Snow Storm and Valentine's Day

At the beginning of February we had a huge snow storm. It was probably the biggest storm here in Illinois in the last 20 years. We were snowed in for two days! We ended up with so much snow. Sadly Addy has never really "played" in the snow. After church the following Sunday it started snowing again. Christian wanted to shovel before our driveway turned to ice. Addy stayed outside with him and was playing in the snow her church clothes. I brought her down some gloves but when the driveway was done she was devastated when she had to come in the house. We decided to let her play out on our deck. I put on her snow pants, boots, hat, and another pair of gloves and she was on her way back out. Christian shoveled her a path way and gave her somethings to dig with and she had a blast! She was outside for almost two hours. The snow was up so high I could see her making a snow angel out the window and she was above the top of my couch.

Valentine Decorations

It was so cold at the end of January that we stayed home a lot. I was getting a little stir crazy so I decided to make some Valentine decor for my house. I had seen a lot of fun ideas all over craft blogs and the internet and tried a few.

The first thing I made was the felt heart wreath. I had to cut 200 felt circles, which killed my hand, but it is probably my favorite! Next I tried a table runner with ruffles. This was my first time sewing ruffles. It turned out ok. Can't wait to try again! I also made my first fabric banner with the same scraps. The wood picture frame was a lot of fun. I have never spray painted any of my stuff. (I always used acrylic paint) Christian cut the wood for me and the rest is just glued together and painted. I love how it turned out though! The pictures were just some free printables I found on the internet.




My kids recieved two more Valentines packages. One from my sister Allyson and the other from pappa Dave and nanny Jamie. Addy loves getting surprises in the mail! My kids are so lucky to have so many people that love them.



On Valentines Day Addy had dance class. We put together some treat bags for her to take to her friends in class. She chose Mickey Mouse Clubhouse valentines and colored a picture on each one. Addy was so excited to pass them out. We went straight from class to pick Christian up from the train and then to dinner. We ate at Raku and had some delicious sushi and yakisoba. It was a very busy fun day full of meltdowns and lots of love!