Life in February

I know March is over but life has been busy and I am behind...not a big shock is it?  So this was what we were up to in February.

February started off with a trip up to Minnesota to go visit family, meet Randi's new little baby girl Clara, and have fun at the Mall of America.  It was a wonderful weekend!

Baby Clara...SO ADORABLE!!

We also decided to schedule Tally's appointment to be spayed.  When picking her up they told me she needed to be "quiet" for 21 days!!!  How do you keep a puppy from jumping, running, and playing for 21 days.  Poor Tally spent a lot of time in her little hallway nook so she wouldn't jump up on the counters or (a terrible, annoying things she does) or up on the couch. 

We hosted our annual winter game night.  Once again it was a blast!  

Elsie went bowling for the first time!  We had a little get together with all the daycare families on a Sunday night.  It was a lot of fun to get together and for Elsie to try out bowling.  She loved it!  

Valentine's Day 2014

Our Valentine's Day was pretty low key this year.  We just ordered pizza and had a "Pizza Picnic" that night.  We got Elsie this gigantic card card and she loved it!  She also got a few little items such as a new Valentine's book, Dora band-aids (why do kids like bandaids so much?) and a Dora puzzle.  

In February we went to watch Emma and Olivia's basketball game, their first grade music program, and they participated in a half time show for the high school which was broadcast live on the computer.  So that one we watched from the comfort of our bed :)  Elsie loved seeing her cousins on the computer screen.  

Mission Starfish 5k

On February 15th I ran my first race of the season.  It was a beautiful 10 degrees out with some gusty wind and snow that started right as we began.  This race was pretty grassroots put on by a local high school girl who was raising money for Haiti.  There was maybe 100 runners.  It wasn't timed but I did run the whole thing in my Yaktrax because it was pretty slick out.  

Heidi, Sue, and Me at the end of the 5k.  

On February 20th we had our first thunderstorm of the year with thunder, lightning, and some small hail.  Following the thunder snow we got some snow too.  They were forecasting a major blizzard for us but it didn't turn out to be much.  

Unlike Cinder, Tally was not phased at all by the thunderstorm.  

Elsie LOVED the big snowflakes and thought it was so funny that my hair was all white from the snow.  

And of course we had to play outside in the snow and make snow angels.  

Where is Elsie?  Oh here I am!!  She LOVES to play hide and seek these days.

The weather wasn't especially beautiful this month but I had signed up for a 10k that was taking place in the middle of March.  So, despite the fact that it was a balmy eight degrees out I bundled up and hit the trails.  My goal was to make it three miles.  It ended up being a GREAT run and I made it just shy of five miles-which is the farthest I ever had run and it gave me confidence that I could make the 6.2 miles in March.  

Some Random Pics

You can't really tell in the picture but the sun was reflecting on the steps to create a "rainbow" effect on the stairs.  Elsie came down the stairs and exclaimed "Mommy, there's a rainbow on the stairs!"  She was really excited.  

Elsie with Daddy in a fort under the Dining Room table.  

She found her winter gear that I bought for next year-she really wanted to go outside.  

Of course, a lot of our month looked a lot like this-packing boxes!  

Elsie is REALLY into her babies.  She had to "brush" baby's hair before leaving for the day :) 

And finally, we ended the month like this:   

Snuggling together on our last night in the house on 17th Street

Closing on our house!  

(you can check out the moving post here.)

And the last night of February looked like this!