We went to Austin's Blue and Gold dinner for scouts on Friday. I guess it will be our last, unless we decide to get into a scout troop outside the Church at the end of the year when the Church separates from the scouting program. We'll see. I'm excited to see what lies ahead for the youth in the Church.
The theme was Be Brave so each boy was asked to perform or display a talent for a little variety show. Austin wanted to perform a magic trick, but he didn't practice it much, so I convinced him to perform one of his piano songs that he'll be playing for Federation in a couple of weeks. He really does a good job on the piano and puts in some quality practice time. It's definitely a talent of his!
He didn't actually get any scout awards that night since he had gotten a bunch the previous pack meeting and they only met twice since then, due to snow days. He supported his fellow Bears, though, and got to carry the flag during the flag ceremony.
The Bears
Here's the link to his song. It wouldn't post like it normally does....
Valentine's Day was kind of a blur. I was getting over a cold, Jason had a busy work week, and we had another snow day on Tuesday (because of sleet and ice again) and I didn't really know which day it was all week long!
On Tuesday night, the snow day, the girls and I went to the church to support the Young Women fundraiser for Girl's Camp this summer. We made chocolate covered strawberries and packaged them for the ward members who had preordered them.
Busy at work!
The final product
Since my favorite treat is chocolate covered strawberries, Jason bought me a couple. I had also ordered a few to support the YW and be sure I had enough to give some away. We well-supported this fundraiser!
Other than our yummy chocolates, Jason brought home some take-out for us from BD's Mongolian. I ordered stir fry from there so we could enjoy it without the kids being jealous since they're not big fans of stir fry. Funny thing was, Victoria is the least fond of it and she was the one begging for some! I even baked the kids' (mostly Victoria and Karissa's) favorite tortilla encrusted tilapia from Costco and she still was begging!
He also brought me these beautiful flowers!
The Saturday before, Karissa got to go to the temple for the first time! Jason and I took both the girls together and enjoyed that wonderful experience with her!
The night before Valentine's day was the girls orchestra concert, that had been postponed from the week before becasuse of a snow day. Here's one of each of their songs.
Just when you think you can have no more snow days, you get another one. I kinda knew the forecast for Wednesday wasn't looking great (freezing rain, ice, and sleet), but I chose to look the other way, as I think all parents did, even some educators. However, we got the call at 5:11 am on Wednesday saying that it was not safe and school was cancelled. A thin sheet of ice covered the ground everywhere, with more ice forming during the morning commute.
It's hard to see the ice drops in this picture, but all the white stuff is ice.
Luke loves to hang out in the bathroom because it's really warm in there with the vent. Erik is his snuggle buddy in the morning.
The good thing about snow days is we get caught up on our sleep and have time to do other projects, the bad thing is that my kids are getting tired of each other and are fighting way too much!
Luckily I had bought an early Valentine's gift for the kids: an air hockey/foosball table. We already have an air hockey table, but it's getting old and I wanted a Foosball table for them as well, so I found a small one at Aldi, half off, which included both games! It's a little smaller than I thought, so air hockey might be annoying on it, but Foosball should be fun. Austin and I put it together yesterday and it took up all the morning and parts after noon. I now have a sore hand from pushing the screwdriver in so hard!
If you notice, his pjs are on backwards. That's one of the traditions to do to guarantee a snow day the next day. It's all his fault we had a snow day ;)
He wore his pjs the entire day!
Victoria choreographed her dance she needs to perform for her Cecchetti exam in May. It's been a long process because she had to choose music and edit it, which was tricky for her, and us, and then she had to choreograph it, which has been harder than she thought. She's redone it a few times, but I think what she has now is a winner! Now she has to perfect it. Here's a video, mostly for her to watch to remember it, as well as to ask Grandma Pat, who majored in dance, for some tips. This is just a halfway job, due to lack of space and mostly to "mark" it.
Karissa invited Olivia over and they made crafts, including this cute cat/cupcake pillow. I forgot his name, though... He's super cute!
Complete with cool whip and a cherry on top!
I think she wore her pjs all day too!
Erik played with his toys, read books, played some Mario Kart, and played Foosball with Austin. There may have been some fighting among some of them, but I'm trying to be positive!
