The second half of February was filled with celebrating!
I think Nathan was shocked that the Chiefs made it to the Super Bowl. He goes all out for watch parties including decorations and snacks. He invited a friend over to watch it with him.
It was a tense game with an exciting finish! I didn't think it was ever going to end!
Katherine and Tessah found some other things to do while the other kids watched the game.
They all acted pretty silly during the game.
Nathan looks nervous here!
There was a lot of celebrating at the end though!
Kyla and Nora came over to play one afternoon, while Nathan went with Liana to the Middle School Valentine's Party.
They asked to have a tea party. How could I say no???
And then the big sisters asked to have their own tea party. I love how their little sisters keep them from growing up too fast.
The boys' mock trial class visited court one morning to watch some preliminary hearings. Katherine adores all the middle school girls. She sat with them the whole morning.
Katherine reentered a baby doll phase and had to buckle up her baby on our way to co-op.
She also brought her baby and all the accessories for show and tell.
Katherine has enjoyed taking gymnastics classes this year, and she has improved a lot since the beginning of August. She is continually mastering new skills and trying new things. That girl is always up for a challenge. She recently mastered her backbend kickover.
For my 39th birthday, Matt took me to the Pioneer Woman Mercantile for a birthday lunch. Samuel read to Katherine while we were waiting for our table. All my kids have enjoyed the Charlie the Ranch Dog books.
I hadn't visited the Mercantile for several years. The food was as delicious as I remembered.
We came home for birthday cake.
Matt got me a new board game for my birthday, so of course we immediately had to play it! It was a very fun game.
We attended a roller skating morning with our co-op. The kids had a great time burning off energy.
Katherine was ready for her Elementary Valentine's Party
The party snuck up on us a bit, and the kids didn't have much time to work on their Valentine's boxes. As usual though, Samuel rose to the occasion and created the coolest Minecraft box the morning before the party. I'm always impressed with his creativity.
We all had the best time at the Valentine's party. The kids decorated crafts, played Bingo and Musical Hearts, ate snacks, and passed out their Valentines.
I can't believe it was this boy's last Elementary Valentine's Party.
Since Valentine's Day fell on a Wednesday this year, we did our family celebration a day early. The kids were very excited about our traditional fondue dinner and sharing about what we all love about each other.
After dinner, the kids received their annual scavenger hunt. As they've gotten older, we've tried to up the difficulty of the hunt. This year, they all had to solve puzzles- crosswords, codes, etc. to receive their next clue.
It took them a lot longer to solve the scavenger hunt this year.
They finally solved the last puzzle and found their gifts.
Samuel wrote and illustrated a book about Honey and gave it to Katherine for Valentine's Day.
They also received some small gifts from us.
We ended the night with chocolate fondue. Two thumbs up all around! We even made homemade marshmallows for the occasion.
