a blessed February...

Family photo at the "zoo" (Auntie M came to visit and took this for us!)

February was full of sick and snow. And being sick of snow too. There were a lot of gray and snowy and cold days which meant spending a lot of time inside. Which was ok, being that we all had a forever long nasty cold/virus/bug that really knocked each of us out at different points. Luckily we all kind of recovered the weekend before little C had dental surgery so he was cleared for that and made it through with flying colors. We are all ready for some sun and warmer temps...come on spring!!!

Little C watching big kids outside and wishing he could join in...

G & W playing in the snow with Dadda

Dadda with his little girl

G notes:

• Way curious...asks a million questions. We've moved mostly past the "why?" stage though, more into a "how come..." stage.
• Loves coming up with all sorts of pretend play for her and W...they play SO nicely most of the time, but G really knows how to push W's buttons and bring out the 2 yr old fury too.
• Probably her favorite thing to do is crafts/coloring/drawing...
• Has really been enjoying story-time at the library - each week she loves to tell dadda all about it when he gets home and to check out either the books Ms. Roselyn reads or other ones she suggests for G.
  
• Loves her family and friends deeply and fully and we are so much better because of it
  

"Do you want to hear a joke?"

W notes:

• SO into jokes! He has a few that he can tell spot on (I'll do a separate post on them soon!), but then some are just nonsense too. He expects his audience to respond with appropriate cues and gafaws and will tell you if you are not doing it right.
  
• "yep", "nope", "what's goin' on in here, guys", "that's wonnerful", and adding "very much" to everything has been how W has been trying to talk more "grown-up" lately.
  
• Also loves story-time, and has been breaking away from momma's lap and actually sitting up front by G, participating in the little activities and answers questions that Ms. Roselyn asks! Very nice to see him growing in that way.
• Has been having fun in Sunday School too - talks about it as "his school" with "his teacher" and "his friends"...and "I go to school WITH momma." Still won't sing all the songs with the kids, although he knows them by heart and directs us in singing them at home. Maybe he won't be the drama queen that his sister is!

"can I get that?"

C notes:

• Oh this little man! As you have read from previous posts, he had dental surgery at the end of this month. We knew what to expect since we had been through it before with Grace, but that still didn't change the stress and worry that comes along with any surgery. He is doing so well now though and you can tell he feels better too - his teeth don't hurt anymore!
• new words saying or signing: puppy, fan, no...
• climbs up and down the stairs proficiently now, and also is a walking expert! He definitely walks more than crawls now, and to show you his progress here is another video: