Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! The kids and I enjoyed making peanut butter blossom cookies to celebrate together. They had a Valentine's Day party at our Jubilee school Co-op on Thursday and they loved passing out and getting valentines and candy. I remember doing that in elementary school and loving it too.

We gave the boys the game Trekking the National Parks, it isa strategy game and it is really fun! Greta got a dress up Rapunzel dress. All of the kids received a puzzle based on their level of difficulty. 

So pretty! Greta loves to dress up.

Brian and the boys surprised me with this gorgeous orchid. 

On Valentine's Day we got a sitter and went out for lunch at the Melting Pot restaurant. It was a delightful time together. 

Our friends from Jubilee invited us to a free karate class that meets on Tuesday evenings. The kids enjoyed it! Brian even got in on the learning action! We will be going back.

My dear friend Tracy came over to help me make elderberry syrup. We have been close friends for 23 years! I am thankful for her faithful friendship.

Friends from Jubilee!

Greta loves her stuffed animals and needs to say goodnight to each one.

 We have a new favorite game! 

Mid February Happenings

Asa has really taken off with reading lately. The other day I caught him reading to himself for an hour. We are proud of him!

Asa loves his Tiggys!

Last Friday all of the kids had their dental cleanings and they did great! It is not every day that Darth Vader cleans your teeth!

Last Saturday we had a fun night! Greta and Daddy went to their first Daddy Daughter Ball and had a wonderful time dancing together. I had a Mother Son date with my boys of dinner out and we played many games of Mexican Train Dominos. I love our family.

The other night Greta and I were praying for all of our family members by name before bed. She said, "Mom you have to always pray for Nana because Nana is the best." I said that Nana is with Jesus, yet of course we can still pray for her. We love and miss Nana everyday and we know that we will see her again. Greta made the little heart craft during her Daddy Daughter Ball. In Greta's bedroom we have this framed picture of her and Nana that was taken a year ago when she came to see her dance ballet. Nana also gave her the little ballerina doll next to it. 

Brian and I are starting an associate photography business called Wild Trail Studio. We met with the photographers who will photograph weddings for us and we will manage the accounts. Brian will still be photographing weddings through Brian Bossany Photography, yet we want to have a way so that he does not have to always photograph so many weddings a year. It is a great team!

Greta is the Star of the Week! We went around the breakfast table and shared what we love about Greta. We went out to dinner yesterday at T-Box to celebrate her. We love our Greta girl!

I have been busy helping the kids get all of their valentines ready for their Valentine's Day party at our co-op on Thursday. 

Early February

From Monday to Tuesday Brian and I were able to relax for a little getaway at a Bed and Breakfast. A huge thanks to Kristi for watching the kids!

The kids wanted to make a paper chain as a countdown to our Florida trip! We leave on February 27th and it is currently 22 days away!

Greta wanted me to take a picture of her little house she made with the couch pillows.

The boys dancing and singing into the brooms as microphones.

They have fun together!

Papa reading "Where's Waldo" with the kids. He looks a bit smooshed as they all snuggle together. 

Last Saturday we did something that I never thought we would do and it was fun! Our friends Laura and Erik invited us to go ice fishing with them in their ice house. They have two boys and a girl just like us. The kids had fun catching about 30 fish! It was an enjoyable time.

On Sunday we had a great time hanging out and watching the Super Bowl at the Long's house with our group of close friends. Greta and Sienna played together for over 5 hours straight. Greta did not want to leave and she sobbed the whole way home because she was having so much fun!

Asa is our Star of the Week! Nana found a whole bunch of these posters at a garage sale a couple of years ago and I am so glad we can incorporate them into our homeschool. Asa got to fill out the poster and share it with our family. We went around and each shared what we love about Asa. Next week will be Greta's turn and then Eli's turn the week after.

This morning we went out to Key's Cafe for breakfast as a family to celebrate Asa as the Star of the Week. He loves Key's Cafe so much! I love him so much. He is our energentic and kind boy!