Boy did February just go screaming by this year! It was a full month for us so here are a few highlights, meaning, I won't bore you with all of the illness, fights and tears. You don't have to thank me.
Daddy-Daughter date with Aly for Activity Days. They had a lovely brunch and a relay type race that they took 2nd in, it was stiff competition!
We didn't actually have winter this year in Texas though there were a couple of chilly days it has been most beautiful on the whole. That makes it an easy sell to warm the hot tub up on Saturdays after chores and work are done.
Chinese New Year! Welcome to the year of the monkey everyone! We found all of our asian silk clothes and Kohen borrowed Nathan's tie with Chinese characters on it and we proudly wore what we had to church. CNY has become a time we look back and remember our life and friends in Taiwan and have gratitude for the experiences and friendships we were able to have.
One Saturday Kennedy decided to put on a Spa Day for her little sisters. I walked in to the above scenes and was just overwhelmed with the sweet moment of service I had unexpectedly found. Any mom knows that the moments of genuine sibling love can be fleeting and I took a few moments to just observe this and mark it in my memory... and my camera's memory.
Guys, Scarlett spends a LOT of time in our pantry playing. She rearranges things and makes the honey bears come to life, she will play contentedly for 45 min at a time. This is a mother's dream and I don't wanna wake up.
My kids can't be the only ones who get into the best pretend games only right before bed or right before we have to leave for an appointment, right? On this night things got suspiciously quiet so I went looking for trouble, ready to throw everyone in bed with the least provocation. Instead I found a delightful tea party going on, serving water and honey nut cheerios. The big kids were in on it too and everyone was actually getting along for more than 2 minutes so I snapped this picture and slowly backed out of the room like, you never saw me...I was never here... doing the Jedi mind trick motion with my hands.
Speaking of Jedi's, Statham has the force. He discovered his dad's most prized possession of nerdery and he overcomes hell and high water on a daily basis to sneak into the office through many obstacles designed to keep him out, as he attempts to retrieve a light saber without accidentally turning it on and alerting me, before he makes a break for it. If you want to hear mild mannered Statham scream, try taking a light saber out of his hands.
Nathan loves to get a couple light sabers out and play with him too, he makes his own theme music while they battle- I don't even think he realizes he does it. Definitely adds to the drama of the battle.
I wasn't feeling well towards the end of February and I was letting a lot of stuff slide. One afternoon Scarlett announced that she was "cooking" and I figured, however few minutes she was happily cooking, were a few minutes where I could rest. This was an unwise choice on my part. Ander arrived home shortly after and their creations were in full swing in no time. My kitchen was sacrificed upon the alter of 5 Minutes Peace and in this case it wasn't worth it.
Why? Because I'm not a huge fan of prune/cheerio sandwiches, no matter how adorable the waiter is. Also, I don't like canned bean juice with apple slices and enough pepper to make you cry, even if it was lovingly baked/sloshed around the oven.
No, they did not thoroughly clean up after themselves. They were so darn impressed with their successful cooking session, virtually uninterrupted by mom, that they were oblivious to how the mess overshadowed their creations. And that is probably okay. They sure were cute.
T'was a good month. As you can see!
