Paw Patrol LIVE

Thanks to Uncle Ben and Aunt Linda for an awesome Christmas gift to the kids to see Paw Patrol Live downtown!  So fun.

Isolene outdid herself again with these Pinterest-worthy Valentine's Day boxes reflecting the kids' interests.  Unicorn for Claire, of course.

Lego for Luke

Workout buddy often makes herself a little nest on the ground and snoozes and/or watches my "Call the Midwife" show that I'm watching while working out, but she has no sound because I'm wearing headphones.

Went tubing with Luke in WI

Matt got his beard "shaped"- ha!

Sophia's makeover birthday party, Claire was into it:)

Olga and birthday girl Sophia

Valentine's Day gifts from G&G Baranko - cards with crisp dollar bills from G&G Mackus

I volunteered in Luke's room for Valentine's Day, so adorable

Valentine's Day dinner with kids this year at Market House

Superbowl Party

We had a big Superbowl party with all of our Lake Forest friends that was a blast.  I seemed to have taken no pictures of it, though.  Here are some other things from the week though!

Went to Luke's Inquiry Block presentation at school.  He taught me all about the "Arctic Tern".

My morning workout buddy

Nora Rouse's Birthday Party

Sweet little Dottie is so big!

Baby Sprinkle

I hosted a little baby sprinkle in honor of Rebecca's new baby, due in February.  

I was making a spinach bacon salad for the luncheon and Matt was ingenious in making my bacon for me outside on the campfire burner so the whole house wouldn't smell like bacon for the party.  Whatta guy!

It was fun using my china.  A good reason to clean all my crystal stemware, silver-plate flatware and china after the dusty addition.  

Who is that up the tree?

Matt volunteered at Luke's field trip to the Streets and Sanitation facility

Chuck E Cheese while I did Becca's shower prep

January stuff

A few little things that we did before and after our Mexico trip:

Chaperone's Luke's field trip to Open Lands and got to sit on the bus with this super cutie

It was a whole educational field trip recreating the store "The Mitten" and learning about all the animals.

Jill's birthday lunch at work - they brought out birthday cotton candy at the restaurant we went to.  Yum!

Even in the winter it is nice to get outside for a while and play.  The kids like playing on the ice in the backyard.

Big stick found in the yard

Cool Hand Luke washing windows with his shades on

He begged to be able to wash the windows

St Patrick's Church trivia night with the Hanson's and the Hartman's, very fun

Fro Yo run with my babies

Luke is really into art and has started taking ceramics class after school on Tuesdays.  He love love loves it.  This is his "coil pot"

They picnic....

...and they sleep.  I like that plan.

Ta da!