Fun in February

Here's some of our February fun: 

Cute kids all dressed for church. I am in love with Orson's outfit!

Basketball rivalries - BYU beat the undefeated Gonzaga in the last game of the season. It was amazing! 

Lots of trying to find ways to have fun despite the cold. Pushing eachother in buckets was a hit. I also made a little water table in the shower to keep the girls entertained for a bit. It may have backfired - before I knew it all the girls were in their birthday suits and Orson was soaked to the bone. At least they had fun?

Of course dressing up never gets old... except maybe for sweet, patient Kiara.

Eliza created this outfit to keep her head warm at night! Pretty cleaver.

We were blessed with a few days of amazing weather the middle of February. Temperatures hit the 70's and we LOVED it!

Orson has a new obsession with "li-lighs" aka lights. He loves to turn the lights on and off. He's learned how to push the step stool over to the light switch so he can reach them. The other day we were at Lowe's and he was in heaven in the lighting aisle. He also signs light in the most adorable way ever. Such a cutie!

Michael has been working with Hazel and Eliza on improving their ASL grammar. They love having "dad school" after dinner every now and then. 

The big girls also enjoyed a fun date with daddy to an ISU gymnastics meet!

Michael spent a few days in San Antonio for a Deaf education conference. He had a great time and got to enjoy some nice weather!

Lenora continues with her Trolls obsession. She was so thrilled when it was finally released on DVD and she would watch it! Now she and Eliza love to play Trolls dress up complete with Trolls hair. And Orson? Well he just really, really, really LOVES popcorn! 

This picture is actually from January when Michael traveled to Utah for Aunt Janet's funeral. It's such a wonderful picture of his whole family I had to include it. Awesome parents with awesome kids! 

It was a fun month, but we'll just be over here longing for Spring and more sunshine! 

Beat Street

Here's sweet Miss Hazel all ready for her second grade concert. This shockingly big girl was poised, graceful, and wonderful in her show. And I can't get over how much this sweetie looks like me - it's crazy!

I love going to school concerts! I love seeing how the kids interact with eachother and their teachers. I'm love seeing their individual personalities shine through. This concert included several dances which Hazel loved. There's a short clip of the scarf dance. They also did a polka and "Turkey in the Straw" but those clips were too big to upload.

Orson, Lenora, and I also were able to surprise Hazel one day and eat lunch with her at school. I love surprising my kids for lunch even more than school concerts! It's fun to get a glimpse of their social life outside of home, meet their friends, visit, and make them feel special. Hazel and I chatted about her day and the exciting science project they started in class. She and the boy across from us took turn trying to give me bunny ears. Hazel treated her little siblings very sweetly, chatted with them about her school, and beamed at all her friends admiration. We love you Miss Hazel!