The month started off great! Nick and his team won their first game of the month. The final score was 43-25. This is just what they needed to jump-start their enthusiasm for the last part of the season. Nick played two and a half quarters and did a great job on defense.
Steve and Jeremy had a streak of good weather and they took advantage of it to get as much done on Jeremy's Eagle project as possible. They finished the big circle area and got the fire ring placed. They also got a little bit of the path done before the weather turned.
Getting the fire ring in place.
Jeremy is starting to believe that he might actually get this done.
Placing brick along the pathway.
Not bad for one weekend.
For his birthday, Nick wanted to have is bestie (Matt) sleep over and go see the Lego Movie which came out on February 7th. They had a great time playing video games, going to Chick-fil-A for dinner and seeing the movie. Going to see a movie on opening night is really fun because the place is packed and you get to hear people's reactions. It adds to the overall experience. The kids loved it!
February 8th Nick had a basketball game and only 5 players were able to come. Everyone had to play the entire game. They led the entire game until the other team got a buzzer-beating three pointer which tied it up. We went into overtime. They played their hearts out and eventually lost by one basket!!! The final score was 33-35. He was still proud of himself for playing so well the WHOLE game.
February 9th we had our family party for Nick. He wanted a homemade meat lover's pizza and pop for dinner and pumpkin roll for his cake. I let him choose the toppings for the pizza and here is what he came up with - ground hamburger, sausage, bacon, ham bits, pepperoni and ground turkey. He is our carnivore.
February 11th schools were released two hours early due to a HUGE snow storm headed our way. It snowed for 5 hours without too much accumulation which was really good because Steve was in Chicago and could have been stuck there if the weather had worsened. He did make it home just before the biggest part of the storm hit.
February 12th we got 8 inches of snow! School was cancelled for the day and we had a great time just goofing off. Nick especially loved it because this was like an extended birthday! We wrapped our boogie boards in garbage sacks and headed off to the golf course. Everyone wanted to give our boards a try because they out-sledded most of the sleds!! It was great. Naomi negotiated a ride on Jake's snowboard in trade for him using our "sleds". She loved it.
Shoveling snow - to just for a snowman.
Building her snowman family
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Done!
February 14th we got another 5 inches of snow. No school again. We played all day and loved every minute of it. Steve helped with more stuck cars and loved every minute of that. By the end of the day we were still able to get to a local restaurant for a Valentine's dinner. It was a lot of fun.
After three days of non-stop snow this is what my entry from the garage and the front entryway looked like. Our washing machine was busy for the next two days.
Naomi got creative and made a house for her Beanie Boos. She used old boxes and made her own wall paper using construction paper and markers. By the time she was done they had an incredible new home with all the modern essentials.
We've got Cabin Fever!!!
That night we went to the mall because we were tired of being cooped up for three days.We also wanted to check out some presents for Jeremy's birthday which as quickly approaching. Unfortunately, everyone else had the same idea. The place was packed. It took us an hour to get out of the parking lot!!!
Sunday, February 16th, Nick received the priesthood and was ordained a deacon. He was so excited.
February 19th Jeremy turned 15 and Nick played in his first Playoff game. They lost by one, but Nick scored a basket, so it all evened out. We celebrated Jeremy's birthday the next night and he got his favorite - cheesecake with caramel sauce and chopped cashews.
February 21st I helped with the second grade "Community" activity. The kids were learning how a community works. Each room had a different function. There was a bank, post office, city hall, etc. The kids sent mail, paid rent and utilities and got to shop at the community store. That was a favorite. It was a fun day. That afternoon I went to lunch with the girls at PF Changs.It was a fun lunch and we just enjoyed talking until we had to rush off and beat the kids school buses home.
Karen Fielding, Sara Muller, Christie Jensen, me
February 22nd Naomi started soccer on team Hearts. This is her first year in the U10 category and so she is now one of the smaller girls on the team. It will be a good experience for her. She likes her coach, Shan Rumfelt, and the other girls. Steve and Jeremy were finally able to get back to working on his project now that the snow had melted and the pile of sand had thawed. They almost finished everything.
February 24th we got our tax refund and I was able to pay off Nicholas' braces. Two kids in braces within 8 months of each other and they are both paid for. Not bad.
February 26th I finished both of the recharters for the pack and troop. We have new chair persons in both the pack (and she just had a baby) and the troop so I was asked to do the recharters. I didn't mind. I like working with Roger Penny at the council office.
February 28th we had the Muller's over for a Cafe Rio dinner. They had heard for all of us who are from Utah about the Cafe Rio restaurant and wanted to give it a try. It was a hit and we had a blast just talking and letting the kids goof off.
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