Penn State Chics Dig Nerds

Amie's artwork was featured during this month's town art walk.  She was selected to represent the Kindergarten class at Standing Stone Elementary.  It is hanging at the Standing Stone Coffee Company.  Since her artwork was featured, she could receive a free hot cocoa during the open house.  We stopped to see it on our way to swimming practice. Amie's picture is the dinosaur in the city. The art teacher was complimentary of all three of the children and their artistic ability.  Natalee is going to attend a few after school pottery classes soon.

We invited friends to decorate valentine cookies with us. Of course, we could not invite everyone the kids wanted to invite, but we did have a good number of people join us. Beautiful cookies. I think everyone had a great time-- the cookies were just the bonus.  It happened that it was 60 degrees on this day.  Everyone had a great time outside.  You could tell that they have been cooped up for a while.  With melting snow, we had plenty of mud!

Brady told me that the week after Christmas is the best time of the year because he can stay home and build Legos all day. Brady added to his Star War Lego collection We went sledding.  There was barely enough snow but there was enough to have fun.  But then the tube popped and Jesse hurt his tailbone. Playing Mario Kart on Nintendo has been fun.  We can race four people at one time. We've been at a few swim meets this month.  Plus, Amie and Brady have restarted swimming as well. (but no meets).  Natalee loves backstroke. We had a nice trip to West Virginia for an afternoon with Todd and Kristin.  We had a baby gender reveal! Then happened a bad part of the month.  I was not at fault at all.  I turned into my road and the person behind me didn't slow down.  I'm really thankful that nobody was with me and that my wheels were turned to go down the street (therefore away from the telephone pole).  I was hit really ha...