The name of the game in February was adventures! Leaving the house! Freedom from our January snow house arrest! So naturally we kicked it off with some doctor's appointments:
Jack and Carma both had viruses that turned into wee spots o' pneumonia, so that was special. Blessedly very minor cases. No evidence that the illnesses were linked to Jack's winter wardrobe of shorts and tall socks, which is good since he's resolved to maintain that get-up this winter...
The kids and I had a few fun adventures with Grandpa during the month, starting with seeing Moana at the movie theater! Carma was wiggly and wanted to sing and dance along, so she and I headed to the lobby... and then a nearby thrift store... as to not get popcorn thrown at us (the theater was packed!) but the boys all loved it!
Later in the month we joined up with Grandpa and Cody - first up was lunch at our fave BK and then Carma and I sneaked away to run errands while Grandpa, Cody, and the boys checked out a way cool gem and rock show at the fairgrounds! Both of my parents have passed on their love of rocks to Cody (and me, although I generally won't admit it haha) and my kids are falling right into line. They had a great afternoon!
Valentine's Day fell in February this year (so hard to keep track of that) so we busted out a little sweatshop at the kitchen table for the boys to assemble their Valentines.
Instagram caption for this one: I hope all of Will's classmates appreciate the time he's spending matching each sports-themed valentine to their individual personalities 🤔⚽️🏀🏐🏈⚾️🎾👧🏻👦🏼👧🏽👦🏻👧👦🏽👱🏻♀️... apologies in advance, however, that no one will be receiving "you're 1st place in my heart" - Will explained to me that it was 'too romantic' and 'not appropriate for kids' 😳😘💏😂
February was a great month for Saturday afternoon movies - this time was with Grandma Pam and a blessedly empty theater watching Trolls. Will sat at the front by himself, Jack and Clyde stayed close to Grandma, and Carma and wandered where the wind blew us - up and down the aisle, in various seats near and far. And I liked it wayyyyyy more than I thought I would!
Clyde and I had a little afternoon date out to the charter school to watch Seth play some basketball. Still trying to figure out who told my little Cub Scouts they could grow up become taller than me...
Carma had a pretty busy month. I don't keep blue eyeshadow in the house, so she devised a plan to use blue marker on her arm and then strategically rub her arms on her eyelids.... or maybe it was accidental. Honestly with this girl, it could go either way. She also obliged me as an airplane so I could work out my (non-existent) ab and leg muscles. Peek... a... boo!
Fashion-wise, it was a month of a lot of dress-on-skirt-on-leggings outfits. My mom gave her that rabbit shirt purely to torture me hahaha. And if there's anything funnier than a two-year-old singing animatedly into a turkey baster, I've yet to see it...
We took advantage of Chuck's Saturday afternoon off and headed to Boise for a family adventure at the zoo (thanks Lindsays for the pass!!).
We marched around and checked out our faves and then headed across the street for an indoor adventure at the Boise Library. We randomly stumbled up on them hosting a way cool Little House on the Prairie event so that was fun:
(another Instagram caption) "We stopped in at the Boise library 📚 this afternoon on a whim and who did I find but my favorite childhood librarian, Diane! Even better, she recognized me and remembered my name ❤️. We spent so much time at the library when I was growing up, researching storytelling books (the boys) or history day projects (all of us) or reading soap opera magazines (me as a teenager 😂) or batting eyelashes and offering profuse thanks as overdue fines were forgiven yet again (Mom on behalf of all of us 😳). Diane was a huge part of my library memories and seeing her totally made my day."
Park Ridge hosted a math and science night, so we traipsed over for it and had a great time. Jack loved doing little addition problems, Will loved seeing his friends and teacher, Clyde loved ditching us immediately to hang out with his buddies, and Carma loved the music room. Possibly too much, if her cries as I dragged her out were any indication... and everyone loved the STEM bus!!
Clyde and his agile feet earned him a coveted spot at the 5th grade elementary school jump rope competition. He did a great job, although I have no stats to back up that claim; we slipped out early to make it to Scouts that night. Clyde had a great time though, and conveniently sat with his good buddy Cobhan on one side and his good buddy Jasmyn just down the lunch table bench from him ;).
Girrrrrls' night with these crazies. Karen hooked us up with a free slice o' pie for the absent-but-much-missed Kara which was lovely.
Aaaaand I got to steal these cute boys for an afternoon which brings me a ridiculous amount of joy. Look at their faces!!!!
Random family bike ride in the chilly February weather. I believe this was one of Jack's last rides on that wee 12" bike...
OH man, all sortsa randomness here. Aren't we proud that Jack is learning to write? Making a sign to bar bothersome parents from one's room is pretty good motivation ;). That white lamp prompted a wave of nostalgia - my grandma gave me one for Christmas when I was little and it was a touch lamp and I thought it was the prettiest thing ever. Also, enjoy my messy kitchen and living room. I'd caught a friend unaware with a RS visit earlier that week and she lamented her (not at all) messy house so I sent her that picture as commiseration haha.
Clyde and I have rival t-shirts and we think it's pretty fun to wear them and trash talk a bit. No one tell him that I'm actually thrilled he has his sights set on the Y!!
Aaaaand now let's end on some funny notes - these are random hilarious memes I took screenshots of during the month and still bring me as much joy as they did then:
Peace out to February! Let's March on, eh? .... get it? .....
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