On Wednesday, C was freed from his cast and on Saturday he was back out on the court doing what he loves most, shooting hoops. His team members welcomed him back with open arms. He was a bit hesitant going in but quickly got agitated by the largest opposing team member and decided it was his duty to block that guy! He succeeded and though their team continues to struggle, C was feeling good as he walked away.
Next up....Build A Bear. The girls got gift cards to Build A Bear for Christmas and they were beside themselves as they each picked out their perfect bear, warmed its heart, stuffed it closed and dressed it up. MK named her bear Sally and Maddox is now the proud bear parent to Cotton Ball. Yes, you read that right, Cotton Ball:)
Our time at the mall was made even better when we were surprised with a visit from one of our favorite families for dinner. Then it was off to the hotel for the evening....our family travels light for only being gone one night!
And what is a hotel without a ride on the luggage trolley, oh my the fun these two had! **Adoption note....we were on the elevator, packed in with the trolley and our children. Not much room to squirm around in. The elevator stops and on comes two women to join us. And the awkward silence set in. And the one lady leans over to me, kind of shades her mouth with her hand and whispers, "So, how long have you had them?" I did not see the need to whisper, I mean really MK was right there and she hears EVERYTHING. So I answered her and smiled. And she continued, in her polite whisper, "And what country are they from?" I answered, again in my normal voice and with a smile about my face. And then the lady whispers, "Uh-huh. My cousin's wife's brother married a lady from China." Say it ain't so.
We love receiving gift certificates to some new places to try out for family fun! This year G-Mom, G-Dad, Gran and Pop treated us to a day at Snow Mountain and then, later, our family will spend some time at the Great Wolf Lodge....two new places to explore, all can enjoy. Love!
With the air crisp and cool, we bundled ourselves up and sped over to Stone Mountain for a day in the fun white stuff.
We tubed for two hours straight, as a family and individually. Thankfully, Maddox met the height requirement so she was on with the rest of us and loved every minute of it!
Following our time on the tubes, we frolicked in the snow play area for a bit.....
there was a lot of snow ball throwing and giggles were aplenty!
This area also had a smaller tubing and sledding are for the girls to enjoy....
so while the boys took turns pelting snowballs at one another through the crowd of people, the girls hit the hills!
I love this sequence of pictures with Maddox....the plunge,
the slide....(her face is priceless!)
the "getting the hang of this".....
The end.
And her exact words as she would get off each time, "That was awesome! Really, really awesome!"
And her words pretty much sum up our day at Snow Mountain as well.....awesome!
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