February Fun

This year is flying. It's hard to believe that Josh is down to a 3 1/2 more months of school and then we enter the real world and move closer to family we have missed so much. Such a blessing to have made it this far!!! Thinking of all the stuff that I need to do and will transpire in that time makes me want to take a nap - my current talent at which I excel. 

 Out nightly story time with Grandpa Browning has become a revered part of the evening.

 Tunnels... Who knew the best way to reuse artistic masterpieces was to put it in tunnel form.

Due to cabin fever, we have been venturing to the mall to walk on mornings when I am feeling motivated. The boys run a lap and on the second time around they get to play on the mall attractions. Tate is starting to wonder why we never put money in, but Ian happily enjoys climbing on them and pushing all the glowing buttons. I don't think buttons ever get old...

Our Valentine cookie making crew. My boys finally discovered that sugar cookies are not only fun to make, but they taste good, even when they aren't cooked. They disappear so much faster when I am not the only one eating them!

 This is Ian's baby monkey shirt. He LOVES it. It is the only onesie I still allow him to wear because it makes him so happy. Also notable is his frosting eating technique. He will clear the cookie and the knife and sweetly ask for another dollop.

 My baby is so grown up. He has yet to discover that sprinkles can simply be sprinkled instead of delicately put on one at a time.

Ian has started spending mornings in the bathroom with his cow and I. This eliminates contention while I do my 7 minute get ready routine and gives his cow a nice salon visit each morning. He even discovered how to heat the brushes so the cow could experience maximum comfort.

Of all the winter days we have spent here, we finally had a snow day with quality, fun, packable, soft snow. It was so fun to go sledding in our backyard. We built our own sleds with duck tape and card board. They work surprisingly well, especially if you penguin slide. Our friends added their sledding apparatuses to the mix for a wonderful child exhausting morning on our miniature slope out back.