Misc.

We continue to lay low around the Mowry house, enjoying one another's company and doing lots of playing.   We've got quite a new routine since the first of the year that mostly impacts our evening hours.    McKenna is the busiest of us all these days.  She arrives at school early every day.  On odd numbered days she attends math club.   On the even days she is tutoring a kindergarten student.   She takes her new "job" so seriously and absolutely loves it.    She continues with her Spanish lessons on Tuesday afternoons and plays field hockey on Wednesday nights.   We miss her when she's not with us but we understand that this is part of growing up, too. 

 Kinley is growing and changing so, so fast.   She has a new found love of the ipad since she now realizes she can watch "La-La" (aka Elmo) on one of the apps.   That's probably my fault....well, it's most certainly my fault, but she loves it.      We've also entered a new era of iPad flash cards.   Certainly a change from the ring of tattered Baby Einstein flash cards that McKenna and Cooper used.   

 Cooper had his yearly well child check up this past week.  I have no idea how or why we go for yearly check ups in February.    He was 42 pounds and has jumped to the 50th percentile for his height.   All his systems checked out wonderfully and everyone in the room was happy with the fact that we have not had major asthma issues in over a year.  Yeah for that!    We had finished all immunizations at the last well child check and were soon on our way to bigger and better things.   I offered Cooper a milkshake or trip to McDonalds for being such a good boy at his appointment.  He must have had an idea that I would offer a small surprise because when asked he said, "I'd rather have a Skylander."   So off to Wal-Mart we went.

 Later that day I picked up some photos I had framed.  The framed photos turned out wonderfully.  The paper they were wrapped in was even better.   Kinley and Cooper had a blast stomping on the paper and making lots of noise.

 This kid cracks me up.   I think she's destined for an acting career.  She busts out her serious face at a moments notice. 

 Then springs this smile on you!   I could just squeeze her!

 

Tomorrow we have a play group Valentine party on our schedule.   Unfortunately we are also expecting some bad weather, too.  Small, nuisance snow falls seem to be a theme this winter leaving us all a little tired of the white stuff.  Just enough to mess up our plans but not enough for sledding or snowmen.    At any rate, we are prepared for whatever comes our way tomorrow.  We've stocked up on books from the library,  the Anne of Green Gables video series and ingredients to make a yummy Valentine's Day treat a little early.    I guess we will continue to hunker down and enjoy our time together.