Update for February!

 We've been having a lot of fun around our house.  So many snow days to try to entertain everyone.  One night, the kids and I had a game night.  Mustache Smash was a hit here.  Below you can see the kids have really taken off with the stacking game we did over New Years.  They have their own set of cups!!

We made snow cream one of the days.  They liked it but it probably would have been better if we tried to re-freeze it, it was pretty soggy!

 I took Nick ice skating for the first time this year.  Here he looks pretty happy, but that wasn't what he looked like most of the time.  He fell a lot, but I'm confident if we try again next year that he'll get the hang of it.

One snow day, Ryan and Emma were off, but Nick had school.  So that afternoon, we went to Orange Leaf and to the movies.  That may have been their favorite snow day!

Emma has been leaving me notes all around, she was really inspired by Valentine's Day.  Unfortunately, they didn't have their parties (R & E) until the 23rd because of all the snow days!

 Ryan came in 2nd place in the Pinewood Derby this year.  He was very proud of his car!  And Daddy had fun making it.  He's already thinking about next years car.

These 3 pictures are from the snow days last week.  They are by far, my favorite playing in the snow pictures that I've ever taken of my kids.  And they were having so much fun - Emma had made a slide in the huge pile of snow at the end of our street.

Almost a Year!

 I truly can't believe it's been almost a year since I've updated this.  But getting past that (because I'll make no excuses or say I'll do better)

Nick just celebrated his 5th birthday.  He wasn't a surprise football party.  But then wanted to know all about it - so not really a surprise.  It was football everything, from treats, to streamers to games.  He loved it.  I didn't really expect the sunflower seed spitting contest to be so popular!  He really enjoyed himself as did everyone else.

In other news, Kris took Nick and Emma out to PA for pig butchering last weekend.  They had a great time, but I think Ryan and I enjoyed our time home even more.  We went to the movies, did some Cub Scout stuff, went grocery shopping and out to dinner.  He played by himself and thoroughly enjoyed his time.

 This one is just too cute not to share.  He insisted I take his picture at school a few days ago.