Fun at Uncle Keith's!

Kevin and I want to go ahead and declare that playing in the snow when we were little was NOT this much work! My goodness!
Please pay close attention to poor Sidney Kate and her lack of holding on as Kevin pulls her around.

HAHA!

HAHAHA! I'm pretty sure she was whinning the whole way up, but it was so funny to watch.

FINALLY! We all made it up the big hill...that snow (7 inches deep mind you) was super hard to walk in. Sidney Kate couldn't and Rylan was struggling too.

Day 2...7 inches!

My darlin' Kevin went out and measured the snow for me. We must have a picture of proof...I'm sure snow stories grow like fish stories. Years down the road Kevin will be telling Sidney Kate that we had 2 feet of snow...haha

So much for those chair covers we bought huh?!

I think those pine trees are actually pretty with snow on them. I'm game for cutting them down any other day. :)

Angels Everywhere!

Mommy's Snow Angel.
(I had to show her what to do.)

Sidney Kate's Snow Angel.
I literally put her on her back and moved her legs and arms for her-she wasn't a huge fan, but hey-we're making memories here! haha

Whoa-whoa!

Oh our boys aren't forgotten! They haven't had a snow like this ever! They spent their outdoor time chasing each other like they were puppies again! We're not sure how indy got so covered...like you would see it on buster anyway!

Sledding with Sidney Kate

Our lil Marshmellow!

This is day one of the snow, so she could walk around pretty well.

It was the craziest snow I remember! She didn't seem to mind the cold stuff hitting her face though.

She got rather tickled as I chased her up the hill. It took us awhile but we finally figured out how to get her on the sled just right so she wouldn't fall out.
**Thanks Sarah for the sleds!! They were a wedding gift 5 years ago and yesterday was the FIRST opportunity we had to use them! (Our anniversary was yesterday, 12-18-09-and what a perfect one it was!)

Sidney Kate's First BIG Snow!

After we got all dressed, Grandma Mary, Papa, Chase and Jessie stopped by to give SKV an early Christmas gift. Check out those boots! They have fur and everything-soooo needed and perfect!
Sidney Kate cried when we first tried to go outside, she clutched Grandma Mary tightly and I had to pry her away to get her in the sled.

After some fearful crying (not much) she seemed to calm down and take in all the white stuff.

Daddy had the joy of pulling us up the big ol' hill in front of our house. I'm pretty sure he won't volunteer to do that again.

A Lil Venable Fam picture in the snow!
As Sidney Kate says, "Awww."

Snow Preparations!

NOW HEAR THIS: WE HAVE SNOW!!!
Last year we got nothin'-zip, and I constantly received phone calls and harassing emails from Jeremy (Crazy Jeremy) in Greensboro. He sent me pictures of all his snow and wanted to make sure that we knew he was having a ball. Well this year, check us out!

Thursday night we drove all over town in seach of a snowsuit for Sidney Kate. Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Burke's Outlet, Big Lots...had nothing! After much disappointment we went home without a thing for Sidney Kate to wear in the snow. :(

Well guess who came through? Ol JC Penny's and their clearance section-woo hoo! Now we have our very own marshmellow girl!

Look familiar?!

Toddler Bed!

We are loving Sidney Kate's crib to bed more and more!! As part of her Christmas she was given FREEDOM!! haha
Thursday she came home from daycare to find that her crib was no more and her big girl bed had arrived!

She immediately crawled in it and started exploring and playing. So far she has mastered the jumping part; she holds the side of the crib and yells, "Jump!" as she jumps up and down. We've had one bump on the head so far with many more to come.

Around the House

Sidney Kate is loving some dress up and "hats!" She likes to wear my scarf as a "hat" and feel pretty.
And, of course, her new kissy face!

I attempt to get pictures of her when she is wearing something new or is having a good hair day (haha-kidding!). She's gotten to the age that she doesn't stand or sit still too well, but I try anyway.

So pretty!

I need to quit asking her to say, "Cheese" because she focuses on saying the word so much she doesn't smile...haha!

Outstanding Outakes

Yes, this one made the cut too! I will never be able to have a one picture Christmas card again. Too many cute choices! Her outfit, thanks to Grandma Mary, was so unbelievably precious! I couldn't even put shoes on her because the socks were too sweet!

Momma was brave in giving her that glass ornament. But she loved it!

Sidney Kate helped Momma and Deddy decorate their tree, so here she was reenacting the event for us.

Christmas Card 2009 Takes and Out-takes

As always, we must take several shots to get just one. So many eyes to get directed, so many smiles to perfect...shew! After looking through 20 or so pictures I decided I could release these. :)

It's bad when I can't even look at the camera! (But in my defense, SKV isn't looking either-something must be funny over there!)

The winner is!!!

Our Community Lights!

This is super exciting! Driving home from my work's Christmas Party this evening we noticed flashing lights. We drove toward them and there was a sign in the yard that read a radio station to turn to. This guy has his lights going to the beat of the songs!!

This is so something you see on TV!! You'll need to drive and see them!! It is so cool! We sat through two songs and made ourselves leave on the third one because I'm pretty sure we were stalkers by then.

These videos don't do the lights justice but maybe they will convince you to drive out and see them!

**Turn up your volume to hear the music!

Our Famous Sighting!

"Ladies and gentlemen: the picture you are about to see is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."



We were strolling down Main Street Gatlinburg Saturday night, and walking past the Wax Museum, when we noticed the look-a-like version of Will Ferrell. I kindly begged this guy to pose so I could snap his picture-I needed proof you know. Well...after a little prodding, Joe (we can call him Joe) gladly stood next to Mr. Ferrell and did his best impression.
Thanks Joe!