Life with Littles: February Moments & Memories

I love the month of February! It arrives with the promise of Winter being halfway over, and is usually full of fun events for my family. This February was even more exciting than usual! It began with a fun mini getaway for my family, and ended with a new puppy!

The shortest month of the year definitely lived up to its name! It flew by so quickly. We were having so much fun that time simply escaped us, and before we knew it, March had arrived. February was such a special month for our family, and we made so many amazing memories together!

I try so hard to photograph all the little details of life with kids, because the special moments with my four children are the moments I never want to forget. My kids are growing up so quickly, and truthfully, every day that passes is one day closer toward independence. I wish I could freeze time, but since that's impossible, capturing the special moments forever is a good alternative!

February Moments & Memories

"Love Month" kicked off with hearts, red clothing, lots of snuggles and big smiles!

We tried to enjoy the snow rather than wish it away!

We bonded during even the littlest moments.

Liam worked so hard on valuable life skills. (We ALWAYS think in terms of fine and gross motor and speech skills!)

We continued to cheer Dylan on at his basketball games.

We went on a super fun family getaway to an awesome indoor waterpark!

Liam decided that he maybe - just maybe - liked snow a little bit!

We took a lot of hot baths to escape the cold!

Dylan continued to improve at each basketball game.

We enjoyed some beautifully lazy moments.

And some incredibly magical moments!

We prepared for Valentine's Day and celebrated at class parties!

We snuggled as much as possible!

Siblings bonded...

We made difficult decisions. (Kindergarten or not?)

We celebrated Valentine's Day! (Oh, how I love this adorably crazy crew!)

There were a few sick days (that were made better with homemade gifts from great aunts).

Dylan continued to play his heart out at each game, despite his team's losing streak.

 

A few dance classes were missed, but Lily kept stretching!

We had an amazing, much needed almost 80 degree day, which meant a trip to the park, where each kid met up with a friend or two! Everybody was happy!

Dylan and Liam started to share a bed each night!

Lexie celebrated her 11th Birthday!

We went to Dylan's Open House at his school, and finally got to meet his teachers. (The 7th Grade transition is a tough one!)

Dylan's basketball season came to end. (Although we don't miss those EARLY Saturday games, we do miss watching him play!) We are so proud of how well he played this year!

We got a puppy!!! Grant and Dylan made a 9 hour round trip to pick up our sweet English Mastiff pup while the girls, Liam and I went flower girl dress shopping with my cousin. (No pictures were taken thanks to my eye infection...which landed me at the eye doctor two days later, after a painful Kindergarten transition meeting, for new contacts!)

And at the end of the month, my family was even better than before!

I usually have such a difficult time processing just how quickly the months are passing by. I get lost in the day to day busyness of life with four kids, and time just seems to slip through my fingers. I'm trying so hard to change my mindset these days. I no longer want to mourn the rapid passing of time, but rather, hold onto the special moments and the memories my family made together, and look forward to all the moments to come! February was good to us. SO good!

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