February kicked of with one of our only snowstorms of the season! We have had such little snow this winter that Elsie was so excited to see the snow so we all headed outside to try to build a snowman.
Unfortunately the snow wasn't the best for snowman making.
Tally definitely didn't mind the snow though. She loved just laying around in it.
In February we wrapped up our first sessions of swim lessons: Preschool Level One. Elsie LOVED her instructor and we thought the instructor did a wonderful job. Elsie just loved being in the water and passed to move on to Preschool Level Two which we also started in February.
February 7th brought VERY exciting news. Adalyn Joelle was born at 5:10 in the morning. So excited for the Olson family and their new precious addition!!!!
Also that same morning, Elsie had a birthday party for a little boy from daycare. They went to ISU and were able to paint a piece of pottery. Elsie chose to paint a mug and it turned out so cute!!
In February we spent a lot of time working on refinishing the hardwood floors and painting the nursery and hallway.
On the left are the floors unfinished and on the right was after the first coat of poly.
Elsie got her dance costume for her recital in April.
Over the weekend of February 13th-15th we headed up to MN to celebrate my sister's birthday. I also enlisted my mom's help to make a baby blanket. I had been having a hard time finding one that I liked/matched the colors I wanted so I decided to make one myself. The plan called this a 2 hour balnket-more like a full day! :) But I am happy with the way it turned out.
On Friday February 20th, John, Elsie and I attended the ISU Gymnastics meet. It was themed Disney Daddy DAughter Date night and the kids were encouraged to dress up for the occasion so of course Elsie wore her Frozen Dress. Chuck, Lisa and family also attended. We also received a special photo of Elsie and John at the event. Elsie enjoyed watching gymnastics-especially the beam. I think it was nice she was able to relate some of these things to what she is doing in tumbling.
A Collage of the final finished product: Hallway, nursery, and stairs.
One Sunday evening we had invited Marc and Amber and family over for dinner and Elsie was waiting so patiently for her friends to arrive. She sat here for over 20 minutes. It was really sweet.
John and Elsie have such a special relationship and they have really developed some little rituals-like making breakfast in the morning. If it is up to me we will just eat cereal and fruit in the mornings but most mornings John and Elsie will make breakfast together. Elsie has her own little jobs that she gets to do and she always want to help.
Also John is so patient with her and even lets her pretend to do his hair/paint his face at her little vanity :)
On February 28th we hosted our third annual Winter Game Night. This year was the largest since we started doing it. We had 20+ people come which was fun-the more the merrier-but also led to some challenges. We had a great time and can't wait for next year (I am a game junkie!). This year in attendance was Nick and Hillary, Marc and Amber, Jeff and Robbie, Kedra and Mathew, Kara and Orson, Shanna and Mike, Belicia and Matt, Chuck and Lisa, Nanette and Buzz, and Us of course. There were one or two other couples that had planned on coming but had some sicknesses come up so they weren't able to make it.
This years big winners:
Orson won the PBR pullover jacket graciously donated by Marc ;)
Mathew won the $10 Casey's Gift Card
Other winners were Lisa-won the $10 iTunes gift card and Matt won the grand prize $25 BWW gift card. February-Day in the Life
Oh also I did a Day in the Life post documenting a snapshot of what our life is like right now with one child on a day I am home with Elsie.
Well that was our February. There was A LOT of time spent on the upstairs house project but we still managed to find some time to have fun!!
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