Scenes from January/February

Here's a peek into our lives over that past month or so. To be completely honest, I'm tired. I love homeschooling but doing it with a baby and a VERY busy toddler is so hard. Also, the cold weather has made it difficult for the kids to burn energy outside so there's a lot of energy burning  messes happening inside. We had Friday and today off of school which has given us all a much needed break between our units. We are all excited to start learning about Europe tomorrow!

Our space unit was so much fun! Moon phases with Oreos was a highlight.

The kids also made their own rendition of The Starry Night.

Mia got to go horseback riding with her friend, Minaal. 

Maxwell continued to be a great big brother and he lost his two bottom teeth!

All 3 kids are continuing to love swim lessons. It's the highlight of the week. 

I love that we have the place to ourselves. One of many positives of homeschooling, we can do our lessons earlier in the day.

Joe and I had an at home date and the kids set the table for us which was so sweet! It's been over a year since Joe and I have been on a proper date so we'll take what we can get.

I chopped 12 inches off of my hair! Talk about refreshing. Even though I love long hair, it has been so nice  and easier to manage in this busy season.

Joe is still working from home which is so nice so he doesn't have to add a commute to his already long work day. 

Seriously, how'd I get so lucky to be the momma to all of these kiddos?!?

Levi continued to get stronger this month,

Maxwell has become a master fort builder,

the babies and I walked outside a couple of times (when it was above 30 degrees),

and one of the many blessings of this past year is how COVID has given these 3 so many opportunities to spend lots of time together and bond.

I leave you with a few cute pics of Levi because he'll put a smile on anyone's face...