A Busy Beginning of February!

Here we are already into the second week of February!  Things have been busy for me here on the home front.  I've had my tax appointment and just need to follow up with a few things to finish everything up--yay!  Now if I could just try to stay caught up with the paperwork for the rest of the year, things will be much easier for next years tax season! 

The other thing that has required a lot of my attention has been my mother's back surgery.  Although the surgery itself went very well, her recovery has not.  She is still having a very difficult time and isn't able to do too much on her own yet.  My younger sister has been wonderful and been over to my parents almost nightly to help out.  I've been trying to get over there during the weekends and on Monday's.  Please keep my mother in your prayers.

Here are a few pictures from the end of January:


Parker loves the telephone!

Jackson and Alex check out the new toys on the train table.

Look who's using a sippy cup!

Trying the new cup...

Taking a sip...

Success!

Jackson experiences his first fire drill at Ms. Margaret's!

Where oh where is Alex???

So far, February has brought us a couple of quick visits from Owen, a visit from Shelby, and even a visit from Drew and Luke!

Parker loved following Owen's every move.

What a Cutie!

Playing with the kitchen set.

Groundhog's Day brought a visit from Drew and Luke.  Drew and I enjoyed playing a groundhog game together.  A little later, the three boys had fun coloring and cutting apart their shadow activity fun sheet.

Drew wins the groundhog game!

Awesome coloring job Drew!

Alex colors his paper.

Luke and Drew-such handsome boys!

Last Thursday, Owen was back for another quick visit.  Shelby was here too.  Their favorite activity that day was playing a game of animal charades.  Here are a few pictures:

Shelby pretends to be a cat.

Owen says he is a "poisonous snake".

Alex is...a kangaroo(I think)???

Group shot. Aren't they cute?

Hope you enjoyed the pictures.  I'm hoping my personal life will settle down here soon so we can get back into some sort of regular day care routine once again.  I'll keep you posted!  Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day!