Or as the kids keep calling it, "Valentime's Day" :) It's been a bit since I've updated you with some pictures, so I thought I'd share a few today while I'm thinking about it. And the kids are quiet.
Zoë and I made it out for a special date after lunch at Parkville Coffee. She had hot cocoa and a protein ball, I tried a coffee drink called "The Cupid", we colored, read a book, watched the view out of the window, and listened to "girl music" which is always her request when we ride around in the van together. It's surprisingly difficult to find girls singing. Have you ever noticed this? Maybe we're just listening to the wrong stations, but often, out of our 12 presets, we can only find 1 (if we're lucky!) lady singing. Interesting! ...
Levi and I's annual picture together on February 13. 7 years running now! I love doing these small remembrances with my middle kids. You can look back at previous February posts to see how he's grown! <3
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| We always take a few silly ones! |
This sweet girl is getting big and looking so cute! She's starting to choose what she wants to wear some days and this is one of her favorite sweaters. She also likes hamming it up for the camera! Which is darling!
It was a cold day, but we managed to head outside with our Wild+Free group on February 4. After reading *some* of the book, "There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather" I realized that I wanted to keep trying to make it to our group's hikes, even when it takes extra effort to dress warmly and prepare. Personally, I don't mind getting out in the cold; the fresh air is invigorating and if you keep moving, it's not bad.
I don't think the kids minded either :) They lasted almost 2 hours out there! It was a fun time out at one of our favorite trails, Line Creek. We hiked, rescued a ball from the water, learned how to persevere when you fall flat on your face and hurt your nose, and made some new friends.
This year's Super Bowl was pretty exciting getting to watch the Chiefs play and WIN!. Although we weren't able to watch the ending (dang! the best part!) we had a fun time at Aunt Teresa's house with some friends, playing games, watching football and eating delicious food! The kids helped me decorate some brownie bites with red and yellow sprinkles. At the end of the night, when everyone across town was shooting off fireworks and yelling, we watched from our front door/porch. The kids thought it was great fun -- free fireworks show! And it was funny to hear Zoë yelling, "Go Chiefs! Go Chiefs!" The city was definitely excited.
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| It was a surprisingly warm day, hence, the tank top! Ha! |
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| My new Chiefs gear |
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| James and Naomi :) |
Heather made us a delicious Valentine lunch of tomato soup and grilled cheese.
On February 1st, we headed over to Kansas for a little early Valentine party with our Hurla cousins. The kids had a scavenger hunt with prizes, played Valentine bingo, and exchanged homemade Valentines. It was a sweet and fun time together!
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| Loving the rocking horse! |
Lunch time smiles!
February has been off to a great start! Sweet memories, good food, and lots of together time. The boys have begun to really enjoy playing board games and we've been getting new recommendations from Levi's jiu jitsu instructor. The boys' current favorite is Colt Express! They've played it 3 or 4 days in a row now. I'm very thankful they're finding things they love to do that doesn't always include a screen. I look forward to more days and years of playing games together :)
To life... full of lovely moments! <3
1 comment:
Loved all the great pictures of ya all and all the great things you were doing. There is so much to do other than being on a screen as you say. It is wholesome to the body and soul. Thankyou for sharing. Love, Mom and Mimi
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