February Moments

We were trimming our sour orange tree, taking off the rest of the fruit and the girls were carrying them to the recycling bin.  It was a sunny day and later that afternoon I noticed Hadley had these 2 red puffy burns on her neck.  I could not figure out what they were from and then, after talking with a friend, I did a little research and found out that sour orange oil is super photo-sensitive and while carrying the oranges, 2 got some oil on her next which then got super-sunburned.  They turned tan after a while, but are still there.  Crazy!

It was 90 degrees again so Miles decided that he should swim.  By swim he really meant  that he wants to throw everything in sight into the pool and then make me get them all out.  Fun!

While at the park, the lighting was just right and I couldn't resist snapping this cute picture of our baby girl!

We also got new windows in half of our house, the kids thought it was great entertainment!

Wrecking Ball and an Early Swim

It was a warm 87 degrees today, so we went over to our Kamryn's house to play on the tramp with the sprinkler and Miles wanted to join, so he took off his clothes and was just in his underwear.  Then he decided to ride the tether ball.

The kids were still hot, so they (way to cold for me) decided to swim.... in February.  The water was really cold, and they only lasted a few minutes, but we still swam in  February!

Arabian Nights...

For President's day, we decided to venture out and try something new, an Arabian horse show!  We have never been to a horse show, so it took us a minute to figure out what to do but we had lots of fun!  We started out watched people compete in riding competitions and then headed over to the kid tent where they had free ceramic horses to paint!  The kids loved it, and as expected, all broke a leg or two within a few days, but still had fun!

Next they had a few Arabian horses that the kids could get pictures on.  The girls wanted to wait for this beautiful one which reminded them of Elsa.  

We spent the rest of our time there walking around, looking at the beautiful horses get washed, practice their prancing, and competing.  

Valentines Day

We went to Allie's Class for a Valentines Day Party and Ms. McLane invited us to party with the 1st graders! We had some yummy treats, exchanged valentines and took pictures in her awesome photo booth. 

Since Valentines day was a Sunday this year, we celebrated with heart-shaped meatloaf and pink mashed potatoes and gravy with a side of biscuits.  Yum!

Family Pictures

Since we added another member of the family, pictures were in order.  Man, we have one cute family!

After, we went to the cool doughnut shop where you get to choose what type of glaze and topping you want and they fry and top the doughnut right in front of you.  Yum!

34!

Our Main Man turned 34!  Everyone is excited when Dad gets home, always running to the garage as soon as they hear it open.  Mom is usually the most excited because it goes from 4:1 to 2:1 ratio which is much needed at 4:30.  We celebrated by having some bunt cake and ice-cream and we got him some awesome t-shirts - Ninja Turtle and Hulk smash.  Happy Birthday babe, you are almost halfway through your 30s :)

A Dam Walk

On the way home from Kamryn's house, we stopped and built a dam in the gutter.  We talked about what kind of animals build dams and watched how the water would build up.  Then, Monster Miles came through and kicked it apart.  Surprise!

Hazel - 2 Months

12 lbs 10 oz

24 inches

Smiles often, has had 2 colds, sleeps 8-10 hour stretches at night, is on ranitidine for acid reflux, is content not being held all the time, is super loved by all members of the family. 

We love our Hazel Kate!