February Mish-Mash

What we've been up to in February (besides unpacking & settling in):

 Celeste traded in her pacifier for a new stuffed friend, who she named Pasi.  Mike decided she was ready and we had a conversation with her and she agreed.  Although it's been tough, she hasn't asked for her pacifier, she seems to understand it's gone.  She does cry for it and gets really sad and misses it, but doesn't ask for it.  I'm really missing her naps that mysteriously stopped at the same time the pacifier was traded away.

 

Cutting the tip of her pacifier off & kissing her new stuffed animal.

 

Snow Days!  We've had more snow and more cold weather.  The kids have had several more snow days and have had a lot of fun.

Building a snowman with very wet snow

 The snowballs were so heavy they had to roll them up the ramp to stack them.  Then they fell off.  Madeline was not happy. 

Luckily they were able to rebuild the snowman! 

 Swimming in mom's bathtub.  Although they look cute and are smiling - they fought the whole time they were in there.  It's not really big enough for 5 kids.

Anna Elise and Calvin spent a lot of time making bracelets.  So did Celeste when they left their stuff out and weren't paying attention.  She was able to put a lot of rubber bands on their loom. 



Blue & Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts.  Calvin made this snow skiing/boarding mountain cake for the 'Olympics' themed cake decorating contest.

Lilah started preschool.  She goes twice a week for 2.5 hours.  She was excited to find that her friend from church is in the same preschool class.   She was really nervous on her first day, but loves it now.  She is so 'ready' to go to school.  Celeste spends all her time begging mom to play with her when Lilah isn't home.