February Fun

After a pretty glum January, we were glad February got off to a great start. I mean, when you finally get to chew food again, its a pretty good improvement! :) We made sure to have all of Makin's favorite foods the first day off the mush diet and then added in the rest of our favorite foods the days following. The stitches on the outside of his nose took their time healing and actually scabbed over, which didn't really bother him thankfully, just not fun to look at.

Lorelei decided early January that she wanted her hair cut to chin-length. We made sure she had plenty of time to think that over and she did not change her mind. She was over-the-moon excited for her new do!

February dates were extra fun. We girls got pedicures, which is one of Lorelei's FAVORITE things.

The boys went to Strikz, where they played laser tag, bowling, air hockey and skee ball.

We had some gorgeous weather so we fit in some friend park days.

Checking out the wake-boarders next to "The Acorn Park".
A path through the trees takes you here and it was warm enough there were a few people out enjoying the water.
They got to see some flips and tricks!

We use any excuse for a chance to get a bagel. National Bagel Day means fitting in a trip to Panera before school!

We enjoyed Brandon's birthday party complete with bounce house and water guns. I loved being able to let the kids just run around and play while I got to visit. Who can ask for better weather for a February birthday? It was around 85 degrees!

We tried a new recipe that is worth mentioning...Turtle Muffins! (Really any green name, Hulk was a really fun idea, but my kids decided on turtle since we aren't huge on super heros.)  I was so proud of the kids for trying them when they didn't know what made them green. When they found out it was spinach, they still ate more! Glad to have another muffin in the rotation!

Makin saved up his tokens (they earn for various things at Kid Connect/Sunday School) at church for lunch with Travis, our pastor. We have been trying to get this scheduled since November, and were glad to finally make it happen. Travis and I were both thrilled Makin chose Raising Canes! :) It was so fun being there to hear their conversation as Travis is great about asking the kids lots of questions. My most laughable was, "Would you want to live in Little House On The Prairie times?" "No, because they didn't have macaroni and cheese." Too many fun moments listening to our 6 year old boy chat with another adult besides mom and dad.

We have had some major yo-yoing in the weather this month! I actually love it that way, but it doesn't kill my allergies like some people. ;) After a week where we needed sweatshirts and coats, we had another gorgeous Saturday where we actually got to swim in the Armstrong's pool! The big pool was way too cold, although all of them did take a dip or two, finally staying in the hot tub (which was lukewarm, at best) for couple of hours. They enjoyed playing catch/keep away with the boys vs girls. We also enjoyed the Armstrong's grilling for supper.

Glow Night!!!

We had President's Day off so we had some friends over.

Greycelyn and Makin

(Sorry no pictures worked out!) Makin started soccer again after the 4 week recovery mark. This mama is not a fan of soccer in the winter, but we had to do the training to be on a spring team...and somehow spring soccer games now start in February? Not thrilled, but Makin was really excited to be back to playing. He is now on the 2010 team, whereas he was mixed with some 2011's last year. Hoping it is a good challenge for him! This also means starting in March he has practice twice a week.