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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Winter Daze
January started the year off cold but clear. School was back in session and life returned to normal. That is until the second week of school. Winter came on in full force delivering a scant amount of snow but enough to cancel school for a day. Less than a week later, more snow fell resulting in school being let out at noon. The snow fall seemed rather insignificant compared to what we were used to in the north but they don't have the equipment down here to deal with snow and ice. I went to the grocery store the night before the first "big" snowfall to pick up a few odds and ends. Boy was I surprised to see whole shelves empty as if a famine were on the way and not a few inches of snow. There was literally only one bag of sugar left on the baking aisle! Does this seem a bit extreme to anyone else?
Eli really liked the look of the snow but was a wuss when it came to actually playing in it. After 5 minutes, he decided it was too cold. It took me longer then that to bundle him up. ARG!
The boys and I enjoyed getting together with both friends from Fort Smith and Russellville on several occasions for play dates and lunch. Thad really enjoys watching the other kids play and is anxious to be able to join in. He sits on his own now and continues to teeth...maybe someday soon we will see a tooth!
This weekend we enjoyed sunshine and temperatures in the low 70s. Talk about temperature fluctuations! It felt wonderful but they are forecasting snow and low 30s this week. Major bummer. You know what they say though...wait a few minutes and the weather will change again. This seems to be true no matter where you live!
Well, that is all for now but please take a look at the pictures.
Eli really liked the look of the snow but was a wuss when it came to actually playing in it. After 5 minutes, he decided it was too cold. It took me longer then that to bundle him up. ARG!
The boys and I enjoyed getting together with both friends from Fort Smith and Russellville on several occasions for play dates and lunch. Thad really enjoys watching the other kids play and is anxious to be able to join in. He sits on his own now and continues to teeth...maybe someday soon we will see a tooth!
This weekend we enjoyed sunshine and temperatures in the low 70s. Talk about temperature fluctuations! It felt wonderful but they are forecasting snow and low 30s this week. Major bummer. You know what they say though...wait a few minutes and the weather will change again. This seems to be true no matter where you live!
Well, that is all for now but please take a look at the pictures.
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
Christmastime
December was a festive month in the Rice household and we enjoyed many Christmas activities.
At the beginning of the month, we enjoyed the lights at Creekmore Park. The entire park, and it is a pretty big one, was full of all different kinds of light displays. There was everything from Santa riding a bull (complete with motions), to the 12 days of Christmas, to Blue's Clues. Eli and Thad both loved all the lights. We also rode the Christmas train which takes a tour through some of the lights. Toward the end of the month, we went again and Thad got to sit on Santa's lap and we once again enjoyed a train ride.
We also went to the Mayor's Christmas Parade downtown. It was a chilly day but that didn't stop the masses from coming to enjoy the bands, floats, and cotton candy. As you will see in the pictures, Eli really got into his cotton candy!
About a week later, Eli enjoyed an early Christmas gift from Papa...a new sandbox. Eli was ecstatic and thoroughly enjoyed "helping" Papa assemble it. This was definitely one of his favorite gifts and one that will be enjoyed for years to come. (Thad already has his eyes on it!)
In our house, we enjoyed setting up the Christmas tree, doing the advent calendar, and awaiting the birth of Christ. Eli really got into the decorations and almost cried when we took them down.
Meredith and Amos came over a few days before Christmas and Papa treated the grandkids to a morning at the Monkey House, an indoor inflatable park. Everyone had a blast. Even Thad took a turn in one of the inflatables! Later we went back to Papa and Nana's house to make and decorate Christmas cookies. Much fun was had by all and MANY cookies were consumed!
Christmas morning we opened presents as a family and then headed back to Papa and Nana's for a Christmas meal and more presents. We ended the day singing Happy Birthday to Jesus.
Well, the decorations are down, the cookies have been eaten, and the break from school has come to an end. It was a joyous season to celebrate the birth of Christ and remember the tiny babe that came to earth to live and die on our behalf. Thank God for the gift of his Son! As the new year dawns, we pray that you too would reflect on the blessings of this past year and anticipate the things Christ is going to do in your life in the year to come.
With Love,
The Rice's
At the beginning of the month, we enjoyed the lights at Creekmore Park. The entire park, and it is a pretty big one, was full of all different kinds of light displays. There was everything from Santa riding a bull (complete with motions), to the 12 days of Christmas, to Blue's Clues. Eli and Thad both loved all the lights. We also rode the Christmas train which takes a tour through some of the lights. Toward the end of the month, we went again and Thad got to sit on Santa's lap and we once again enjoyed a train ride.
We also went to the Mayor's Christmas Parade downtown. It was a chilly day but that didn't stop the masses from coming to enjoy the bands, floats, and cotton candy. As you will see in the pictures, Eli really got into his cotton candy!
About a week later, Eli enjoyed an early Christmas gift from Papa...a new sandbox. Eli was ecstatic and thoroughly enjoyed "helping" Papa assemble it. This was definitely one of his favorite gifts and one that will be enjoyed for years to come. (Thad already has his eyes on it!)
In our house, we enjoyed setting up the Christmas tree, doing the advent calendar, and awaiting the birth of Christ. Eli really got into the decorations and almost cried when we took them down.
Meredith and Amos came over a few days before Christmas and Papa treated the grandkids to a morning at the Monkey House, an indoor inflatable park. Everyone had a blast. Even Thad took a turn in one of the inflatables! Later we went back to Papa and Nana's house to make and decorate Christmas cookies. Much fun was had by all and MANY cookies were consumed!
Christmas morning we opened presents as a family and then headed back to Papa and Nana's for a Christmas meal and more presents. We ended the day singing Happy Birthday to Jesus.
Well, the decorations are down, the cookies have been eaten, and the break from school has come to an end. It was a joyous season to celebrate the birth of Christ and remember the tiny babe that came to earth to live and die on our behalf. Thank God for the gift of his Son! As the new year dawns, we pray that you too would reflect on the blessings of this past year and anticipate the things Christ is going to do in your life in the year to come.
With Love,
The Rice's
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