February 2021

Winter finally came and it was fierce. It didn't just impact us, it was nationwide snow and cold. I was okay with it because it allowed us time to hibernate and not feel guilty for it. 

We celebrated Grandma Barb's birthday. Mikayla helped me decorate, pickup flowers and pie for her. 

We enjoyed weekend visits with Ron and Linda, and the McCoy's. Mikayla had multiple sleepovers with the neighbor girls. 

We finally received the rest of our new couch and took on the mechanical room door project, but are having a hard time finding motivation to tackle much else. 

More sunrises and sunsets since they are such an important part of my day, my gratitude and joy. I also enjoy snuggles with the pups and seeing smiles on my kids faces. Copper gets snuggles too it's just harder to capture a picture with him on my lap. 

We did decide we needed to get out of the house and do something together as a family, so we decided to go to the new exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies. Of course we picked the coldest day of the year and went out in -22 weather! The exhibit was worth it, it was really cool and enjoyed by all. 

Sean made a human and pet version of valentines in school. Due to the pandemic they didn't get to exchange Valentine Day cards this year but they still got to have their party and have fun projects in school. 

January 2021

I usually look forward to the cold and snow that January and February bring because after the hustle and bustle of the holidays it allows me to hibernate and not feel guilty about it. However, January ended up being very mild with the exception of the crazy wind, this time we lost our umbrella, and few hard freezes. 

More amazing sunrises and sunsets, I just can't get enough of these!

Penny had another grooming and this time her backside got a little trim, she was all about flaunting it. 

Sean invented a new board game with his Legos, the game was hard to follow but I think there could be potential. I really think he is going to grow up and be a creator of some sort. 

Papa Jim ended up in the hospital for a while and I was thankful I could take off work and spend a few days wtih him. I also enjoyed finally getting to see Kyle and Cami since it's been 6 months since we've seen them! The kid were excited to get their Christmas presents and we have thoroughly enjoyed playing Rainbow Pirates. Well, with the exception of Ethan, he could do without playing it. Penny got to tag along with me and meet her cousins Badger and Wiley. Badger could have done without her, and she took a while to warm up to Wiley, but once she did they had a great time. 

Mikayla loves to bake and she wanted to make Ethan a cake for when he got home from Butte. She is getting really good at decorating.

Ethan and I celebrated 16 years of marriage. We spent our anniversary celebrating our wonderful friends Kaia and Kait McCoy's 6th birthday. We went out to dinner with them, then booked a stay at a hotel so the kids could swim and have a sleepover. Ethan and I enjoyed a suite all to ourselves.