another week, another 3 days off from school! president's day, teacher in-service & a snow day- we have had a lot of extra time together this winter & i am extra thankful. 

bonding & bickering all winter long :)

we spent the snow day prepping for seuss week at preschool next week- eloise gets to bring snack & is super duper particular on how this is going to go ;)

the girls had dance watch week, lucy and her basketball team earned their medals for the season [lucy has absolutely loved playing basketball this year... like, really really loves it!] & then she turned right around & auditioned for theatre in the park! it was a nerve-wracking & exciting experience, and i am so so so proud of the courage & preparation she displayed. 

post-audition treat of choice!

& i snuck in a date with my mom. one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon!

dreaming of SPRING!

xoxo, 

-ivy

our week was filled with sour candy hearts, glitter on every surface, 4 dozen roses from daddy [a dozen per girl- that's a lot of roses!] & so much love!! we really enjoyed valentine's day this year- it  ranks right up there with christmas for our chocolate-loving littles!

eloise's newest pair of glasses arrived this week [periwinkle glitter that she was so pleased to choose!] & 12 hours later, were smashed on the hallway floor from me stepping on them. she was so flexible & sweet, choosing the lavender replacement option the eye doctor had in store. as long as her glasses have glitter frames, she's pretty much the happiest camper ever!

kindergarten school work :)

the girls received their annual valentine's $5 bills from great gramma helen. what i imagined would be a 30 minute trip to claire's, ended up a full 2 hour endeavor. 

<3 day-

to my sweetest valentines, love mom <3

17 valentines with this one :)

xoxoxoxoxo!

-ivy

these are a few of my favorite february things-

love notes around the house- this one from eloise, a ticket for admission to keep being her mom :)

sweetest kinders made the leaven- the kansas city catholic diocese newspaper!

waiting anxiously for cousins to arrive!

all 6 cousins together for the very first time!!!

lucky lucy & coach D had quite a large cheering section at basketball :)

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it's hard to believe we've made it to valentine's week! i see red wine, dark chocolate & candy hearts in our super near future!!

xoxo, 

-ivy

hello, february!

we kicked off the month with the school talent show! lucy & her buds were so brave to get up in front of their entire school & perform the dance they've been rehearsing since christmas break! they were absolute dolls & it was so much fun to see!

we've been busy with staying warm on snowy days, surviving the polar vortex & just chugging along :)

eloise earned herself another year in glasses- she went with blue sparkly frames & she's asked about their ETA every hour since her eye appointment last week-

big basketball game today! the 2 holy trinity kindergarten girls' teams played each other & it was a nail-biter!

hard to believe the first month of 2019 is behind us. 

xoxo, 

-ivy