End of February!

It's already the end of February! Where did the month go?!

We have done A LOT this month....Andy has used his snowblower a lot, the kids have played outside in the snow a lot...and while we've enjoyed it, we're ready to move on!

We've also spent a lot of time potty training Colin this month! He's 90% trained...and that last 10% is ready to kill all of us! However, we've decided to just stay at 90% for now and perhaps time is all he needs.....or perhaps it will be the new red "gee-tar" that will be arriving in the mail this week! We'll get there!

One of the best things this winter has been Andy snowblowing paths around our yard! You don't realize how heavy Colin is until you are in the position of carrying him through the snow that is deeper than knee deep on him! The girls also love the paths, and we have QUITE the hill of snow from the plow that has cleared our court. And yesterday, Ellie was out with a neighbor boy digging a tunnel in the front yard....and then it started snowing AGAIN!

These pictures (above) are from "Snowstorm Dana"....and I wish I had thought to snap a BEFORE photo. Almost all of our snow in the front yard had melted 2 weeks ago...and in 1 afternoon/evening, we got THIS MUCH SNOW! It was amazing.

This month, we also taught Ava how to ROLLER SKATE!

I have a confession about this....I was TERRIFIED to take Ava skating! We've analyzed her up and down and she really is a "princess"! She's the child who does not want to learn to ride a 2 wheeled bike--she'd much rather be carted around in her chariot! I was fearful that we'd get there, get the skates on and she'd immediately be frustrated and the day would be done! Boy, was I wrong!!! She LOVED it! She can't wait to go again, and was very disappointed that Aunt Megan couldn't come the very next day to go roller skating with her!

Other than snow and skating, we've just been attending our various activies....
The girls started with a new piano teacher that they just adore. I love it because this teacher comes TO OUR HOUSE for lessons!

Jayna still sings her way around life--she's happiest when singing at the top of her lungs...

Ellie is back to swimming and sold "a few" Girl Scout cookies this winter...

Ava is still loving ballet. The Town of Menasha does a phenomonal job with these little ballerinas! Last week was parent observation week and we were able to see the little girls practice their recital piece--it was just precious!

And Colin? Well....this is the photo snapped at him during Ava's dance lesson last week:

Ballet observation pictures:

To see 2 shortvideos (from behind, unfortunately!), click HERE and HERE.

And now, as we leave February, I leave you with the new photo we've created of our ballerina. And, everyone, mark down the recital date: April 8th at 7pm!