February Fun!

Here's a bunch of the things we were up to in February! 

It snowed!! Calin really wanted to go out and build a snowmen but it had already
started to melt so we didn't make it out to attempt. 

Clara woke up with awesome bed hair! 

Calin wanted to do my hair one morning. He spent almost half an hour "combing" my hair.  He got quite close to getting a comb completely stuck in my hair.  But he sure did have fun! 

Clara laid all these books out and was reading through all of them.  I love how she is loving to read.  

Calin took swim lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays this month.  This was the first day after he decided he could do it and stopped crying.  He did look at me every chance he got to make sure I was still right there though.  

Some fun playing downstairs.  Clara was quite content playing in this rolled up mat. 

Another day at swim lessons.  The first two days Clara and I just watched.  He was having a hard time adjusting so I wanted to make sure he did ok those first few days before I attempted taking Clara swimming while he did his lesson. 

One Friday while I was at work subbing Robby helped Calin and Clara make some bows.  

Calin discoverd Robin Hood recently and was pretty excited to have a bow.  They don't have arrows but hi is pretty content just pretending there are arrows anyways.  Much safer that way anyways! 

We went out one night as a family to Dairy Queen to enjoy some ice cream cones and blizzards.  Calin loved it and frequently wants to go back! 

Clara had fun although she didn't eat a ton of her cone.  I think she may be somewhat sensitive to cold case she doesn't seem to love ice cream although she will still eat some. 

Clara's hair has been coming all together to make this one ringlet in the back.  I love her curly hair.  She still has not had a hair cut and probably needs it, but I can't bring myself to cut off all these curls! 

We went over to Declan's one morning to make some Valentines crafts.  Calin and Clara (hiding behind Declan) had a blast playing with all the friends that were there! 

Painting some Valentines for Dad!  

They were loving painting!

Calin loves to listen to stories on FaceTime with Grandma and Grandpa Mielke.
He always asks for stories when we talk to them.

Getting ready for a ride around the block with the cousins! 

An early Valentines present was some new bubble bath.  The kids enjoyed lots of bubble bath fun! 

On Valentines Sunday Calin was on the couch with me and then just crashed and ended up like this.  Must have been tired! 

We got Clara some new bows for Valentines day and she insisted on wearing them all! 

Some Valentines Day fondue fun!  We all loved it! 

Clara's favorite was the bread in the cheese! 

Calin just enjoyed dipping it in himself. 

We also did dessert fondue! Clara and Calin both loved the marshmallows! 

We liked the fruit!  

It was a fun family fondue night messy faces and all! Happy Valentines Day!  

Clara has gotten really good at jumping on two feet.  It's fun to watch as she learns new things!! 

More bath time fun! 

We went to the fire station one day for playgroup.  Clara was pretty excited about getting up in the truck but was a little nervous about the fireman. 

Calin was pretty nervous to get in the truck at all but we finally convinced him to come up and sit by Clara.  

They had fun looking at the big fire trucks! 

They got to hear all about the truck and the cool fireman suits. 

It was a fun day with lots of playgroup friends!  

We were at the car dealer waiting on some info as we were hunting for vans.  It has been taking a lot of our time this month as we try to find the right car for our growing family! Clara decided she was going to make it up this wall.  

Calin saw her climbing and quickly headed up too and made it to the top.  These two are quite the influence on each other.  

Clara got sick towards the end of February with a fever and cold and ear infection.  She mostly only wanted mom which is hard on Dad who is great and always wants to help, but often can't because Clara will just scream for mom. So this sweet moment where she snuggled up and fell asleep was a nice break for mom and good for Dad. 

Poor sick girl was having such a hard time, but I couldn't help capturing this overly dramatic moment where she was mad at me because I wouldn't let her run into my leg with the car.  

Calin had a trip to the dentist and did AMAZING!  This is the boy who wouldn't hardly even let the dentist do anything the last time we came but willingly sat in the chair for X-rays, laid down for all the exams and cleanings and didn't even complain once about all the things they were sticking in his mouth.  

It's fun to watch as our anxious boy figures out that he can do things and doesn't have to be so worried.  

Grandma and Grandpa Mielke came to visit the last week in February.  We didn't get to see  Grandpa as much since he went down to Vegas for a conference but Calin sure did enjoy all the playtime and light saber battles they had on Monday when Grandpa was here.  Poor Grandpa got "cuffed and stuffed" to the piano and the hoop.  

We took Grandma and Grandpa to see the new little lambs.  The day before they got here we had gone down to see the goats and sheep and surprisingly witnessed two of these three lambs being born.  The first one had been born just before we got there.  Yea for spring! 

While grandma was here she got to watch Calin at his swim lessons! 

These pictures were actually from the week before though.  Clara and I didn't get in the pool that day since she was not feeling well still. He has made a little progress in the pool, but mostly it was good for him to get used to being in a class and listening to his teacher. 

On Wednesday February 24th we decided to finally get one of the vans we've been looking at.  This was our last picture as a family in the VW Jetta.  If you look hard Clara is giving a thumbs up in the mirror too.   

It was hard to say goodbye to the Jetta!  This car has been mine for 12 years and we've been through a lot!  It will be nice to have a bigger and more functional family car, but I will miss the Jetta! 

It sure was fun to drive off with the van and finally upgrade to fit all our family with this baby coming soon! 

Grandma and Grandpa came and stayed at our house Friday night before they left.  Poor Grandpa had gotten sick in Vegas and so we didn't see much of him the last night he was here.  The kids enjoyed bedtime stories with grandma though! 

Singing happy birthday to Uncle Josef.  They are a pretty cute duo!