love eating there....and the fact Pop bought them a WHOLE cake EACH Pop was an added bonus!
We did their party the following Saturday at Parties on the Move, an indoor bouncing wonderland. My parents and Jen and the kids were all in town and the boys got a very special last minute visitor- GGMA!! The boys were so excited to have her with us for the weekend (and so was I)! We had so many great friends come to the party- and the boys got so much loot that we are still hiding some of it from them! They had lots of fun bouncing with their friends, eating pizza, ice cream and some really yummy Lightning McQueen and Sally cakes! (Once again provided by my friend Monica- thanks girl!) They stayed busy the whole time- I think I only saw them for a few minutes while they ate!
Parker and Stella- wonder what they are looking at?
Our BFFs from school- Grant and Stella
Carson jumping
Time for Presents!!
Double the Presents, Double the fun!!
Pizza Time!
Time for singing and cake!
Carson's Sally Cake!
Parker's Lightning Cake
One little guy with his Grandmas- posing separately:)
Boy 2 with his Grandmas
This is what we got when they posed together!
We headed up to Chattanooga later in the month to try and celebrate Granny Brenda's birthday and watch Tyler play some ball. Granny was sick and having lots of trouble with her gallbladder that weekend, so we didn't get to celebrate that weekend- but we did get to watch Tyler play ball.
It's been another busy few months for the Douglas family....and a fun filled March is ahead- actually, it's almost over as I am finishing this post that I started early in the month!! Geez....am I ever going to get ahead???
