Snow?? in Savannah??

Mid-January, in pick up line, one of my favorite teachers put Wesley in the car and said (with a big smile on her face) "did you hear?? It's going to SNOW next week!!  EEEK!" At that time it was sunny, around 60 degrees, and I didn't think much about it.  However, ever day the forecast showed a greater and greater chance for snow...and then....IT SNOWED. And not just a little bit, but several inches on the ground!  What in the world??

The night before the big snowfall we put Wesley to bed in tears, as it only looked like sleet outside and he kept crying "now I'll never see snow!  Until I'm a grown up and then I won't care because I won't want to play!!". He was so, so upset.  I woke up around 3AM, peeked outside, saw the ground covered in white and felt so excited for the kids.  They were static when they woke up!

And then it came time to PLAY. They played all day.  And all the next day. And all the next day.  They were out of school for three whole days, and it took nearly a week for all the snow to melt (despite the fact that the next week's temps were already in the 60s/70s again.)  We're not used to snow (or really any cold weather) so had to make do with layers of sweats, mismatched gloves, and boogie boards.  No one seemed to care. Other than my washing machine, which saw near constant usage :)

I know we grumbled about the days off and wet clothes everywhere, but it was truly a magical week and the Ford looked beautiful all covered in white.

Even Tilly loved the snow!  She was a little leery to potty at 6AM, but then quickly got used to it and wanted to ruuuuuuuuuuuuun all through it. She loves to dig so digging in snow was the highlight of the week.

The last time it snowed was 2018, so there is a good chance the kids won't see this much snow at their house before they are teens and/or off to college (isn't that a scary thought???)  Or it may snow inches again next year, you never know, it is the south!  But we'll always have these 2025 memories :)

January - Not a slow start, but a good one

Oh man, we were ready to get these kiddos back in school on January 6th.  Not because they are bad kids and we can't handle them (they are GREAT kids and we ABSOLUTELY love that we're trusted with them as their parents), but things are non-stop when they're at home!

After dropping the kids off at school, I dropped Tilly off at the vet for her spay appointment.  While she did fine in the surgery, the recovery did her in! She clung to me for over a week, and had to take antibiotics and pain pills way longer than expected.  Poor girl.

Wesley finally lost a tooth that had been dangling for weeks.  Of course he lost it at school, so he could get the coveted tooth necklace.

We cheered on our Texas Longhorn football team, who made it all the way into the semi-finals of the College championship series. Sadly we lost to Ohio State, who went on to dominate the final game.

I got to enjoy some time at school with my kiddos. M is the only one who still lets me grab some pictures.

Speaking of Maryn, poor girl came down with Flu A and spent a rough couple of days with a high fever!  It's no fun when she's not feeling great and not her spunky self.  

Everyone spent a lot of time playing with their Christmas gifts and enjoying their new hobbies.  

And Tilly got her first hair cut!!!  I cannot believe the transformation from shaggy girl to sweet little princess.  As you can imagine, she gets a LOT of attention in our house.

And, last but not least, we officially joined as members of Church of the Hill, a church we've loved worshipping with since we moved here.  We'll keep our connections at Pine Forest, too, and feel doubly blessed by two amazing church families.

But the biggest part of January...the snow...deserves its own blog entry because we probably (hopefully!!) won't see it again around these parts. :)

Celebrating Christmas (and New Years, too) with the Kerrs

We had barely thrown away the torn wrapping paper from Christmas when we were off again, back to the Farm and ready to celebrate another Christmas - this time with Grammy and Gran Gran!

But first - birthday. :) Gran Gran arrived the day after his 83rd birthday and we had to celebrate that big milestone.  We're so blessed with his longevity and health.

And then the next day we celebrated something else!  Grammy and Gran Gran's 45th wedding anniversary.  Another accomplishment and blessing we couldn't let pass us by.

THEN it was time to recreate Christmas morning with a breakfast casserole and presents. The kids finally got to open their Bauble Stockings to reveal a 2025 trip with Grammy and Gran Gran.  Everyone is excited!

Most of our days were spent hanging out around the Farm, which everyone enjoys the best.

On NYE we headed back to the Ford so we could party (responsibly...unlike last year) with our Ford friends. Grammy and Gran Gran hung back with the kids and toasted to the New Year with some sparkling grape juice :)

We heard fireworks for days, and some Ford members put on quite the shows throughout the end of 2024/beginning of 2025.

Before Grammy and Gran Gran's trip came to an end, Gran Gran made a delicious gumbo for our friends. I tried to follow along as best as I can, so I can keep up this Kerr family recipe.  That roux though....eeek...

Of course we did a Savannah trip, lots of birding, a lovely dinner at Sunbury...all of which I forgot to document.  I'm going into 2025 with intentions to stay off my phone...but realize that does have an impact on our blog and family record keeping. I need to at least make my camera app readily available.

What a wonderful way to end the year, with our family and our friends; these beautiful properties that God has blessed us with that we get to share with our loved ones; and all the MEMORIES made. We are so grateful.