February Fly By

There are two months of the year I dread: January & February.

But this year I was not going to let those two wintery cold and snowy Wisconsin months bring me down. Not this year. So I decided to make some plans in the hopes that the shortest but also longest month (February) would fly by. And it did.

We took off and packed ourselves plus three kids almost every weekend in February. I just might have overbooked a little too much adventure.

I find that I do this often. Make plans-especially for the weekends. This girl is big on creating memories.

We did that during a recent Wisconsin Badger Hockey Game...

We did that while trying to do a photo shoot to capture Cameron's 2nd year photo-yeah right, that boy will stop for nothing and runs immediately at the sign of my camera.

I will get this photo shoot done and we will have some great ones-that's still on my to-do list for now.

We created more memories by visiting family and celebrating birthdays. We celebrated birthdays in resturants, in waterpark hotels and even in a spa (kids not a part of the spa celebration). Because each birthday is special and deserves to be celebrated in a major way.

Last summer my husband and I spent hours packing for a Father's Day camping adventure with my sisters. It was very hot, not everyone was feeling well and I think all were sleep deprived. Needless to say after a weekend of swimming, hiking, roasting marshmallows and sleeping in tents was over I asked Keaton what his favorite part of the weekend was. His reply, "Seeing the racoon in the dumpster." So there you have it.

I don't think I have learned my lesson yet. Maybe we should try a few weekends at home with less packing, driving or plans and see what happens. I'll be sure to report back.

Top Stories of the Weekend:
1. Cameron is starting to say more words. He handed a doll to Averie and said Barbie.
2. Keaton practiced some serious basketball skills with cousin Ciara
3. Averie worked further perfecting her plie and other ballet moves as her life goal is to become a professional ballerina.
In her most recent spare time she can be found playing cars and trucks with her two brothers. Her car is the red one and everyone knows you don't mess with that.

And as for me? I didn't make any plans and I find myself a little. . .disapointed.

More Later,

Dena