SNOW DAY!!!

Every once in a while, North Carolina gets what they call a "weather event."  Every where else in the world calls it "snow."  Nevertheless, nobody knew that this was just the first "weather event" in the series of many this winter, with the school kids missing like 9 days of school.   But this is the first real snow storm that I've been old enough to enjoy, and I'm going to take advantage of it!!

Did you really just hit me with that snowball?   Oh, it's ON now.....

Nice selfie!   Mom and Dad were good sports, and stayed out with me longer than I'm sure they wanted to.   If I was cold, I sure wasn't letting on that I was.    This stuff is great!!!!  (Don't you love the mismatched winter clothing?   In a state that doesn't get very cold, we have to improvise sometimes!)

The only other important thing to do on a snow day is make cookies.   After a nap, of course.   The crazy hair is a bonus.

My Adidas..

There's a funny story about this warm up outfit....   Mom tried to put it on me for the first time, and I didn't want to wear it.   I kept telling her that it was "girl clothes."  Mom was really perplexed until I finally told her "This is what LISA wears."   (Lisa is my sitter, who is also a soccer coach.)   It finally all clicked together.   Mom and Lisa had a good laugh about it, and then Lisa showed me a catalog that had boys wearing them too.   I was cool with it after that.

Winter Beach Trip

Sometimes the adults get something called "cabin fever," and it makes them long to travel to exotic locations with great buffets.   In our case, we headed south to Myrtle Beach, where they practically pay YOU to come see them in the winter months.  For three days, we had a great time with the Roberts family.  It was not warm.   It was not even close to warm.  But it was the beach, and a cold day at the beach is still pretty darn awesome.

 A view from the breakfast table....

 Movies in the room with my friend Sabrina...  I'm 3 months older, and although our parents joke about our future together,  I can't let that influence me.  There's too much Jackers to be tied down to one (albeit lovely) woman.

Like I said, the beach was VERY cold.   Be we were determined to get out there and enjoy it.   The upside to arctic wind chills is NO crowds.

I call this one "solitude"....  

A man can really ponder the universe with the sound of waves crashing in the background.

On a sunny day later in the weekend, we were able to get get out and enjoy the boardwalk and Skywheel.

I've done it before, but this view never gets old!

NO COMMENT.    (Mom!  You weren't supposed to use this one!!!!)

All worn out, and ready to go home.    The beach was good to me, as always.   I'll see you again in the summer!!!

Foolin around with Mom

Funny faces are my specialty these days...

Some of the other things I'm up to right now:

1. "Spicy Chips"  Mom doesn't know where I got this, but it's what I call Salt and Vinegar Pringles, and I'm OBSESSED WITH THEM.  I ask for them for every meal.   And I'm denied them 9 times out of 10.
2.  The demon voice.   Imagine your best growly monster voice, and this is the disturbing voice I favor these days.  Most disturbing is that I like to say my nighttime prayers in this voice.  Mom says it's way creepy.
3.  Still obsessed with McDonalds.
4.  Afraid of the dark since, oh, right around Halloween time.  I've got three night lights in my room now.
5.  I'm still an extremely picky eater, but the bribe of Spicy Chips will get me to at least finish my meal.
6. I'm going to be 3 soon!
7.  I enjoy foot rubs with lotion.   Who doesn't?
8.  I take bath time seriously.   And I don't hesitate to ask for it any time of day. Morning, noon, night.  Doesn't matter.
9.  I have a bladder like a peanut.   I pee every 10 minutes.  Better  to be safe than sorry.
10.  I like to clean house.   Mom gives me all kinds of jobs, and I love to help! Cleaning the spots on the floor with Windex and a paper towel is my favorite.