SNOW DAY!!

We don't usually expect to get a snow day at the end of February, but that is exactly what we got yesterday. We woke up to a good 2 feet of snow that had fallen over night. The kids were so excited. It is the first snow day we have had this year and I'm pretty sure we just had the last day off (last Friday!) that was built in for a snow day make-up, so the kids will be in school an extra day before summer break. But that's alright with me!

Yesterday morning at about 10:30 Grace said, "Hey, I have to go to school!", like we just forgot to send her to school that day. It gave me a good laugh :)

Valentines Day Cookie Extravaganza

We don't do a whole lot for Valentine's Day, but every year we decorate Valentine's cookies. The kids love it. This year since Valentine's Day fell on a Monday we decorated our cookies for FHE and delivered them to some friends. The kids had a great time and we didn't have a million cookies sitting around the house. It was a win-win!

The Logan Ladies

This weekend I got to go to a reunion with my college roommates in Monterey, CA. It was SO FUN!! I forgot my camera, gah! But everyone shared their pictures with me. Here are some I took with my phone. More to come!

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Why...

Are kids so obsessed with cutting hair? My heart sunk when I walked in to the bathroom and saw some long curly hair sitting in the sink and on the floor, some suspicious looking child scissors sitting next to it. Luckily when I found Maggie she had actually done a pretty good job cutting her bangs. Bullet dodged, this time anyway. We haven't always been so lucky...

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Minute To Win It!

We planned to have a sledding party for Elliot's birthday. What could be easier? Go sledding, have a donut cake and hot chocolate, party over, house isn't destroyed by a bunch of 6 year olds. I even made these really cute invitations, see?

I mean, we had so much snow! And it was cold! Until 2 days before the party. It suddenly was 43 degrees and raining. All the snow melted and I scrambled. We quickly came up with plan b, and I called everyone and let them know about the change of plans. We decided to have a Minute to Win It party. You can look on the shows website and find a list of all the games with instructions and supplies needed. Perfect for 6 year olds!! It was all thrown together at the last minute but it was so fun! Everyone had a great time.

We played "Defying Gravity" -they had to keep their balloon in the air for 1 minute

"A Bit Dicey"-they had to balance dice (we used dominos) on a tongue depressor

"Cookie Unicorn"-balance 3 cookies on their head

"Light as a Feather"-they had to blow on their feather and keep it up for a minute

"Back Flip"-flip progressively more pencils over their hand and catch them

"Hanky Panky"-take all the tissues out of the box with one hand in one minute

"Separation Anxiety"-separate m&m's by their colors into separate bowls.

"On the Nose"-put vaseline on your nose and use ONLY your nose to move cotton balls from one bowl to another.

"Stack It"-stack 2 golf balls so they stay without holding them (yes, it can be done!)

The boys had a great time playing the games and everyone got prizes.

Elliot didn't want to take off his secret disguise glasses :)

Thanks for the Bakugans Keenan!

Thanks for the star wars guy, Peter!

Thanks for the Sponge Bob bath paint, Gabe!

Thanks for the Legos, Shane!

Thanks for the nerf gun, Roan!

Thanks for the watch and hot wheels, Treyson!

Elliot still wanted to have a donut cake.

Which everyone enjoyed!

Silly kids...

Happy Birthday Elliot!