February 2014

My baby lost his front tooth in February. It occurred to me yesterday that the kids really love reading the stories about themselves. I have to remember to jot down some of the funnier ones, rather than archive our lives with only photos. One particular conversation comes to mind. Last year (June 2013), I was on the back porch with Jake, Megan and Mimi. Jake made some joke about farts or something and Mimi said, "What is it with you kids and all of this fart and poop talk? What do you think would happen if your parents went to a party and started making those noises and talking about farts?" Jake said, "Well, then it would be a pretty fun party". He didn't miss a beat. Note to self - get this boy some Improv classes and put him on a stage. We did a little more skiing at the Grand Geneva on the weekend of President's Day. Was able to get all 4 of us into a photo: We started going to the YMCA for indoor swimming after school on Tuesdays (early dismissal day). I had to sneak a photo because no cameras are allowed on the pool deck. I wasn't able to get both kids in the shot. Jake finished up his basketball season in February. Ironically, I was just filling out the form for this year's season today. He only wants to play if Dad is gonna coach. Here's the big award from the season: I think I mentioned in my January wrap-up that we had a ton of snow over the winter. Megan and Francesca took advantage of one of the not so freezing days (or maybe it was just as freezing and they were just sick of being inside). We had tons of snow in WI as well. I just happened to like this picture: And I'll wrap up this month with some frozen lake running: