Among other things, February included a LOT of basketball, a birthday celebration, and science projects. We packed a lot in to the month with the fewest days!
Go Rooke!
Cuddling with Dad makes her role as basketball spectator a little more enjoyable.
A belated birthday present: Ryan took Rooke to see the Wizards vs. Hornets NBA game
Go Bridgette!
Bridgette had a great intramural coach this year who really encouraged Bridgette's enjoyment of the sport and inspired her to keep working on her skills in the off-season.
Being the tallest on her team (like her brother!), Bridgette always took center court for the jump ball. She was always aggressive, even when facing an intimidating opponent!
Happy Valentine's Day breakfast!
Every now and then I try to be a cool mom who sends her son a preview photo of his favorite cereal coming home.
Shenanigans I find on my phone!
Bridgette's science project in the works: a Rube Goldberg machine that salts popcorn
Ryan's experiment of comparing electrolytes in different sports drinks (and orange juice!). You'll have to ask him for his recommendation on which drink you should purchase after basketball practice =)
Our church celebrated God's faithfulness for five years since we planted in 2018! During the service, Bridgette eloquently shared a brief example of how our church has been a blessing to her:
We took advantage of our winter break to go to Williamsburg for a few nights, and our first day down there was my birthday! After church, we went to a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch. Yum!
My birthday is the one day that I don't hold back on asking the kids to take photos!
I taught Rooke what a Leg War is, but since his legs are over half the length of his body, I got crushed and we ended up just laughing a lot
One of our days in Williamsburg was spent at Busch Gardens! We cashed in a few free tickets from the military and smiled all day riding roller coasters. It's super fun that all our kids are big enough to ride everything, and they WANT to ride everything!
While Ryan was working, the kids and I explored downtown Colonial Williamsburg and stopped at a shop we've enjoyed in the past to grab a few picnic snacks.
My friend, Jessie, hooked us up with a great deal on lodging for our time away. We played the putt putt golf course twice, taught the kids how to play pickle ball, and even had the indoor pool to ourselves one day. It's always a lot of work to get away, but worth it!
