Snow Day 2

Friday we were out of school again.  We were supposed to head to Nashville but decided to hold off till Saturday.  Mo had practice Friday night and we wanted to give everyone another day to rest.  God had all the details already worked out for our weekend.  I will explain next post.
  We really enjoyed playing in the snow this day.  We built a snowman, used the sled on our hill, and had snowball fights.  I was texting pics to Mimi and Boo Boo of all our fun and they decided to stop by to join in the fun.  I am so glad we got a good snow and that the kids were well and able to play in it!

Sick and Snow!

We aren't sick of snow, we have been battling the stomach virus for the past week.  Harper began it last Friday and Kev took off work.  She was never fussy, but threw up several times.  The first time was in the car line with me waiting to get M and T.  It was a doozie!
  Fast forward to Monday night.  Maddie came running in our room at midnight saying she had gotten sick.  We spent the next 8 hours on the couch as she continued to do so.  I stayed with her on Tuesday and Kev stayed on Wednesday just to be sure she was fine.
  Well....Wednesday night around 6, Turner joined the crew and was pitiful.  We had a winter storm warning and I rushed to the store to load up on Lysol, laundry detergent, and carpet cleaner.  I hung out with him until about 2 in the morning when things finally calmed down.  I listened to the sleet all night and kept waiting for the snow.  Luckily, school was cancelled for today and I didn't have to stress about anyone missing school/work again.
  T opened his eyes about 6:30 and wanted to run to the window.  We have almost 5 inches of snow on the ground!  It must have fallen quickly and hard once it started.  Turner felt great this morning and we bundled everyone up to play outside.  I made some snow cream first thing, but I don't think the kiddos tummies are back to normal yet.  They ate a little but of it, but weren't overly impressed.  Maddie stayed outside for 10 minutes and the other 2 weren't far behind her.
  We wanted to give them the opportunity to play, but it just wasn't their day.  T has gotten sick again since and M has complained more of a belly ache.  Harper has been fine, so hopefully by tomorrow we will all be back to normal.  We are heading to Nashville Saturday for another competition.  We had planned on going tomorrow, but between the weather and stomach bug, we decided to hold off another day.

Walk the Plank!

Friday afternoon we headed to Arkansas with the big kids.  Harper stayed with Mimi and Boo Boo since it was such a quick trip.  We are so thankful to them for helping with Turner and Harper during this season.  We have done a lot of traveling and it can be hard on them.  We stopped halfway there for dinner at Nicks BBQ and fish.  Weird combination but it was really good!
  We got to the hotel close to 8.  The meet was in Sheridan, which is a small town with this one motel.  Several people decided to stay in Little Rock which was about 30 minutes away, but had more options.  The meet was at 8 am and they had to be there at 7:30.  We chose to save money and stay right there in town.  I just love how the kids view things.  This place was so nice that Kev chose to sleep on top of the bed without any covers.  There is absolutely no way I would have walked on the floor without socks.  Maddie and Turner on the other hand- went on and on about about comfortable the bed was and thought the place was great:)  Glad they were pleased!
  The main downside was the walls were paper thin and we enjoyed listening to the old lady party next door till after midnight.  Thankfully the kids went to sleep fairly quickly and I was the only one that really had trouble getting any sleep.  We woke up at 6 and Kev took the kids to eat the free breakfast while I enjoyed a cold shower:)  We got everyone ready, checked out, and headed to the meet.
  The scores were a bit lower across the board at this meet.  Maddie placed 1st in bars, floor, and vault, and 5th on beam.  She fell off during a turn.  The coaches are trying to tell her to fight for it to stay on, but she always just seems to jump off.  It is a .5 deduction and would make a huge difference if she could just stick it out.  She was 1st overall in her group and her team placed 1st out of 5.  They were all excited!
  She scored a 9.1 on floor, 8.8 on beam, 9.25 on bars, and 9.35 on vault.  It was pirate themed, and they had cute decorations set up.  Maddie received a sword instead of a medal, for being 1st in the all around.  As soon as we got home, she and Turner began fighting and it broke in half.  Oh the tears!  The hot glue  gun saved the day.
  We headed home pretty quickly after the meet was over.  Not a lot to do in Sheridan!  We did stop at McDonald's for a healthy lunch:)  Trying to save that money!  We made it home around 3 and were anxious to pick up our Harper Doodle.  She had fun with Mimi and Boo Boo and it was nice to have a bit of time with just the big kids!  This was a meet Kev actually was able to enjoy and not worry about keeping Harper occupied.  I tend to check out at these things and he tells everyone he is on daddy day care duty:)
  Next weekend is Nashville!

