Past couple-o-weeks

We've been busy with our daily lives since I last updated. I swear all we Iowans ever talk about is the weather, but seriously....will this winter ever END?!?!?!!!

I had the pleasure of hanging with my good friends baby girl! Anna is a total sweet pea! She thought Stella's American Girl Doll table and chairs were a great place to have her snack. So cute!

Valentines Day brought class parties for both kids. P's Box was inspired by the Inspicable Me movie and Stella's box was inspired by her! Ha!

Porter really aged at school one day!

Stella stayed with a friend one night so P had a friend over for the night. :)

P downing a Pixiestix from his V-day box. 

We had a gorgeous night at Brenton Skating Plaza last week. The Plaza was closed for a private party, reserved for people who bought a spot through the school auction. The weather was amazing (for us!), the kids didn't even want their coats. 

We have a couple of Cardinals that have been hanging out in our bare trees this winter. Finally snapped a pic of one. 

This would be hail that covered our deck. It was much worse than this. I was just too depressed to take a photo 5 minutes after this one! :-)

Stella had her two besties spend the night and lucky P spent the night with one of his besties!

Stella made a Rainbow Loom sleep mask for Rex??.?.....

Stella and her BFF's playing in the snow following the sleepover. 

Stella is trying out basketball through the Y. Bless their hearts, they've lost every game so far! But she really loves it!

We had a double header on Saturday (and lost both games) so a bunch of us went out for a late lunch. 

And last but not least. We bought a basketball hoop. We can't have one of those nice ones that are permanently installed bc it would be directly in front of our neighbors window ( joys of living in a house with NO front yard) but this hoop has been a hit! Mike rolled it out to the end of the cul-de-sac and all the neighbors came out to play in the 20 degree weather. So fun!