February is our busy month. Not only is it the shortest month of the year, but we have 3 birthdays, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and this year I went to 2 different conferences during the month. So much fun, but so much busy!
Here are just a few snippets from the middle of the busy-ness:
Mr. Houdini figured out escaping this high chair a few too many times, so he got demoted back to the baby chair we used when he was little. It is not for such a big kid, but it does a better job of containment. He was just too, too proud of himself for figuring out how to sit ON his tray!
We have had a very mild winter and the boys have enjoyed playing outside with just a light jacket or sweater. Bobby has grown to love the outdoors and always wants to be out there with his brothers. He knows where we keep his shoes and his jacket and if he hears anything that sounds even close to “go outside,” he dashes off to get them. This day his brothers were outside but I’d kept him in with me. So he stood on a chair and yelled to his brothers through the window. Naturally.
I teach PE a couple of times a month at a local preschool and one of our lessons was about keeping our heart healthy with exercise. And you can’t exercise correctly without your sweat band! I had a few extras, so the boys received them and a lesson on calisthenics. Is there much cuter in this world than little boys in sweat bands?
Richard Simmons, eat your heart out!
I was able to spend some time with Ricky’s class for Valentine’s Day. I led them in a craft and a “showing love” activity. They each made a heart and went around writing good things about each other on the hearts. The only rule was that it couldn’t be about the way someone looked. My favorite on Ricky’s is in black toward the bottom, “You’re smart like a rabit.” That’s a true friend right there!
With the mild winter, the basketball hoop has gotten a bit more use. Billy is getting quite good and, while he prefers to play handball against the garage door, he seems to enjoy it.
I was dribbling off to the side while taking pictures of Billy, and Bobby grabbed this blue and white ball, put it on the ground and started whacking it with both hands. I didn’t call him for double dribbling!
Then he left and put himself in a hole in the dirt. He’s one. He does these things. (I so need a sandbox!)
Rusty went with me to a playgroup one day. Tommy wasn’t feeling well and Bobby doesn’t get anything from playgroups, but I wanted to visit with my friends, so I took Rusty. The home we were at had a climbing wall installed in their basement. Rusty was fascinated by it. At first he was a bit timid …
But by the time we left, Rusty owned that wall!
The middle birthday of our three February birthdays belongs to me. Kevin took me out to lunch and to the hardware store where he bought a few supplies for some projects – an excellent birthday present! Even better … I didn’t change a single diaper all day long! Happy birthday to me!
