Snow day #2 2016

It's day 2 of snow storm Jonas!  We've just been getting snow sprinkles on and off this morning... but we got some fun photos!



Yesterday evening it started to look more snowy than icy, so James wanted to go back out and play on the deck.





Pre-bedtime board game (James' absolute favorite these days) by the fire



Stuart had to round on his antepartum service this morning, so we played inside until he got home...









We played outside once Stuart got home - Sam was not a fan of the cold and couldn't figure out what to do with his hands (he hasn't quite figured out that mittens can be useful in such situations).  Because of the ice yesterday, the snow isn't sticking together very well, so James' snowman dream wasn't able to happen. Next snow!



















Samuel quickly ended up back inside, while Stuart and James are actually still outside playing... Hot chocolate and cozy fire ready for when they come in!  And it's still snowing!  So, hopefully more snow play tomorrow.  Happy snow day(s)!

Snow day 2016

More ice than snow, actaully, but still worth playing in and getting excited over for these Southerners. The wintery weather is supposed to continue through tomorrow night, so hopefully we will actually get more snow and less freezing rain so we can build a snowman (James' only request). And Stuart should be home tomorrow (as long as he doesn't get trapped at the hospital, like we have in years past), so hopefully more photos to come!

Christmas 2015

It was only a month ago, right!  Only a little late on this one, too...

On 12/23, we celebrated our little Pierce family Christmas.  I can't find the rest of the photos I took on my phone, so here are the two that Stuart took!  But, for the record: he was there too, and we had a Christmas tree.

Later on the evening of 12/23, we drove to Zebulon for a couple of nights...

Family Christmas photo!

Christmas eve: Elf and crochet while Katie wraps gifts

A lot of the Acree holidays revolve around meals and good food.  Sometimes fancy and adventurous and hard-to-make (mostly by Katie) and always delicious!

Bathtime after playing in the mud, before Christmas dinner

Cousins!

Sam with Uncle Matt

The star of the show: 18lb Prime Rib

Christmas Eve dinner: Stu, Uncle Matt & Aunt Mere

Like mother, like daughter

Creme brulee (our old tradition) and Yule Log (a new tradition!)

Christmas even parenting

Christmas morning!  Katie with her hubs-to-be, Stephen

Facetime with Mom, as she was at Duke Hospital with her own mom (Mamma Parsons)

Made a visit to Duke to see my mom, Mamma Parsons and Aunt Val (somehow she didn't make it into any of these photos)

(They were able to fix Mamma up just fine, AND we got to see her on Christmas!  A little bit of a hectic and crazy Christmas with all that excitement, but lovely just the same.  And really: the food!  Thanks Katie for trying lots of new, delicious and adventurous things!)