We had a really fun February full of special memorable moments.
These two went to their first Daddy, Daughter Dance the first weekend in February. Elisabeth was so excited. Several of her friends were planning on attending too which added to her excitement. She chose her dress, hair style, nail polish design and her choice for dinner- Braums, before the dance.
This Sweet Girl is growing up way too fast and is at a super fun age right now. I love her innocence, excitement, and fun she brings to everything.
I think her favorite part of the dance were the snacks. She ended up getting bored and asked to leave early- I think the preparation was more fun than the actual dance for her.
She also had a little in studio Valentine's Dance performance in February. It was a super cute dance- One of my favorites that she's performed!
I feel like a lot of this month was about Elisabeth, ha! She also attended Sarah's sixth birthday party and got to make a necklace and bracelet. It was a fun, girly afternoon.
We had some beautiful weather in February. It was so warm and sunny that after an afternoon of family jumping on the trampoline, I busted out the popsicles for the kids. It felt like summer.
These sweet sisters are just the best. They adore each other and always want to be together.
This pile of winter gear could only mean one thing...
A SNOW DAY!!
Finally after a crazy long snow drought- Elisabeth's entire life, we finally had enough snow for an authentic snow day!
Of course we had to me pancakes for breakfast to keep the energy levels up.
The kids were in and out all day long playing in the snow.
They took a cookie break to warm up
When Daddy got home from work we walked over to our neighborhood pond for some sledding/snowball fight fun with our favorite neighbors.
It was a perfect snow day!
Katherine takes such good care of all her babies/stuffed animals. She's always carrying around a handful of animals/babies. It's adorable.
And she's almost always wearing a princess dress.
And she also loves to read books and is the master manipulator of the "one more book" trick.
I always love watching her play and problem solve.
And she melts my heart when she "reads" her Bible
Samuel got to celebrate the 100th day of school dressed as an old man and a Mario poster.
And this girl celebrated her half birthday with her friends at school. I joined her for lunch and she brought half birthday donuts for her classmates.
Paige is the Cutest Photo Bomber and one of Elisabeth's best school friends.
Of course we had to eat lunch with Nathan and Samuel too. Everything is always more exciting when Katherine is around.
February was full of play dates with Addisyn which always involves costumes and bag packing. They always like to play "trip" when they're together and pack their bags and go to a "hotel"
This Old Lady also had fun celebrating her 100th day of school (two days after Samuel's).
Katherine can't be left out of pictures.
These boys have been staying up late on Wednesday nights after church to watch Lego Masters together. They both are loving it.
Katherine is my errand buddy these days, and trips to Target are full of fun, like hugging the mannequins, petting the puppies, driving jeeps and playing in play houses.
Our Target trips are never quick, but they sure are fun! She's my favorite shopping buddy.
Nathan had his very first karate tournament at the end of February. He did great at sparring for being a brand new yellow belt, and he really seems to have found his sport.
It might end up being Katherine's sport too :)
We broke out Rock Band and now have our own family band.
They take it so seriously. It's adorable!
Have I mentioned that there's never a dull moment around here :)
Elisabeth had a skip day from school so we could have a play date with Audrey and Brynn. This is her last year to get to have these skip days and playdates, so I'm soaking it up. She and Audrey have so much fun playing together. It's a fight when I tell Elisabeth she has to say goodbye.
We have a new little chef around here. Elisabeth is always asking to help me in the kitchen. She's becoming a pro at scrambled eggs, pancakes and conquered French Toast this month.
I got to surprise her at school one day as her Mystery Reader. She was shocked and so excited. She has such a great Pre-K class. I love getting to spend time with her and her friends at school.
The girls got to help Ainsley celebrate her sixth birthday with the best Princess Party. The girls were elated when Anna and Elsa showed up and sang songs, read stories, and gave them makeovers. After that party both girls are set on having princesses at their birthdays too.
Ainsley is one of Elisabeth's favorite friends. She's almost always at the top of Elisabeth's list when she asks to invite friends over.
It was such a fun and special party and a great way to end our February fun.
We had a fun few days celebrating Valentine's Day this year. We've created some fun family traditions that the kids look forward to every year.
Our first tradition is heart shaped pancakes for breakfast.
Katherine was a fan!
The kids were festive in their red and pink clothes on Valentine's Day
The Big Three had parties at school Friday morning. Nathan got a special Valentine for Kamryn. I had to document it ;)
This Little Girl was thrilled to attend her silblings' parties.
First up was Samuel's party.
They played the saran wrap game. It wasn't a huge success with so many kids. But I think everyone still had fun.
Then we headed to Elisabeth's party.
They played some fun games.
Elisabeth decorated her Valentine's Box by herself. I thought it turned out cute!
Lastly, Katherine and I ran to Nathan's party. His class made love robots.
And he also decorated his box by himself, ha! He loved it.
Matt and I had an at home date night for Valentine's Day. He ordered take out and planned some fun activities- rock band, a puzzle, and a romantic movie. I sure love my Number 1 Valentine.
Saturday afternoon, the weather was pretty so we went to the Gathering Place for a couple of hours.
This swing is the kids' favorite thing about the Gathering Place
We came home from the Gathering Place, and the kids did their annual Valentine's Scavenger Hunt.
They were pretty happy with their surprises.
After the Scavenger Hunt we had cheese fondue for dinner and all shared what we love about each other.
A few of the answers I want to make sure I remember-
Nathan said he loves that Samuel never accomplishes a goal, because whenever he gets close to completing one, he always sets a new goal (Such a profound and accurate description)
Katherine loves that Mommy and Daddy snuggle with her
Nathan and Samuel love that Elisabeth is so outgoing and fun to play with and will always talk to people for them.
We usually have chocolate fondue for dessert, but it was getting late, so we postponed and had chocolate fondue for dessert the next night.
Katherine approves of our Valentine's Day traditions.
