Cupid visits the McEvers

Happy Valentines from Suzy and Cooper

I got some very beautiful roses

Danny and his candy

Suzy and Winston before their date

Winston handmade these candy flowers for Suzy

A Cat's tale

Our kitty recently broke his tail in two places. Believe it or not, they don't have casts for cat tails! We ended up having to amputate is tail and having a very unhappy kitty cat

Before, in happier days

Kitty with a helmet

and finally our very itchy kitty after he had the helmet removed.

Blue Jean

It's the end of an era in Beverly Hills. Our neighbor Jean who has lived on the street for 40 years is moving to Texas this week. It happened pretty suddenly, but we were able to throw together a good-bye dinner at the house last night. Everything turned out Perfect.
We are going to miss you Ms. Jean.....

Suzy and Rowan waiting on dinner. Rowan was so hungry he was eating a shoe :)

Chef Winston in charge of bread cutting duties

Chris hanging loose with Suzy

Jane giving Jean a goodbye hug

Danny giving his opinion

awwwwwww

Suzy and Jean

Making the sunroom a little Sunnier!

Our latest pet project has been transforming the sunroom

Before

Cooper taking a turn at painting

Danny teaching Coops how to use the roller

After

Digging in the dirt

Well, at least one of us was happy that the plumber had to dig up the yard to replace the sewer line. Coops had a great time playing on the machinery.

Snow

READY for snow!

And this is all we got.
Glen Burns, you are such a tease!

Trip to Western NC

We went on a road trip last weekend to the mountains of North Carolina. Suzy was accepted into Brevard and wanted to check out the area. I had forgotten how beautiful it was up there. I really miss it!

Danny checking out the scenery

Suzy and I at Brevard

I wonder if they remember me?

The infamous white squirrel

We had an amazing dinner in Asheville ( Blackened crab Quesidillia...need I say more?)

Suzy and fruity drink

Suzy and Danny having fun

Cooper....being, well Cooper

Mandatory "Shining" hotel shot

Coops first hotel stay

I feel so sorry for the maid having to clean up after us

Scenic Overlook

Snow Tubing in Georgia (70 degrees)

Tallulah Gorge

Checking out the view

Fox sighting

Yes, in addition to coyotes we now have a fox on our street. Yesterday, as we were pulling into our driveway Danny and I spotted this guy. He was enjoying a tasty squirrel out in the middle of the road. He had to be at least 40lbs or so. Next, I'm hoping we might spot bigfoot.

Pink Pig Revisited

Second time is the charm and we finally were able to get to Lenox square early and secure our position to get on the Pink Pig. It was an interesting ride, and I'm glad we did it. Although I don't really think it is anything you should go out of your way to do, unless you are a tradition junkie.

Suzy and Winston

Coops enjoying the ride on the pig

someone would not cooperate for the group shot

Cooper's first ride on Marta

Suzy and Winston trying out ice skating at Cennetinal Olympic Park

Winston helping Suzy get her skate on

Stopping by to check on us

Coops wanted to go skating soooo badly

Outside CNN on the way back to Marta

Marta is fun

enjoying not having to drive for once!

Winter break follies

Suzy and Coops waiting for noodles at Doc Cheys at Emory

Waiting and waiting and waiting in line for the "Pink Pig"

Finally after an hour and a half, we had to leave and go to Cooper's doctor appointment



Good News! He's healthy, in the 75 percentile, and he likes to get flu shots
What a big boy!

Visiting Berry College

We went to Berry College on Monday so Suzy could check out the school. Unfortunately there was nothing open BUT we still got to look around and see the school.

Suzy in front of the girl's dorms

Emma and Suzy

Cooper exicted about the "dolphin" he saw in the fountian

Downtown Rome, no where to eat

Emma and Suzy hamming it up

Coops keeping Emma busy

Christmas at Big Canoe

We went up to Big Canoe and had a great brunch with Grandma and Jimmy. If you ever get the chance, Grandma Dannette makes a great breakfast casserole. Yummy!

Cooper in all his gear (helmet, gloves, camera) sleeping on the way to Big Canoe

Coops on his new bicycle

Grandma trying out her new ride

Suzy on Grandma's bicycle

very full :)

Grandma smiling

Santa Came!!

Cooper and Suzy awoke on Christmas morning to find that all Santa had indeed come afterall. They both made the nice list this year and were well rewarded for their actions

Cooper realizing he has a trian controller and not a phone

Playing with his new choo choo

Lots of presents to open!

Suzy and her Sinatra calendar

Cooper got lots of tools to help Daddy out

Suzy and her new Roxy jacket

Cooper and his Spongebob guitar

Cooper upwraps his new racetrack

Even Danny was a good boy and got a grilling utility belt

Christmas Eve Oyster Stew

We continued the Farmer family tradition of Oyster Stew on Christmas eve. This year, we went to Brad and Shana's house for the evening. Of course, the McEver's were the last ones to arrive due to some "last minute" Christmas eve shopping.

My duty was stirring the Oyster stew

Shana was first mate in charge of breading

Suzy playing video games with her cousins

Sara Kate and Bryce waiting for dinner

You sometimes have to entertain yourself while stirring the stew

Shana and Brad

Mom orchestrating the meal

Cooper taking a turn at stirring

Suzy introducing her beau Winston to Oyster stew

Cooper playing the "Mit"tar

After meal relaxation

Sara Kate and her princess attire

Suzy and Coops playing in the tubes

Bryce and Winston putting together his present

The Great Christmas Tree Hunt

Pictures from the local Christmas tree lot on the corner. These guys have awesome trees

Santa visits Big Canoe

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Suzy and I took at work-related trip to Jackson, Wyoming last week. It was quite an adventure thanks in part to United Airlines, who ended up delaying more than one of our flights. Alas, we finally made it there and had a wonderful time.

Jackson Square. In case you were wondering, the entire area is called Jackson Hole, the town is called Jackson, Wyoming

Suzy sporting her new black cowboy boots. YEEEHAW

Our hotel, Trapper Inn. A great place to stay.

Buffalo sculpture outside our hotel

Can you find the moose? He was so cute but kept hiding in the brush

The Grand Tetons, wouldn't it be nice to have this view every day?

My fearless boss

Suzy is ready to tour Yellowstone park

He was about 7 minutes off, not bad for an old guy

View from the smaller Geysers

Yes, it was a little chilly

Before Old Faithful did his thing

Whooosh!

Bacteria in the Hot Springs, isn't it beautiful?

The Buffalo wanted to watch the geysers too!

Suzy testing out the water

Steamy Suzy

The water from the springs spilling over into the river

Our group

this one was over 220 degrees

On the Boardwalk between hot springs

Buffalo crossing

Smells like Sulfur

Lower falls, 500 stairs later

The water was a magnificient green color

Canyon below the falls

Mud volcano

Pit stop on the way back up

Moon over Jackson Hole

Mandatory Hotel shot


On the plane, off the plane. C'mon United we want to go home