We had heart pancakes for Valentines Day breakfast.
Sometimes they took on different shapes...like a chicken.
Nicole wanted any chickens I made :)
Family band practice. Jake on guitar, Mike on drums, Diana on interpretive dance.
While cleaning the Uromastyx cage, Croc took a leap out of the cage right to Jim, who thankfully caught him!
Roxy has become braver too. Both Uromastyx are wild caught in Morocco so they will take a long time to warm up to us and probably won't be as friendly as captive bred. In a few years if they have babies it will be interesting to see if all of our handling will make a difference.
Nicole and Katy
Church entertainment- Katy is almost two, that wiggly age of exploration and vocal expression!
For Valentine's Day we got 5 hamsters! Well, the stuffed kind.
We had sleet come down and school cancelled last Monday. We had dentist appointments scheduled and the precipitation wasn't so bad so...I took the kids. The drive there was fine but it was a little slippery on the way back, and up the driveway we fished a bit and almost didn't make it up. After we got inside, the kids ran around yelling, "We almost died! We almost died!" You can't say they don't know how to be dramatic.
Jim was gone that week so we went to all of the practices and games in style. Here was a post-bedtime basketball practice so I had the kids bathed and in pajamas so they could crash when we got home. Lots of laps around the community center for an hour and we did it.
By Friday night I told the kids I was tired after the long week of Jim being gone. Michael went downstairs Saturday morning and made a list for the three oldest of ways to help me. 1. Give Mom back-a-sauge. 2. Make sure everyone on task! 3. Help Mom.
Jacob's was simple- 1. Take care of little sisters.
His ambitions for Nicole were a little higher. 1. Run 1/2 mile 2. Take care of Katy and place with her. 3. Take Diana and play with her. 4. Practice basketball.
The kids games were fun to watch, they both had their games at the same time so Marian had to coach alone while I corralled the littles. Michael works so hard in his games despite his teammates not passing to him. He is usually the first back down the court! Mike's game was tough because they were getting out-rebounded. At the half, I told Mike they had to get more rebounds or they wouldn't win.
Diana expired long before Michael's game ended. She was pulling on my arm, making all sorts of noise, etc. There were extra games going on and this one turned out to be a last second loss but the suspense and last second plays made the gym so loud it turned out to be helpful in making Diana's rowdiness not as big of a deal. After the game, when the coach was giving the postgame spiel to the kids and parents, Mike reminded the coach that I had told Mike that they needed more rebounds. I had no idea he would tell the coach too! :)
Spike finally decided to shed! This is the first time in a long time he has shed.
Croc closeup. His eyes are so kind, he reminds me of Little Foot from Land Before Time.
Our area has free two hour delivery through amazon prime. It is amazing! Most of the basics like milk and eggs are expensive because they only stock organic cage free stuff, but my rice milk was cheaper than the store and the candy was same price. So I satisfied my chocolate cravings and got stocked up on milk...within two hours! Wohoo!
The weather has been pretty chilly but finally is warming up, will be 70 tomorrow. The kids have gone outside so much and it's been wonderful to see them enjoy the outdoors again!
The kids Statue of Liberty artwork.
Last games of the regular season were this Saturday. Mike's team has only lost once so they have a good shot at doing well. I love watching my kids play basketball!
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