A MEGA update

Back in January (yes, I know....I know), both kids had an Open House at school. They were happy to show off their work. This is one of Megan's stories that was displayed in the hall.

She had another one that was displayed. This one wasn't really the best photo, but the content is funny. Since it may be hard to read on the photo, here is what it says:

I GIVE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS an A+ for:

I like dodgeball.



Jake was just as happy to show off his artwork in the hallway (his excitement is not coming through in the photo):



We didn't have a heck of a lot going on in the month of January. It was too cold outside. Megan did a little bit of ice skating at the Onofrio's ice rink, but the majority of our time was spent indoors. Boo! I was able to get a photo of Chef Jake, while preparing some little appetizers. (Both kids like to cook)



Moving on to February.......we had lots of fun in the BIG snowstorm. Here's a shot of what it looked like when we opened our garage door:



Here's another one in the alley:



The snow in the backyard made it up to the top of our fence:





We ended up with a series of tunnels throughout the backyard. They really did have lots of fun. The highlight may have been when they would take a break for hot cocoa :-).



The month of February also brought us to the United Center to see Disney's Toy Story 3 On Ice! Aunt Jenny upgraded our seats so that we were in the second row.







Jake was particularly fond of the Army guys who came in with parachutes.



And here's Megan's parting shot next to the ice (as we were leaving):



Speaking of Aunt Jenny, she was nice to enough to join us at our February Daisy meeting. She gave a presentation on China (we were celebrating different cultures and with the timing of the Chinese New Year, we chose China for Feb). The girls loved her slide show. Unfortunately, they were a little crazy by the end of the meeting. Here's a shot from when they were mostly behaving:



We made a trip up to the cottage a couple of weeks ago to check on Darin & Will's work! The place is really looking great. The kids had a fun time climbing around in the snow up there:



And, with the sun shining, it was a pretty nice day. You can see by the lack of coat on the boy:



On March 6, I took the kids to the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics at North Ave. Beach. The weather was cold and dreary, but the kids had a great time. They love watching those crazy people jump into the lake.







I've got more to come (without photos), but I have to go pick up Jake from school right now.......