Valentine's Day Prep

We decided to leave one of our fake Christmas trees up this year and turn it into a Valentine's Day tree - I've loved having it up to enjoy a little bit longer!  Tatum got a few treats for the month on February 1st to enjoy and books to read.

We've done slice and bake cookies and hopefully this weekend we'll get to some actual cookies and decorating.

Valentine's day crafting and Teddy's first time to be a part of it!  I found some Valentine's Day learning printable on Etsy that Tatum has been working on too.

The boys had a cute Valentine's Day party with some of their friends - Tatum proudly picked Spiderman valentines to give out.

I had a Galentine's night with girlfriends - appetizers, drinks, dessert and a pollyanna gift exchange with something you've ordered from Amazon and loved.

Getting together Valentine's for the party and for school.  Tatum did golf valentine's for school and Teddy did Teddy bears to hand out to friends.  Tatum had the best time sorting through his bag when he got home from school yesterday.

This & That

 Baby's first monogram is definitely a milestone for us - and matching with brother too...

We've been trying to do some special things with just Tatum or for Tatum since Teddy arrived so last week we did indoor mini golfing while my parents watched Teddy quickly.

Speaking of golf, we got a new treat - a golf cart! Tatum and Derek are both in heaven and I love having it too - can't wait for it to warm up a little bit to better enjoy it.

We celebrated our favorite lady's birthday, Lovie.  Lots of delicious take out pasta, cake and good family time together.

It's been very cold lately so that means lots of indoor activities and family time by the fireplace cuddling with the kids.

We tried out play doh for the first time and it was a big hit.  Puzzles continue to be one of Tatum's favorites and a new favorite is Blippy - he loves watching the shows endlessly.

Sleep stalking the boys will never get old to me - especially when they're both asleep together!

Snow

We had a classic winter storm last weekend stretching from Sunday all the way into Tuesday with two full snow days and we had the best time.  Playing outside, helping shovel and snow blow, doing fun things inside by the fire like puzzles, play doh and games, having classic cold weather meals like chili and enjoying family time.  

We had more snow over the weekend and a bunch in the forecast for this week so it looks like our snow loving boy and snow loving dog will get more playing time in soon.

This & That

Our first snapshot as a family of four (five including Stella) and a side by side of both of my boys - they could be twins!

A couple nights before Teddy was born and a couple nights after he was born - we love our couch time together.

On the note of couch time - that's where we've been spending a lot of our time!  I love being cozy and cuddling up with my boys.

With adjusting to life with a second child and how cold it's been lately, we've been doing tons of at home activities which has been fun.

Mid January Tatum was finally back to preschool after having been off since Thanksgiving - he's so happy to be back and I'm happy to have a couple quieter mornings each week.

We've been trying to do special things to focus on Tatum and this night was a hit for all of us - make your own pizzas - our little chef did a great job.

Most nights look like this... cozy cuddle time!