Time for the roundup of all the pictures I have on my phone from the month of February. As usual, there are lots of them!
It's funny that these silly photos are the first ones in the lineup because she's wearing this same outfit again today. :) She loves her "best." (vest)
My dad is on the school board for the school in our town, which means he has school pictures made every year for the yearbook. And every year they send him a whole envelope full of prints that just get thrown into a cabinet. Why would he want all of those pictures?? Katie Wynn found them recently and walked around carrying "her Poppys." We had to cut one off for her to take home with us.
February was the month we introduced the kids to the "big bathtub." We offer it up when a certain two-year-old isn't very excited about bath time; she loves getting to play in the big bathtub!
I'm pretty sure those bathtub pictures are the reason my blog is blocked for "porn" at my office. I have some really cute naked booty pics of them leaning over the tub waiting to get in, but I guess I'll keep them to myself due to the nudity.
Thomas is on the move all the time. I've caught him inside the wet shower a couple times and every day he pushes all of the little chairs across the kitchen floor.
One cold day called for some piano playing, coloring, and napping with gloves on!
Two of Katie Wynn's favorite things to do in the car are taking off her shoes and socks and wearing her sunglasses. She'll say, "It too bwight on my eyes. My glasses make me see bedd-uh."
Valentine's week meant hearty outfits for the whole week!
Here's a fun side-by-side comparison from last year. Red and white polka dots and hearts for two years in a row!
For her school Valentine's, Katie Wynn and I strung cheerios onto pipe cleaners to make heart-shaped bird feeders. They had a note that said "Love is for the birds" because when you're two, it kinda is, right?
We visited Poppy at work during Valentine's week and he insisted on carrying both kiddos around his whole office to show them off, even with his broken knee cap! Thomas makes a pretty cute Chief Credit Officer, don't you think?
Katie Wynn came home from school on Friday the 13th in her backup outfit. I asked what happened to her heart dress and she said "I made mess. I spill my juice." She hasn't had her clothes changed at school in months, go figure this happened on party day! She came home with lots of goodies from her buddies.
Cupid brought a present for everyone on Valentine's Day! Or they were from Santa Claus, according to K-dub. Either way, there was a present-opening party in bed bright and early. And then Daddy and Thomas crashed for an early morning nap.
February was also the month that we discovered Katie Wynn's hair is long enough for braids! Or, "Anna blades" as Katie Wynn calls them. :)
Mimi (my mom) plays the piano at church and so Katie Wynn plays the piano at her house. She turns the pages in her hymnal just like Mimi.
The week after Valentine's Day, Katie Wynn got to visit her Lala and Poppa (Matt's parents)! Matt just so happened to be traveling there that week for work and since he was going to be staying at their house and she had been wanting to see her, we thought, "Why not let her tag along?" She had a blast! They weren't supposed to leave until early Monday morning, but with bad weather moving in, they decided to get on the road right after church on Sunday. Matt said she was an excellent passenger. I'm sure it helped that most of the ride was during her normal nap time. :) It was late when they arrived and from what I understand, Katie Wynn wasted no time telling her Lala that she wanted TWO pieces of french toast in the morning.
While there, she bundled up and helped Lala hang their heart-shaped bird feeder for the birds. She also went out to eat with her Daddy and Aunt Jill and cousin Nathan, and slept in a BIG GIRL bed!
She also got to visit with Granddaddy and play at his apartment, which I know was special for both him and her. When I asked her if she had fun playing with Granddaddy, she smiled and said, "He kissed me on my cheek!"
Lala and Poppa also took Katie Wynn to their local library and she had so much fun that they took her back the next day!
I think my little girl was so sad to leave and come home! She has already asked to go back multiple times. Seeing me didn't cheer her up much, but getting to bring Thomas the hat that Lala made for him made her happy! I know he was so glad she was home!
I took the picture of Thomas at the window right after Matt and KW left for a few days. Maybe he somehow knew they'd be gone for a while? While they were gone, we got iced in over at my parents' house. It was nice to have extra hands to help take care of him. The downside, though, was that Charlie the dog was a bit of a paci thief! He would snatch them up the second they hit the floor and immediately rip the plastic tip off. I had 4 pacis over there with me and we were down to the last one by the time we left!
When Katie Wynn got home, I loaded her up and took her to Tractor Supply to see the baby ducks and chicks! I was so sad that we couldn't actually pet them.
We spent one weekend playing with sponge rollers. She loved them that weekend but I haven't been able to put them back in since.
The sponge rollers worked because she was definitely Curly Sue the next morning! I wish I had gotten a picture of her in her Sunday dress because she looked precious. It was hard for me to get a picture period because she wouldn't stay still.
After her nap, the flattened curls got swept back into a ponytail that was equally as cute. She helped Mimi make brownies!
I think I have way too many pictures of my kids in my bathroom, but we apparently spend a lot of time in there! They say "pick your battles" and on this school morning, I was not going to battle over that extra headband.
When Dad's giving baths, someone might end up with a mustache...
When my little blond hair, blue-eyed cutie has on these pale blue pjs, I tell you he can do no wrong!
We let them jump around in Thomas's bed one night and then they both had excellent nights of sleep. Now we let them jump in the bed any night they want to!
We ended the month by visiting the baby ducks and chicks one more time, but this time we took Addi Clare with us. Someone should tell Tractor Supply that 2-year-olds can't read signs.
Addi Clare joined us for lunch that day too.
My March pictures are already piling up so they should make for another long post next month too!