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Hank has been doing GREAT at the Montessori School. I was a little worried that it would be too fast for him and he would have a hard time adjusting, but, of course, he has soared! He loves it and they love him. The one thing we were not prepared for was the “homework”, I mean he is 3! Most of his homework assignments consist of “family art projects”. Usually we let Hank glue some beans or noodles on whatever he is supposed to turn in (we are kind of busy, and he’s 3!). When Hank brought home an assignment to make a Zany Zoo Animal for the Zany Zoo Animal Parade, he immediately said “I want to make an Elephant!” The assignment suggested using recycled material from around the house to create your animal. So, Hank and Momma got to it! It took a couple days and some hard work, but Hank was so proud to march with his Zany Zoo Elephant in the Parade!

Nothing better than painting in underwear

The Zany Elephant

The tail is my favorite part!

The finished project!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s my favorite day of the year and Hank is learning to love it too!

This year Hank and I threw a little surprise party for Daddy on his 29th birthday! We invited a few families over for dinner and cake, we stayed up way too late, and had a great time! Happy Birthday to the BEST husband and Dad, we are so blessed to have you!

Surprised?!?!

A Big Yummy Cake was surprise #2!

Blowing out candles

For his birthday, Jason asked to spend the day in Seattle. He wanted to take Hank and me to the Experience Music Project, which was amazing and so much fun, especially for Hank and Daddy!

My Boys in Seattle

Experience The Music Project

In the Piano Room

In the Guitar Room

In the Drums Room

The Drum Table

...And more Drums

The Seattle Space Needle

What a view!

Hold on Tight!

The 2 cutest boys in Seattle, waiting on the train

L.O.V.E.

More L.O.V.E.

I love our little family!

We love our friends The Dalans! They are great people, tons of fun, and always good for laughs. Not to mention, our kids are Best Friends and play so well together that they basically take care of themselves (very nice perk to friendship!) We all got to together for a little Superbowl Party at the Dalan Home, an easy choice given their new flat screen! Check out these cute Packer fans!

Besties!

Representing the Titans in WA

Prettiest Cheese Head I know

Love these two!

Aaron also makes a very pretty Cheese Head

We had a very fun snowy season in WA this year. One morning we woke up to 5-6in of snow! It was so pretty and so much fun! What better way to enjoy the winter wonderland, than with our buddies?!?

Ready for sledding!

Go, Julia, Go!

Gena and Julia

Hank LOVES sledding! Down he goes...

...right through Daddy's legs into the brambles

...and the bleeding starts!

...Hanks first sledding head wound (I envision many more in the coming years)

Ready for more!

FUN!

Daddy's Turn

Go Daddy!

Snowball Fight!

Watch Out Kids! Ms. Gena is ruthless!

Our Snow Bunnies!

Snuggles on the couch after a fun afternoon!

We had a blast! Looking forward to Spring here in the Northwest!

Once again, I have taken a too-log break from blogging. As many people know, our family has had a hard winter. The loss of Granddaddy, Jason’s Dad, in late December was so difficult for us all and we have needed a little time to process and heal. Jason and I agree that we would love write a little something on the blog about what a wonderful and special man Granddaddy was to us all. We also agree that we are not quite ready to do that now.

So, I am just going to pick up with the current happenings in our little family life. Hopefully you haven’t forgotten about us!