Snowcation!

  We actually didn't have much snow, but between the ice, sleet, and snow, we are just going back to school on Thursday.  It has been wonderful!  We were so tired Sunday night and thankful we didn't have to wake anyone up to go to school.  Kev got out about 9 that morning to go pick up Turner.  He said the roads were horrible!
  We left the house once on Tuesday to visit Mimi and Boo for a bit and then Wednesday afternoon I took the big kids to see Big Hero 6 with Mary and her kids.  The kids have painted, made bracelets, played outside and just enjoyed some lazy days.  Being at home as a family of 5 with no commitments has been nice. 
  We didn't go to the grocery store before we left so we have been making do and cooking up a storm.  I have loved it.  Most nights we are going in several directions and a hot cooked meal doesn't always happen.  I love cooking for the family and I had plenty of time this week to do so.
  We are back in routine today but have another chance of bad weather tomorrow.  I must get diapers before that happens!  Thankful for days God slows us down and thankful Spring isn't too far off:)

VDay, BBall, and St. Louis!

This past weekend was a whirlwind!  Friday the kids were out of school and had a party at church that night.  It was a party for all ages and gave the parents a chance to have an epic date night!  It had been way too long for us and we thoroughly enjoyed a sushi dinner at one of our favorite restaurants.  It was a win for everybody!
  Saturday morning Turner had his last basketball game and awards.  He has so enjoyed playing and can't wait for the next season.  Every player got a new basketball and he loves it.  We are glad he has found an activity that he enjoys and looks forward to doing.  Next up is soccer for him and M.
  As soon as that was over we hopped in the car to head to St. Louis.  Turner decided to stay with Mimi and Boo Boo this trip.  These car rides with such a short stay in between are wearing on him:)  We had big plans though once we got there.  We met up with Nay Nay and Tucker at the AG store and ate California Pizza for dinner.
  It was great spending time with them and the girls really enjoyed the store.  Maddie has never been a big doll lover, but she had McKenna with her and picked out a few things.  Harper, on the other hand, loves babies/dolls and had a ball in there.  It was a perfect time to go since Turner had stayed in Memphis.
  We got back to the hotel around 9:30, and got everyone ready for bed.  Maddie's meet didn't start till 2 on Sunday so I knew we could sleep in.  Harper slept till 9!!  Maddie woke up not much earlier than that.  Maddie was kind of in a funk and doing a lot of coughing.  We gave her a breathing treatment and figured this probably wouldn't be her best meet.  She just seemed off to us.  We checked out, grabbed some Hardees, and headed to the meet.
  Nay Nay and Tucker met us there.  It costs money to go to these meets, it was Valentine's weekend, and they spent most of the weekend with us.  We were beyond thrilled and it made the trip...for all of us!!  Harper has been talking about Nay Nay as if she used to keep her:)  So thankful for this friendship and hope so much time doesnt pass before we can hang out again.
  Maddie had another good meet.  She started on beam which had us nervous, because that has been her weakest event.  She ended up with a 9.45 and placed 1st in beam.  It was a beautiful routine.  She also scored 9.45 on vault and bars, which landed her a 2nd and 5th place medal.  Her floor was a 9.25 and she didn't place.  This was by far her toughest competition.  There were some really high scores and she had 3 personal best scores that day.  She tied for 1st in the All Around.
  As soon as awards were over and we laid hands hands on her....it was say goodbye and get out the door as fast as possible.  Snow was headed our way and we prayed we could make it home that night.  It was 11 before we pulled in the garage and there was ice all over our van...but we made it!  And we already knew school was out the next day.
  Winter storm post up next!