Snow Angel

John Thomas likes pretending to walk, crawl or fly like all his favorite animals.  He scooches like a snail, hops like a frog, or flaps his wings with gusto like a bird.  I will admit that his buffalo, elephant, and tiger impressions all look exactly the same but are all still equally adorable.

 The biggest news over the past two weeks has definitely been the weather (and if you're a teacher, the SNOW DAYS!)  We actually got enough snow at our house to get out and sled for two days!

 I normally don't take the nature pics, but I love the way our back woods look when they are blanketed with snow.

 It took John Thomas about twenty minutes of frustration with his mittens before he finally relaxed and decided that clubbing his way around was way more fun than having cold hands.  After which, I'm pretty sure he ate his weight in snow!

 Thanks to our awesome neighbors, who let us go sledding with them!  John Thomas LOVED every second of it and was not a happy boy when we had to go in and the snow started to melt.

Cabin fever breeds creativity around our house.  Coloring, drawing, reading and finding new ways to play with old toys.  He laid everyone of those Lincoln Logs himself.  He's definitely got his momma's creative juices.

Speaking of creative, our neighbors (Katie, Charlie, Brody and Dare) had us down for a cookout and they did the COOLEST THING EVER.  They turned out the lights in their house, cut a few dozen glow sticks open and slung them around their dining room.  It looked so cool and the kids thought it was neato.  And best of all, it doesn't even leave a smudge on the walls after it dries.  So cool!

Many of you saw the picture of Chester and the Cheerios this week.  Can't say enough about what a good dog he is.  Not many dogs out there that will just let a kid wallow all over them and respond with "tiger kisses" and John Thomas calls them.

Occasionally we get the chance to go to Sunday lunch at the Cole's.  Let me tell you that their basement is a toddler's dream: ball pit, kiddo kitchen, and toys galore!  And, the food would give Paula Deen a run for her money!

 He was trying to learn how to flex.  Notice the sagging britches.  Unlike some of my students, we will get this fixed before he gets to high school. :)

This week we wave goodbye to January, which is hard to believe.  No major tangents other than to say I have been listening to Podcasts from Andy Stanley, Louis Giglio and Charles Stanley whenever I'm in the shower.  It's been awesome to hear uplifting messages about relationships, forgiveness, anxiety...and most importantly, God's ceaseless unfathomable love and His desire for us all to feel like the beautiful person He created us to be.  Great way to start the day!