March 2024

March was great! As usual, we transitioned from winter to spring, with some beautiful flowers emerging (see way below!). The kids had an amazing final swim meet for the winter season, and my husband got a bit drunk with friends...enjoy.

 

Nova broke 17 seconds for her 25 fly, which is REALLY FAST! Her coach made a point of coming over to tell me! So did Nova. My friend took this picture of Nova telling us this news because she could tell just how excited Nova was about it!! 

Lynn doesn't get out much, but when he does.....you never know what'll happen. He went to a St. Patricks' Day party at his buddy Drew's house and had a great time.

Our Easter tradition is to have our neighbors Eva and Vivian over for an Easter Egg Hunt. The kids found all of the eggs!

March began Lynn's very busy travel schedule. While Lynn is out of town, the kids have the honor of doing the dishes. As I say, "Mom doesn't do dishes." That's not entirely true but it feels great to say. Anyway, they do the dishes while Lynn is gone and I love it.t 

Lynx's outdoor soccer season began with a really tough tournament in Rockville. The team tried their best but lost every game. Lynx was...less than thrilled. But I got a few nice pictures.

Lynx throwing it in! He's not supposed to leave his feet, but that's ok! It's a great photo! lol!

The kids wore rainbows to school to support + celebrate our LGBTQ+ friends!

I let Lynx hold his very first toad! 

Nova decorated our bush with flowers from around the neighborhood.

We're at Peachwood Park on one of the nice afternoons this March! 

I've never looked better. 

I am eternally grateful to the previous owners of our home for planting so many perennials that we get to enjoy year after year! 

Nova (and Lynx) are a bit obsessed with listening to Harry Potter on CD. So they hang out in Nova's room for hours and hours, listening and drawing or playing (or reading another book concurrently! hahah!). Anyway, the state of Nova's room isn't EXACTLY what I'd prefer, but I can acknowledge when I've lost. And, I've lost.

February 2024

My eldest child turned 9 this month! As you saw in the January 2024 post, we celebrated her birthday a bit early at Kalahari Waterpark. But, we still celebrated on her birthday too! 

 

Since it's just us, I bought this tiny cake. Then, I turned the "6" candle upside down! haha!

Nova had a friend over for her birthday (which fell on a Wednesday.) Here they're showing off the cute cows that Auntie Brecky sent. Thanks!!

A beautifully wrapped gift from Grandpa Lynn! It was a music box....so lovely. Nova loves it.

Here we are at Peachwood Park, enjoying one of the unseasonably warm days in February!

On a not-so-warm day, we went to the Zoo! Lynn came too, here's proof. We had a great time.

For her birthday, we pierced Nova's ears! And, I was surprised to find that my ears are still pierced, though I hadn't worn earrings in about 11 years (since my wedding!)

Lynx continues to love soccer (hence the jersey) and LEGOs! He's getting really good (and usurping my living room floor).

Ears are PIERCED!! 

Nova signed up for softball! So we found one of the gloves that Kaia handed down to us years ago. 

Monthly, my buddy Katie and I get together to catch up. During this visit, we got surprisingly beautiful drinks, so we figured we should chronicle it for the future! 

January 2024

 January 2024 started out great, and was great in the middle and ended great! We took the family to Kalahari to celebrate Nova's birthday the last week of January.

She got this amazing shake! 

And so did Lynx! They were delicious.

At the beginning of the month, I went to Minnesota to be with friends! I have surprisingly few pictures from the weekend, but in a word, it was awesome. 

I've decided the kids need to learn Chinese. So they take online Chinese classes on Saturday evenings. On Wednesday afternoons, they watch the recordings of the classes....with these delicious ice cream treats as the bribe.

Nova has been LOVING LEGOs so my parents sent us $$$ to support this fun habit! THANK YOU!

And here's a picture of Lynn. hahahah! 

Lynx LOVESSSS LEGOs! 

IT SNOWED!! The neighbors all got together to have a great time in the snow. My kids spent over 6 hours in the snow on both of the snow days this January. 

Lynx shoveled our driveway (without being asked) then went to two neighbors' homes to shovel for them too.

Nova and I went on a walk and she was as creative and hilarious as ever.

And cute!! 

I've had so many fun adventures with these beautiful friends! 

And, January is a wrap!!