February 2024

 February came and went in blur. As I type this, we are entering April! I don't even know how we got here. Also, the baby will turn one in a week! And my biggest baby turns 11 in April. Fastest year of my life. So, let's speed through this month. 

Father daughter dance. My daughter looks forward to this each and every year. It's the best time for her! The other kids and I get out, too and do something special. This year we grabbed dinner out and came back home to eat it and then turned on a movie and cuddled up. The weather wasn't nice enough to get outside unfortunately. In the end, a date at home works easiest with the baby anyways. 

We did a cute little bun. It gave a chance for her beautiful bow detail on her back of her dress to really shine. 

Payton even helped to decorate for this dance, making signs as a volunteer:

A sweet neighbor dropped off sourdough bread for our family and we felt so blessed:

This bread was delicious and by the end of the month, I began dabbling in sourdough bread making myself. 

The 2 big kids took archery this year. Their dad challenged them to get so many arrows in the bullseye and he would buy them their own bow. Both kids completed the challenge successfully! 

Just some random pictures of me with our sweet baby this month:

At home!

At the park! We love getting out to the park for a walk and a chance to see the ducks. Sometimes we don't see the ducks as she falls fast asleep, so I just walk until her nap is over.

Avery also doesn't sleep well for nap time in her crib any more. So many times this month she napped in the vehicle:

A random picture I found on my phone from one of my kids during a said drive for Avery to nap:

We had a wedding anniversary! 15 years of marriage. The kids made the day extra fun. Payton made this sign:

Of course, we ate some good food:

I pulled out the packnplay to try and get things done occasionally. It doesn't work the greatest as Avery doesn't love being contained but it does buy me a few minutes here and there. And sometimes I catch this face:

But mostly, I spend my days with Avery while the kids are at school. 1 on 1 time has been the best. I am so lucky to have her:

And our sweet girl turned 10 months in February!

Another random photo I found on my phone. This one a sweet selfie of my oldest:

She has also been working hard on learning how to propagate plants. And she was successful with one so far! She is so proud of herself and plans to give this to her teacher as an end of the year gift:

We ended basketball for Riley this month. I didn't get hardly any pictures of him actually playing but I did get this picture of us going out for ice cream to celebrate. It was a great time!

And this was our month! Not as many pictures as in the past but that's on purpose! I mentioned last month I am trying to be more present. This has meant keeping the phone down and staying in the moment. It goes fast regardless. I just want to soak up and love on my babies as hard as I can. Before I know it, I will blink and they will be grown and gone. 

It was a great February!