Miscellaneous

I am finally moving into my house. It took me 6 years, but I am doing it. This is one of many projects I have to complete. It has been fun.

The girls are helping me figure out where to hang our family pictures.

I love this picture of Justin. He looks so serious in his new helmet until you notice the pink barbie bike. His friend left his bike behind Hans' truck and it got ruined. So this is what he gets to ride until he grows.

Justin and his new helmet. He had to have stitches in his chin from falling off his bike. He fell again and busted it open. I think it's because he wears his big snow boots while riding, but this new helmet makes him feel safe. And me too.

Hans signed Justin up for TaeKwondo. Justin loves it. They have a great reward system for following through with tasks at home and it really has helped Justin become a better listener.

Mia, masked as a bunny, with an iPhone and an iPad. Mia is the reason I instituted media-free Sundays. For about 2 months she literally went through physical withdrawal symptoms by Monday morning. Ridiculous, but true.

Katelyn had a busy February. She had her birthday, valentine's day, AND her tonsils out. She handled it all very well. I didn't like seeing her in pain, but it was kind of nice to have a day set aside to spend just with her. Sad that it took getting her tonsils out for us to do that. Her voice has permanently changed, which I guess is common when you have tonsils that touch each other. It took her 2 1/2 weeks, but she fully recovered. She was back to gym after 1 week, but mainly just did strength exercises. She said it hurt too much to go upside down. She is a hard worker.

This is how she looked for 2 weeks. She refused to swallow her own spit. She told me last week that she is sleeping better at night now that her tonsils are gone. What a relief.