Our February was very busy for me. We had 12 appointments over the 20 work days of the month. I had to drive to all of them, except for one. It was a lot to keep up with, but we made it!
Kimball participated in the Festival of Nations as one of the requirements for his seals of literacy that he is working toward. He did a presentation on Kaatsen, Frisian handball. His presentation went well and his proctors gave him top marks. At the end of February, he finished all of the small projects he needed to show competency in his five languages. He'll have one final 10-minute oral presentation for each of his non-English languages at the end of April. Just a reminder, the languages that he is showing proficiency in are Spanish, French, Dutch, and Western Frisian.
Lincoln joined the glasses wearing club this month. He only wears his glasses part of the time. He said he doesn't really noticed much of a difference when he wears them.
Eden's chorus sang the National Anthem at the beginning of the high school men's basketball game. It was fun seeing Eden and her friends at the game. They were so excited.
Twin day at school. Annika and her friends coordinated.
Round Two: Left Elbow Surgery
Kimball's first elbow surgery on his right elbow went so well he wanted to have his next surgery as soon as possible. He had surgery on February 13 and it went well. He and I were both less nervous about his second surgery. He was in a lot less pain after this surgery, but he did admit to enhancing the pain he was feeling the first time so he could stay home from school longer. This time around he had a full week off from school for Winter Break so he didn't need to milk it for all it was worth. He is recovering nicely.
Rebecah had her wisdom teeth out during Winter Break. It was a STRUGGLE! She was under anesthesia for part of the procedure, but woke up before the doctor was finished and she felt him tugging on her teeth and heard him say that he "just can't get them out." She was really swollen for the first 4 days, but after a week and a half her swelling and bruising is almost gone. She is slowly able to return to her normal diet as well.
Matching with my girls. It's easy being green when you match with your mom!
Someone Special Dance with Eden.
Eden had a special dance at school. She could bring one special guest and she invited me. There was a photo booth, dancing, bookmark making station, cookie station, etc. We had a lot of fun together and she enjoyed seeing her friends.
We enjoyed watching the Olympics this year. We watched a lot of speed skating and short track because those are the areas where the Dutch excel. Of course, Kimball and in turn all of us, rooted for the Dutch. The Dutch made a great showing in both speed skating and short track. There were some exciting races and a few disappointments. Kimball and Lincoln also enjoyed watching Biathlon.
Typically, February is our snowiest month, but that wasn't the case this year. We still had roughly a foot of snow fall this month though. Our snow totals as of the end of February are 133.5 inches for the season. Warmer weather is on the way. It will be nice to have the snow mounds by the driveway melt, but I don't know if I'm really ready for warmer weather and all of the mud that goes with it.
