Another Cold Weekend

We have had cold weekends for the last three weeks. This weekend was much better than the last two, but still windy and overcast. Today the sun is out so that is nice.

Friday night Blake went to a birthday party that had been rescheduled three times due to the weather. He had fun and apparently there was a lot of delicious food there because he came home and wanted to make punch and chocolate covered pineapples.

Yesterday, I had to take Jacob to the doctor. He has an infection from scratching his eczema. It has made for a very long weekend. He and Abby have been a bit under the weather. Abby has been "scooting" everywhere because her legs hurt for her to walk. So, she has a dr's appointment in the morning. Steve and I are both exhausted from lack of sleep. It has been a long weekend.

Last night Blake was sweet and played Memory with Abby. She had a really nice time playing with her "biggest" brother. Oh, Abby's allergist appointment has been rescheduled for 6 February. I will let everyone know the outcome of that. I am off to sit in front of the fire... I am freezing (and I love it).

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was Jacob's third birthday! I can't believe our baby is three years old. He ran around all day singing "Happy Birthday to me!" It was so cute. Friday night we met the Parker's and our friend Cooper at Chuck E. Cheeses to start Jacob's birthday celebration. The kids had so much fun running around. Blake and Steve played skee ball and must have won 600 tickets each. We all had a nice time.

Yesterday we were expecting snow and all we got was rain. Blake and I were very upset about that. We just had a small family party here with cake, ice cream and presents. Jacob stayed in his jammies all day because he was so itchy (He and Abby have been having a very hard time with their eczema... I think it might be this cold snap we are having.). Unfortunately, my camera was dead and so was the video camera so I was only able to take a few pictures.

Friday Abby and I are going to Oklahoma City for her allergist appointment. I am really looking forward to the visit and hope we will come home with some useful info.

Iced In

Our frozen tree and icicles on the house.

Jacob and Blake in front of the fire.
Abby and Jacob watching Mickey Mouse on iTunes.

Friday morning when we left for work/school it was 60 degrees outside. By lunchtime the temps had dropped to the 40's and by the time we headed home it was sleeting and the temps were right at freezing. It sleeted all night and into Saturday. We even had some thunder. We have been lucky because about 40 miles north of us in Lawton they lost their power. Needless to say, we have been stuck inside all weekend. I don't think the roads are too bad, but we decided to stay home just to be safe. We've had a fire all weekend, had too many cups of hot chocolate and eaten lots of chicken chili. Blake and I have enjoyed watching movies and Monk. Abby and Jacob have played hide and seek, watched movies and helped with the chores. Steve has been able to watch some football, too. We've had a pretty relaxing weekend trying to stay warm.

The Four Kids

Blake got his report card yesterday and he has all A's! Dylan got his report card and he has all A's and one B in keyboarding. We are very proud of both of them. We know they have worked very hard to receive such good grades!

This morning as I was getting ready for work Abby asked me if it was a school day. I told her yes because it is Thursday. She then exclaimed "Thursday!!!! That means Grey's Anatomy!!" I could not stop laughing. I am a die hard Grey's Anatomy fan and I guess I was a little excited about the season starting up and she must have heard me talking about it... too funny!

Jacob will be three next weekend and he continues to amaze us. He has the coolest personality. He is always pretending to be a shark (he likes "Shark Tale"), dancing and making silly faces, or tumbling around the house. The funny thing about Jacob is there is no in between... he is either extremely happy or extremely MAD!!!

Some Holiday Pictures

Blake and Dylan at the Jalapeno Tree.
Daddy and Jacob
Meemaw, Grandpa, Steve and the boys playing Upwords.
The candy mice that Meemaw and Blake made together... yummy! The ear-less ones are for Abby and Jacob.

Stop the Car and other stuff

The other day Jacob, Abby and I were on our way to school/work. The kids were watching "Barney" on the DVD player. Jacob was mad because he did not want to watch "Barney." So, he was yelling and I tried to tell him he could choose the DVD on the way home. Well, he said to me "I don't want to watch this. STOP THE CAR!" It was so funny that it was difficult for me to scold him for yelling at me. He has really been coming up with some cute stuff lately. One day Steve picked him up from school and when Steve asked him what he was doing he said "Playing with my boys." Too funny.

Things here are good. Blake is at the hockey game tonight with some friends. Steve, Abby, Jacob and I went to the Parker's for some of Kara's famous white chili. It was nice to spend some time with them because they were out of town over the holidays. Other than that there is not too much to tell. Happy New Year.