Sledding and a wedding.

Two weekends ago, we took the kids to their first wedding. My cousin Mandi got married in Hutchinson, and we went to the wedding with my parents. The kids had an absolute blast. In the weeks leading up to the wedding, I had them practicing the chicken dance, the hokey pokey, and even the cupid shuffle, which they loved. So, they were tickled pink when the DJ played the chicken dance song and the cupid shuffle. The DJ also had the kids play a game similar to musical chairs where they passed a box, and when the music stopped, whoever was holding the box was out. Elliott joined the game like halfway through, and then he ended up winning the game. He was so excited. He got to open the box and keep what was inside- a green squishy ball.

The kids spent the night dancing, running around with the other kids, and drinking a lot of punch and eating a lot of sugar. They really had the times of their life. We even stayed until 10:00pm because they were having such a good time.

The rest of us had a pretty good time too. The DJ was just kind of ok, but we all danced a little and got to visit with some distant relatives. It was a fun night.

The other news around here had been the weather. It has been really cold, and really snowy. We are averaging about 20 degrees below normal for this time of the year, and some places are setting record for snow for the month of February, so that's how this winter is going. There has been bad snow storms with poor visibility, and it seems like we have to blow snow every other day. We are all anxiously awaiting spring.

There was one day last week that was in the teens, so we took the kids sledding. They had a really good time. They are at the perfect age where they are super excited to sled, and they can go down by themselves and bring themselves and the sleds back to the top. We spent a good couple of hours outside sledding, and then we were cold enough to call it a day. We went home and enjoyed some hot chocolate.

This past weekend was pretty laid back. The weather was terrible all weekend, so we pretty much stayed home. John went to the Stampede Game with his coworkers, but we had no babysitters due to the weather, so I stayed home with the kids. We had a fun night at home playing games, crafting, and then watching a movie.

Sunday was a windstorm, but we got stir-crazy and decided to do a little camper shopping. We didn't really find anything we liked, but we got some good ideas and got the bug to upgrade our camper if we find the right one. The kids had a fun time looking at all the campers, plus there were bouncy houses at the camper show, so they were in heaven.

Last night, we took the kids to the Midco to do some swimming. Emma can touch throughout the whole pool, she is getting so tall! She went down the slide a few times, and just enjoyed herself. Elliott is getting really brave, and loves to look under the water with his goggles on. He really enjoys swimming, and is turning into a little fish. I need to get them both into another swimming lesson class pronto.

Tonight was conferences for Emma. I am happy to report she is doing well in school, and just has some minor things to work on, like penmanship. Overall, she is a great student and her teachers love her. So, yay!! We celebrated by eating at Ruby Tuesday's, and now the kids are snoozing, and I am ready to call it a night.

I'll be dreaming of warm spring days.

John laying a smooch on Elena 

Auntie/Niece Time 

Sledding 

Snack break 

Emma and Poppy