2023, February 13 -19

We're seeing it get lighter earlier and later. This means we can stay out later and enjoy the beautiful (if chilly) scenery.  

Fergus keeps wanting to stay out overnight. Then he comes home cold and sleeps bundled up in blankets with whichever warm body is nearby. 

Eliza continues working on her knitting. We hope she is enjoying learning this skill. She has not made anything yet, but she seems to like what she's doing. 

Landon keeps working on his math. He'll need to choose classes for high school next week. He likes the social side of high school, but he's not as keen on the academic side. 

On Tuesday, Mom got the rest of us huge Valentine's Day cards. 

Eliza's friend Dayton invited her to Coin Crazy. They had a lot of fun and gave each other Valentines.

At BUH, Eliza did some painting. 

Here's Eliza with kids at school during a Valentine's party.

Fergus had a wee tiny blep and just wanted Mike to sit down so he could have a warm lap. 

On Friday, Hallie took Mike over to Dutch Bros for some Dutch love. The servers there were lots of fun and full of enthusiasm! 

On Saturday, Mike took Eliza to Michael's for their art activity. It was supposed to be related to Black History month, but the assistant didn't really seem interested in the theme. So we painted our own thing. 

Hallie and Alicia ran some errands in the morning, and later Hallie and Cristy went on a jaunt up to Midway to see what there was to see. They found some yummy food! Thank you Hidden Peak Provisions for an amazing lunch! We will definitely be back. It was a beautiful day and worth the 45 minute drive each way.

Mike took Landon and Corbin out driving on Sunday. As you can see, they all survived. Here's a before and after. The boys said they had fun.