February Re-cap

There was some more illness in February (we're wondering if Kolbe has an allergy) plus Chris was gone for a business trip which generally equals tired, stressed mom, so I didn't get much blogging done.  But I did still document things in some photos, so here I am to write up a quick February re-cap so that we know years from now that we did in fact, survive it, and actually had a bit of fun as well.  ;) 

We did a lot of homeschooling....

The girls also worked on a special project for their great grandma.  

It was a journal full of Bible verses and sweet notes.  I wrote the Bible verses (a bunch of my favorites from over the years) and then they spent time coloring, decorating, drawing, and writing little notes for her to read.  

 

It was a lovely way to help them remember someone who doesn't get out much (or at all), spread love, and also work on learning some Bible verses themselves while they colored and decorated.  We all loved this project and grandma enjoys it too.  Win, win. 

 

I just loved this page from Kayla's nature journal.  

We read about squirrels so she drew some, but named them the names that she had given the squirrels that ran along the fence between our old neighbor's house and ours at the place we rented across town.  Sweet memories.  

We did a little hiking on a trail not too far from home.

 And we also watched a lot of Olympics.  The kids were especially interested in the bobsledding, figure skating, and snowboarding.  Elise developed a little girl crush on snowboarder Red Gerard and cheered and smiled every time he came on to do an event.






Daddy helped make it more read with some bobsledding action of his own.  The girls also spent a lot of time in socks racing around the hard wood floors pretending to speed skate as well as figure skate.

Watching those Olympics intensely

I just had to document these two little helpers who grabbed wipes and cleaned off Kolbe's chair for me one night.  

A few more state study meals...

 

Above is a Kentucky Hot Brown sandwich with brussel sprouts for a side.  

And this is also a Kentucky treat: Bourbon pecan derby pie. 

 

Kansas (on the left) was BBQ chicken (with potatoes and salad).  Louisiana was red beans and rice and shrimp and andouille grits. 

Maine was fresh blueberry pie.  

In other news, when Kolbe wasn't feeling awful and having digestive issues, he was often found wearing his big sisters boots.  He thought he was pretty cool stuff in them and loved stomping around.  

 

Kolbe kisses and snuggles

 

As mentioned, Chris has a business trip.  We missed him terribly.  I survived with a lot of prayer and a lot of tears (I really HATE when he is gone, so when he travels for work it's generally a time when my emotions are all over the place). 

           


            

This is video we sent to Chris one night to say goodnight when he had a work dinner (2 time zones ahead) and the kids had to go to bed before he was done.  It's pretty much the cutest thing ever.  

Kayla asked if she could make dinner rolls for dinner one evening.  I said yes.  She did most of it all on her own with just a little assistance to knead the dough and form it into the rolls.  Great job, big girl!

           

And just a couple silly Sophie videos to make you laugh because she is a big goofball.  

           

And that's February in a nutshell.