February 2011

Weird, this could be the "we're all caught up" post. So, February has been CRAZY!We started with 2 big snowstorms on back to back weeks. The university cancelled classes for most of the 2 weeks so we go to enjoy some extra daddy time which is always nice. It was not a sticky snow so we played in it but it was pretty difficult to build with it until the sun came back out and warmed things up a bit. Then we made a snow fort and snow kitty. Livi wanted to make a snow kitty and it was supposed to be Simon but the bottom ball got too big too fast so it turned into a Chloe snow kitty instead. She really had a good time making it but was more than excited to come in and drink hot chocolate too.



Our playgroup made a trip the fire station and watched teh firemen all decked out in their outfits, got to climb in the trucks,and even see them slide down the pole. They did a really job explaining some basic fire safety stuff to the kids (30 kids uner the age of 5 is a pretty big deal).


Grammy and Grandad managed to wiggle in a visit right before snow storm 2 hit which meant we got snowed in with Grammy. We wore her out playing in the snow and keeping her busy 24 hours a day (okay, only 12 because we do still need sleep) reading, playing kitty and hospital, and coloring.





We also had 2 valentine's parties. 1 was playgroup and 1 was preschool. We learned that living in NW Arkansas has its drawbacks in that it means we'll have to learn to say goodbye to some good friends because jobs move mommies and daddies in and out of here sometimes faster than we'd like.

Finally, we implemented a real schedule...like the kind that is written down for the whole day. We're okay with it being disrupted occassionally when we have something else to do or mommy is toooooo tired but for the most part, it's been really great in cutting down on whining and asking to watch movies a billion times a day. We have gymnastics time, book time, clean up time, craft time, outside time, and preschool time very day. It's lovely!