Happy Birthday, Craig!

Craig is 33! Woohoo! We spend the entire weekend celebrating! Friday night I threw a small party for him at our house. We ate BBQ and a Spiderman cupcake cake. I never though someone over the age of 10 could love super heroes as much as my husband does! He was so excited when he saw the cupcake cake was topped with a Spiderman that you can stick to a mirror, window, etc. (My awesome cousin, Alisha, surprised him with the cake!) We played games and enjoyed each others company. I am so grateful for great friends and family!
Saturday we purchased Craig's gift. He spotted this item a week ago and text me a picture of it while I was in New Orleans. The picture he sent doesn't do it justice. My reply was, "awesome," because the picture was awesome, but not AWESOME!
When I saw it in person I saw what all of his excitement was about. Captain America was life size and gorgeous! I'm not as into comics and stuff like he is, but being his wife, I have learned a few things about the subject. I am proud to say I can tell the difference between something cheesy and something cool. This was cool and AWESOME! So, needless to say, we are now the proud owners of a massive Captive America paining on canvas. It is so big that it would not fit in our car yesterday. Craig had to go back today, with everything cleaned out of our Explorer and seats down, in order for it to barely fit. The artist was even at the store for him to meet in person! We hung the picture tonight and it fits in perfectly with our super hero theme in the gameroom. I have to say, I think I've won some kind of "Wife of the Year" award for this!

Happy Birthday, Craig! I love you!

Ice/snow day #4

I am happy to announce that I am not going stir crazy. I have loved this unexpected time with my family. This does not mean they haven't gotten on my nerves...it just means, I love being with them. I know these times won't last forever. All too soon, they will have cars, boyfriends, girlfriends, things to do, places to go, that are more important than snuggling by mom by the fire. So, I am soaking every cold moment I have for now.
I'll give a quick recap of how we spent our 4 glorious days...
Day 1: We woke up doing the happy dance as we learned school had been cancelled. Chocolate chip pancakes were made, cartoons were turned on, and jammies didn't leave the body. Craig tried to buy more firewood, but every store around us was sold out. Luckily, we had some saved.
Day 2: More pancakes, homemade pizza, homemade cookies. Looking back, I guess this was our baking day. Pretty obvious, huh?! The little boy from down the street came over to play and Tay and I played dress-up. Livie wanted in on some of the action, so she sported lip gloss and glitter nail polish! Rolling blackouts began, though, we never experienced any.
Day 3: We ventured out briefly. Though the temperature was still below freezing, Collin, Tay, Liv, and I went to Toddler Time at Chick-fil-a, while Craig went to get Caleb and Noah. We met Brandie, Cassey, and a few other moms for lunch and craft time. The kids made candy necklaces. I think the necklaces were eaten in about 10 seconds, but they had fun! Livie played in the kids play area. She climed up the play set, and slid down the slide! She screamed the entire way down! I'm not sure if it was a good scream, or a bad scream. We stayed about 2 hours, then left with exhausted kiddos!
Day 4: Snow!!! We woke up to about 3-6 inches of snow. In some places, it is deeper than that. Craig served me breakfast in bed. You guessed it... pancakes!! Pancakes, bacon, and a big red! We then took the kids outside to play! Olivia slept this first round of snowball fights. Craig took them down the street to a hill where they used the tops of plastic boxes as sleds. I stayed home with Liv during this excursion, but they said they had a blast! They arrived back home with red cheeks, snotty noses, and huge smiles. I think that is a sign of a good time!

We are now all back in the house, warm and toasty. Hot chocolate is in the works, along with lunch. Ahhh...this is the life.