January started off with a blizzard and -35 temperatures.
And for the most part, it was very, very cold (thank you, Polar Vortex) and very, very snowy. But I loved it. It was cozy. We developed a routine of school in the morning, and snuggling up in bed under piles and piles of blankets to read in the afternoons. And of course we were thankful for the days when it was warm enough to go play outside.
We were even able to go feed the birds!
It was Teresita's first time and I thought she might scare the birds away because she tends to scream when she's excited. But since we were all quiet and whispering, she just whispered too.
In February, we celebrated Teresita's 3rd birthday!
My favorite thing about Teresita's birthday is how the big kids get so excited about making the day special. They had been planning her gift for months- a giant stuffed animal, just like they each have a giant stuffed animal that they sleep with every night.
They were also the ones who made her cupcakes.
Since her birthday was on a Friday and Jeff had to go into work, we planned to do something special the next day. We went to the fancy mall, Ana Luisa's favorite place in the world. It was nice to get out of the house and do something different. We had a nice lunch, and while the older kids checked out the Lego store, Teresita and I rode up and down escalators and elevators to her little heart's content. I think we spent about two hours just going up and down and around to all the different sets of escalators and elevators.
Juan Pablo made us all some great valentines on February 14th.
And we of course got some great days to play in the massive amounts of snow in our backyard. We started reading the Little House series in the winter, so most of our outdoor play was pretending to be the Ingalls family moving from the Big Woods of Wisconsin to build a house in Indian Territory. Juan Pablo was Pa, I was Ma, and Ana Luisa and Teresita were Mary and Laura. We ran into a lot of wolves and panthers and bears, of course.
It was a great winter of being cozy and reading a lot and playing fun games out in the snow...but by March we were pretty ready for spring to come.
And for the most part, it was very, very cold (thank you, Polar Vortex) and very, very snowy. But I loved it. It was cozy. We developed a routine of school in the morning, and snuggling up in bed under piles and piles of blankets to read in the afternoons. And of course we were thankful for the days when it was warm enough to go play outside.
We were even able to go feed the birds!
In February, we celebrated Teresita's 3rd birthday!
Juan Pablo made us all some great valentines on February 14th.
And we of course got some great days to play in the massive amounts of snow in our backyard. We started reading the Little House series in the winter, so most of our outdoor play was pretending to be the Ingalls family moving from the Big Woods of Wisconsin to build a house in Indian Territory. Juan Pablo was Pa, I was Ma, and Ana Luisa and Teresita were Mary and Laura. We ran into a lot of wolves and panthers and bears, of course.
It was a great winter of being cozy and reading a lot and playing fun games out in the snow...but by March we were pretty ready for spring to come.
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