February 2019

I PROMISE I WROTE THIS IN FEBRUARY...I JUST FORGOT TO POST IT.


Not a whole lot to write about this month.  Looking back and pictures (and my calendar) we didn't seem to do much, yet it somehow still felt busy.  I guess when you fit in all the everyday day things like school,piano practice, laundry....it is busier. 😋

The girls both enjoyed Valentine's Day.  They had fun at their class parties and made several homemade cards for family members.  These cuties liked wearing fun valentine clothes too.

One of the local churches adopted our school a few years ago.  They volunteer as mentors, help teachers, donate things, etc.  They also put on a fun family carnival. There were LOTS of people so I didn't even try to take pictures inside.  But we did stop at the fun sign out front.

We've also enjoyed several trips to the library and watching a few fun family movies.  I could never keep my girls stocked in books if it weren't for the library.  BOOKWORM PROBLEMS!!  Watching new family movies when the come out (on DVD, theaters are $$) it's been fun to introduce them to older movies as well.  They love the Muppets so they enjoyed the Muppet version of Treasure Island.

February 2018

In Kindergarten they count the days of school and the 100th day is a BIG deal!  They do all sorts of special activities that day with the number 100.  This year the teachers also decided to have the kids dress like they were 100 years old.  Thank you consignment and thrift stores for helping me put together an inexpensive outfit.

We are always looking for fun (but inexpensive) things to do as a family.  Both girls love music and plays but those can be pricey.  We live in a large enough area that there are MULTIPLE high schools that do various theater productions during the year.  We've never gone to one before but this year one was doing Disney's Little Mermaid.  That's one of my favorite movies and the girls watched it last summer.  Then I found out that tickets to the matinee show were discounted if you wore a Disney costume.  The girls both had princess dresses and Nathan and I kept our Minnie and Mickey costumes form Halloween a few years ago. One our friends from church was actually the conductor for this musical so that was fun.  The girls loved looking in the pit to see all the instruments.  And they got to take their picture with Ariel after the show.  We had so much fun, and were VERY impressed by the talent of these high school students. We'll definitely be keeping our eye out for more shows to see.

I purposely didn't take any sub jobs on Valentine's Day so I could help with both girl's parties. This time they overlapped so I was mostly in kindergarten since I was technically room mom in charge.  But I did get to hit the end of Hannah's party too.

 Abigail had to make a Valentine box at home this year and of course she chose a frog theme.  =P

 My dad always gives the girls something special...this year it was stuffed bears.  They LOVE them!

After watching the Olympics Hannah really wanted to go ice skating.  Nathan can actually ice skate (unlike me) so he said he's take her.  Abigail went back and forth on whether to go and decided at the last minute to join them.  Turns out she should have stayed home, because apparently she cried the entire time.  Nathan got a super cute picture of her before she went on the ice though...LOL!  Hannah loved it and actually went around the rink twice without holding on.  Rollerskating is more my idea of fun so we're hoping do that as a family outing sometime soon.

February 2017

I really have no excuse for posting so late except that I just forgot.  Life has been a little busy lately.  So here's quick run down of what we did in February.

I was able to help at Hannah's class Valentine Party again.  So much fun!!  She made bookmarks for her class this year and they turned out adorable!

Hannah had her first piano festival.  She played her Sonatina for a judge and received a score and critique sheet.  She did a fantastic job and wasn't at all nervous!!  I am so proud of all her hard work!

Abigail and I made cookies with Grammy one Friday.  She enjoyed helping dust them with powdered sugar. Yeah for photos taken with a real camera and not just a phone.  LOL!

We also took the girls to see a children's theater production of Mary Poppins.  They saw the movie a few years ago and loved it.  My mom and sister joined us and we have a fun girls outing!!  Here's our selfie from before the show started!  =)

Stay tuned for March update in a few weeks....hopefully on time this month.  =P

February 2015

This was a busy and fun month.  The girls and I made valentines and snack mix for our friends and neighbors.  Hannah and I did this last year, but Abigail enjoyed helping this time.  We were at Grammy's house the day before Valentines so we made "love bugs" and pie crust cookies filled with Nutella.  Cute story..I made felt heart cookies as a Christmas present for the girls to play with in their kitchen.  Since Valentine's Day they have made lots of Nutella cookies just like Grammy.  =)

We've had lots of crazy weather in Texas.  Sunny warm days where we played outside and went to the park.  Then last week we had 2 days of ice and later in the week 3 1/2 inches of snow.  The girls get excited when it snows and like to watch out the window.  They aren't big fans of playing in the cold though.  It always takes us longer to get dressed than we spend outside. LOL!  They did slide down the driveway a few times and throw snow.  Sadly the snow we usually get is too powdery to make a snowman.  That I think they would enjoy.  =)

Febraury 2014

My mom fell and broke her sacrum at the end of January.  Her camera has come out a few times, but she can't sit to edit photos.  So you are stuck with mostly my camera.  =)  She had a few good days last week and got a few photos done. 

Hannah absolutely LOVES to make crafts and I do too.  It was my favorite part of teaching school, though we rarely found time for it due to academic requirements.  Anyway, I began searching for easy Valentine card ideas in January.  We had so much fun making cards for family and a few friends.  I did most of the work on the outside of the cards, but Hannah helped decide who each one should be for.  Then she got to write her name and put stickers inside each card.  I even cut out a heart and let Abigail put stickers on it for her friend from church.  They are 6 weeks apart and almost always in the same room

To continue the Valentine's fun, the girls helped make chocolate chip cookies for Daddy and colored him a picture.  They decorated heart cookies (from a kit) at Grammy's house too.  I've seen several photos and blogs of mom's that make super creative lunches for their kids everyday.  I have no time for that, but we did have some fun on Valentines.  The girls had heart shaped sandwiches for lunch and we made heart pizza for dinner.

After all the cold weather this winter, we enjoyed a whole week of beautiful weather.  We took full advantage and took several walks, played in the backyard, did bubbles, and went to several parks.  Our neighborhood has a park about a block away.  Plano has so many good parks that we sometimes jump in the car and drive to someplace new.  This park is only about a 5 minute drive.

Love the cute little plaid skirts.  And wonders never cease...the girls actually both smiled and looked at the camera at the same time.  =)