Hot Chocolate and Ice

School was closed today for President's Day, so the kids went to day camp.  I picked them up after lunch because the weather was predicted to get bad...it was already sleeting and freezing rain was falling.  

they asked for hot chocolate and a movie

 the icing has begun!

Fire and Ice

Tonight was the local Girl Scout Council's annual Father/Daughter Dance.  The theme for the dance was Fire and Ice.  Each scout and their father was asked to wear red and/or blue.  I ordered Reagan 4 different dresses, and she fell in love with this one.

ready for her date

 Daddy and Daughter

 Greg and Reagan went out to dinner at Reagan's favorite restaurant (Taco Boy), then headed to the dance.  At the dance, they had cupcakes, ice cream and several other treats.  Reagan said they played a lot of good music...and this was the best night of her life!

Meanwhile, Cooper also planned a date night for me and him.  He wanted to eat at Sonic and have a milkshake.  Big spender, that one!

 we got the food to go so we could come home to the best part of the date...cartoons.  Seriously, if he treats all his dates this way, he won't have too many.  That may not be a bad idea!!!

When Reagan and Greg made it home, we finished off the evening with a family movie night.  We watched The Book of Life.

Saturday Scenes

It was a busy Saturday for the Sandidges.  First up, Reagan attended a friend's roller skating birthday party (which meant I also attended & skated at the party).  Then, we picked up Cooper and Greg for lunch and to run some errands.  When we came home, the boys played indoor football and then we watched "Simon Birch" for our family movie night.

Reagan found that it was easier to roller skate with in-line skates than regular roller skates.  It was more like ice skates for her.

  

 This is us skating together before the big fall (mine, not Reagan's).  I'm bruised really good and am pretty sure I may have cracked my tail bone.  I believe it's time for a certain 41 year old to hang up her skates! 

 Cooper has discovered being a dj - he loves to wear his headphones for no reason at all!

 playing football in the basement

 he caught it!

playing center

We ended the night with dinner and a movie

Sunday Happenings

We had some special guests visit us...Kim & Byrd went to church and then to lunch with us today!  Reagan asked if they were going to start going to our church.  Told her I didn't think so because they lived too far away to make it their home church, but maybe they would join us every once in a while!  And if not for church, we definitely want to get together more often for lunch or dinner (or another girls' day!).  

lunch at the Olive Garden on a sunny but windy day

 sword-wielding Cooper

 Watching "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe"

Movie Night

Tonight, we had another family movie night ~ complete with pizza and ice cream!

Ice Age was on the big screen

 She is just precious!

 He is so handsome!

Family Fun Day and Night

This was our last Saturday without anything scheduled, so we decided to make the most of it!  We ate a late breakfast at a local restaurant, Tupelo Honey, and then hit up the farmer's market downtown.  

the kids had fun playing with some of the goods for sale

 Next, we enjoyed a movie - the boys saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, while the girls watched Island of Lemurs in 3D

 We then went shopping for Greg some new clothes for his new job!! Then, we met Kim and Byrd for dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant (no pictures~it was waay too dark in there!).  As if our bellies weren't full enough, we tested out a new (to us) ice cream shop in town.  Kim, Byrd and I had Krispy Kreme Doughnut ice cream~and it tastes as amazing as it sounds!!

Sadly, our time with Kim & Byrd ended too soon...but, we promised to get together again soon!

Family Day

Cooper's soccer game was cancelled this morning due to all the rain we've had (and are still having).  So, we took the opportunity to have a family day.

 



Greg and Reagan went on a daddy/daughter breakfast date - she had won a gift card to Cracker Barrel at the last All-Pro Dad event at her school

Later that day, Greg and Cooper went to see the latest Transformers movie

 while Reagan and I went to see Earth to Echo

It was a fun, relaxing rainy Saturday afternoon

Saturday Fun

We had a fun-filled Saturday, starting with ice skating for Reagan and Cooper's soccer game.

I think the skating finally "clicked" with Reagan today.  She was much more confident.

 she improved so much in one week!

showing off her gliding on one leg skill

here are a few videos from the day

Next event was Cooper's soccer game

 good game!

We enjoyed the weather and had a lunch time picnic

After lunch, we took a trip to the zoo

 it was feeding time for the prairie dogs

 Cooper's favorite, the elephants

 Cooper and the zebras

 watching the giraffes

 Reagan finally decided to have her picture made

 silly kids

 Red Panda

 Daddy and Reagan

 my people!

 Cooper's photography skills

 Reagan's turn to be the photographer

 these two turtles were either fighting or mating...

 but one was not happy about it!

 the kids love the komodo dragon

 getting a science lesson from dad

We ended the day with family movie night

Recapping that makes me tired all over again!