February 2017

February was great. We celebrated a lot this month. Definitely we celebrated having Francine sleep much better this month. When everyone gets good sleep, everyone is happy. Valentines Day was this month and we celebrated our annual friends/family Valentine dinner. Jack turned 4 this month and we had a joint birthday party for the kids (since they are 9 days apart). Christopher's parents were in town the end of February. One of our friends got engaged this month. I have continued to work my side job with Dinner Belle which is going great. I love Laura and working for her and getting her yummy food. I love still working at the church while the kids are in Mother's Day Out...what a blessing! February has been a kind of warm month. Not really a lot of snow. That comes with sickness and crud of course, but I enjoy not having to constantly bundle us all up!

**Funny/Sweet Story's of the month (I remembered to write down)**

Jack was talking about his balloons from his party that popped and flew away and he said mama did they go to heaven?

A babysitter texted me one night when we were out and she said "Francine says she wants a pencil!?" I said if she is in the kitchen she means pretzel...if she is in the playroom she wants a puzzle! Man - mama's really know what their kids are saying!! 

#Jackamadeus - BIG BROTHER update!

• Highlight - Jack turning 4 made me a bit nostalgic for sure. He is my first born and my boy! He was such a delight when he came into this world. And to this day he is just a delight to everyone who meets him. He is even keeled for the most part. He loves to learn. He is so handsome and has a contagious joy. He is a great big brother and has so much compassion and grace even when she doesn't deserve it. 
• Favorite color - Red all day every day
• Favorite food - Chicken and french fries and green juice
• Favorite hobby - He has enjoyed his teepee a lot this month. 
• Favorite song - Trolls Theme Song still!
• Learning - Jack has loved his reading book. He either gets one on one time with mommy or daddy to make sure Francine doesn't get in the way.

#Francineclaire - LITTLE SIS update! 

• Highlight -Francine is gaining quite a vocabulary. She is definitely using 3 words together. I think compared to Jack at this age she is speaking a lot more.
• Favorite Color - Blue! 
• Favorite food - pasta or pizza. She is our picky eater. I guess every family has to have one. Its the bain of my existence though...
• Crying - We are working through our January issues. Definitely coming into her own personality though
• Skills - She is definitely learning a lot and not near as clingy to mommy and she use to be. I think she is definitely growing up. Its hard to believe she is going to be 2 in just a few days!

Until next time....here are some photos from life lately!