fun times in February

Last weekend, we very lucky to celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday with her!  We made it a fancy birthday party, thanks to Nora's persistence.  It turned out to be adorable!  We had a great time dressing up...imagine feather boas, pink wigs, and lots of big costume jewelry.  It was simply fabulous.  We had lots of tea (it turns out my children LOVE sweet tea...shocking) and lots of little fancy cookies.  Fun, fun, fun.  We got some funny pictures.

ready for a tea party!

Aunt Nana, Grandmom, Gigi

Xander and Aunt Kristen

porch swinging

This week has been busy getting ready for the Woodland Parent Organization fundraiser. I was on the committee to help with the silent auction. It was lots of fun working some of the other mothers on this fun project. The party was Friday night, and Andrew and I had a great time. My sweet, sweet little sis watched the kids for us, and my little angels were still up when I called to check on her at ten! Bless her sweet heart. I doubt she will agree to babysitting again any time soon. Love you, Kristen!

Andrew and I ready for a grown-up night

We ran around celebrating birthdays for much of Saturday, and then laid low after church on Sunday.  It has been so cold lately, that I really needed some time on the couch with Andrew and the kiddos.  We took it easy on Sunday, and Andrew grilled some yummy steaks for us.  Xander is doing great in his big boy bed.  He is sleeping through the night and taking his naps (usually) without any problems.  He is crazy about swords at the moment, and he picks up everything and says, "this is my sword!"  Even a dryer sheet can be a sword. :)  Nora is reading more every day.  She says the funniest things and has us cracking up regularly.  She loves to play with her AG dolls and her friends.  I love to watch them play together, although they need lots of intervening (I think) to prevent a potential ER visit as a result of sibling roughhousing. Xander is only two and a half, but he plays rough already.

 painting Woody from Toy Story sculpture at Madi's party

 yummy cake at Madi's birthday

celebrating Aidan's 11th birthday

  We spent this afternoon working on some Valentine's day treats that I saw on Pinterest...yummy.

yummy Valentine's Day buttons