February was a great month! It was SO warm. We had very Spring-like weather and there was no snow on the ground for most of the month. We have missed our snow this year!!
I took Lincoln and Rebecah to Green Lakes and we walked 3 miles. My favorite outdoor activity with my family is to walk with them!
While we were walking Joseph took Eden and Annika to a community acting class at the theater in Syracuse. They had a lot of fun and were also able to see a short production.
Rebecah attended her first youth dance. It was in Palmyra and she had a lot of fun. My friend Amy sent me these pictures and I was so glad she took them and stepped in as the "embarrassing" mom to take them. I'm sure Amy got away with it easier than I would have.
Annie, Annie's friend from school, Rebecah, Brooke
Rebecah had a band concert. She is still unable to play her clarinet without her concussion symptoms returning, so she handed out programs and watched backstage with earplugs.
Rebecah and Melanie
We gave Kimball the Netherlands flag and the Rotary International symbol congratulating him on his Netherlands placement. Grandma and Grandpa Coffey sent him the Netherlands hat he is wearing.
Quinn, a friend from school, invited Lincoln and Annika to join her for "buddy" week at Karate. They had fun doing fun karate activities and they knew a few other kids in the class, too.
We had Winter Break the third week in February and the kids were off school all week. We tried to do some fun activities. We went roller skating, ice skating, played in the gym at church, had play dates, and Joseph took the little girls sledding. Lincoln got sick on sledding day so he had to miss it.
Eden's skating has really come along. I know this next picture is terrible, but Eden was SO independent while we were skating and she didn't need my help!
Taking a skating break.
Ice skating.
It was COLD in the rink. My Raynaud's was flaring up even though I had taken my medication and I had dressed warmly. The ice was very smooth and it was probably the best ice I have skated on over the years.
On February 27 we had temperatures that reached 70 degrees. On the 28th we were in the low 60s. On the 29th our high was 27 degrees and we had a surprising 12-15 inches of snow fall on Wednesday night! School was canceled. It was Mother Nature's way of enjoying Leap Year. She only has an opportunity to snow every four years on the 29th, so she made sure it was a big snow fall. On March 1st we were back to temperatures in the mid 40s.
