Luke celebrated the 100th day of school with his class. I love how much he has learned this year - his reading has completely taken off and he constantly amazes me with the words he knows. He has great friends in his class and several cute little crushes. Luke is very particular about what he wears and plays with his hair constantly. And those little freckles across his nose...my absolute favorite!
Ruby found a dance costume I wore when I was a little girl. For the past month she has been obsessed with the costume and wears it constantly. When she first put it on I had a moment of panic and considered not letting her play with it because I didn't want it ruined. Then I realized that after being packed away for 40 years without a dancer in sight, there is no better option than to let Ruby wear it. She has found so much joy dancing around the house and putting on shows. The memories of watching her play are much more valuable than the costume could ever be.
Family date at the Nickel Cade
She loves her bed almost as much as she loves her pets and her dolls.
This is her second favorite pig...thanks Erika for the Christmas gift.
Crazy Hair Day - I think we nailed it!
This neighborhood crew roams from house to house.
Jewelry by Pop Beads.
Sometimes winter isn't quite so bad.
Go Team!
Most days Ruby loves to go to the daycare at the gym. She loves to do the crafts and learn a little sign language, but apparently that isn't the only perk of the gym. She told me yesterday that she had two boyfriends there, one is named Georgie who is four or three or two, and she doesn't know the other boy's name, but he is her boyfriend too. I'm not sure if the boys are in on the crushes yet.
Tim and the kids slaved all day to make our favorite German meal. Homemade schnitzel, rotkohl, and spaetzle with gravy. They were so sweet and even made a separate gluten free version of everything. The meal is super labor intensive, but so delicious. The is was the first time that Luke and Ruby really ate the meal and other than the cabbage, they loved it.
Luke and Ruby completely worship their big brother.
You sunk my battleship
The game is just as fun now as it was 30 years ago.
Remember what I said about how he loves his hair...
The prettiest princess party.
Ruby was so happy to have her friend Afton come over to play.
Just dreaming about our next pool day.
We have a serious case of spring fever over here
When you only have one scooter, the only option is to share.
On cold winter afternoons we have to get a little creative to keep the neighborhood entertained. I had bought a kit with masks and stickers a few years ago on clearance and randomly found them at the perfect time. The kids all had so much fun making the masks and then were ready to play superheroes. Luckily we have enough capes to outfit our own little superhero army.
Luke was so excited to be invited to his friend Chance's birthday party at the ninja warrior playground. Chance is a few years older and all the boys in the neighborhood totally look up to him so it was great for Luke to be included. I drove a few of the boys and got to watch some of the fun. They all had a great time at the facility, but said that their favorite part was going to McDonalds - apparently Chance's dad let them all order shakes and fries and they thought that was so cool.
Tim's visit to Kaysville was rewarded with an awesome sunset.
This picture represents nearly every day of these cute girls' lives
Luke got a new feather comforter and couldn't be happier about it.
We ended the month by going to craft night at the library for Family Night. The kids made snow flakes with beads and I loved seeing how much their creations reflected their individual personalities.
I had to have a gum graft where they took a graft off the roof of my mouth and patched up my front gums. It was extremely painful and took well over a month before I was even close to feeling better. I'm really not sure where this picture belongs in the recap, and it is definitely not fit to publish, but I did want to document the rough patch.
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