Snow Much Fun!

We’ve had a few snow days lately! The boys attended school for two out of the five days last week while mommy attempted to work from home the other days and keep the boys entertained! We enjoyed sledding, snowman making, snowball throwing, snow walks, baking, puzzles, cuddles, reading and football watching (the perfect week with college football playoff games and NFL playoff games). I even took the boys to the Airbound Trampoline Park one afternoon to use some free passes we got at M’s birthday and to get some energy out!

We fit in a trip to Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate Seph’s 10th birthday! It was so fun going to the indoor water park with friends! It was a great way to end Christmas break! The boys got to move from slide to slide on their own while mommy and daddy moved around with them and the other adults in our group! They are getting so big to do some of these things independently! Where is the time going??

Happy New Year 2025!

After our epic ski trip, we enjoyed a few days at home as we counted down to the new year! The boys and I went to see Sonic 3 in the theaters.

 

Beau didn’t appreciate the rainy days we had. He wanted to bring his outdoor toy (Lambie) in to stay dry… haha

We enjoyed our new Dude Perfect board game! We get to see the guys this summer when they are on tour and we are already looking forward to it!

As for personal goals accomplished this year for me, I read through the entire Bible!  Also, I ran over 1,000 miles (for the 4th year in a row)! And as mentioned a few weeks ago, I found out I earned my National Board Certification (something that took a good portion of 2024 to work on and worry about as I counted down to the date that scores were released)!

We enjoyed NYE with our favorites and love our annual tradition of dinner, drinks and fun at the Houstons! With a group of 16, there is never a dull moment and entertainment is all around us! We broke our backboard on the basketball goal this year with the kids playing outside way after it got dark!  I do love hosting this crew every year and appreciate all the cooking Zack does to make for a memorable evening! For the second year in a row, he made a low country boil complete with sausage, shrimp, potatoes and corn! 2025…. Ready or not, here we come…..

First Ski Trip!

We loaded up the car the day after Christmas to introduce the boys to snow skiing for the first time! We headed to Sugar Mountain and were planning to stay at John and Ashley’s house in Blowing Rock. We quickly had to pivot and stay at one of their neighbor’s basements since we discovered their heat and water wasn’t working when we arrived. The neighbors were so hospitable and we had the best ski adventure for our family of four! Sugar Mountain was the perfect place to introduce the boys to NC skiing. We enrolled them in a 1.5 hour group ski lesson to learn the basics and then spent the rest of the day and the following day making multiple passes down the green slope which came complete with navigating a chair lift with skis, etc. I had to help hoist Maddox onto the ski lift each time but he easily made it off the lift by himself and both boys confidently made their way down the slope at a brisk pace! We are looking forward to more ski adventures in the future!

Merry Christmas 2024!

 

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

We have been counting down to Christmas for the last week! Maddox had his class party, and I was able to help set up and facilitate the “minute to win it” games!

I grabbed dinner with friends, an annual tradition.

The Elf on the Shelf (aka Mrs. Reeves) made a special visit on pajama day at school.

Cousins matching for pajama day!

Cantrell Christmas and visiting family back home …. One of our favorite days of the year!

We celebrated with Uncle Grant, Granny V and Sib as well!

The boys love getting money jars from GranDan!

We went to daddy’s home church on Sunday. We got to see Jacob Baden since his dad was singing with his brothers and dad for a special Christmas quartet.

Cousins :)

Candlelight Service at TBC on Sunday Night 

Making Cookies at Grammy and Grandpa’s

We made our Happy Birthday Jesus cake today as we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth!