February is a short month. We packed February full of fun with friends and family! We had fun on so many playdates with friends and cousins. The weather was lovely, especially for winter in Texas, and we enjoyed going to parks and playing outdoors.
At the beginning of the month, Tyler took photos for the Father-Daughter Dance at church, they turned out great! Sarah was very ill and the doctor put her on vocal rest. Neither Hank or Caesar can read well so there was quite a lot of confusion at our house with her not being able to speak. Tyler recorded several commands (“Sit”, “Leave it”, “Place”, etc.) for Caesar and Caesar got very excited whenever he heard Tyler’s voice but couldn’t see Tyler. Caesar would run around the house at top speed bounding about trying to find Tyler – who was at work. Sarah used our iPad’s text-to-voice feature to try communicating to Hank, and recieved gales of laughter in return. While she did her best Stephen Hawking impersonation, it was clear it would be a *very* long week without help. GG and Grandad played the big heros and came to stay for a few days and take care of Hank and Caesar while Sarah was sick and couldn’t speak (Thanks again GG and Grandad!!) Still, even with no voice, Sarah and Hank had fun making Valentine treats. Hank wanted to make “Red Hot Cupcakes”. They were pretty fun to make.
We had fun at the park in Frebruary with cousins, we took Caesar with us on a picnic and everyone had a great time! We also had a belated Christmas gift exchange with some friends in February. The children chose gifts from the dollar store for each other and had a wonderful time exchanging gifts and playing together. Presents are always fun no matter what time of year it is!!
Hank loves to play his violin. This month, he got his very first official shoulder rest. Up until now, he’d been using a sponge as a shoulder rest but now he is the right size for a very small one. He was thrilled to get his very own shoulder rest. Hank is fascinated by music and was really excited to learn that his violin teacher (and godmother), Alexis, was playing in a local symphony’s show. As it turns out, she’s actually one of the Principal Violinists in the symphony and Hank had a great time watching her play. The show was Peter and The Wolf, one of Hank’s favorites. He loves Peter’s theme (played by violins) and he really likes the wolf (french horns), but wasn’t very keen on the wolf or the hunters when the timpani played. He likes it on the recording but live, it was a bit intense for him. Still, he really enjoyed the show. The symphony opened with Mozart’s “Ein kleine Nauchtmusik”, which Hank thoroughly enjoyed, exclaiming, “I know this one!! I like this one!!”. Our friend, Caroline, and her mother, Jean, joined us for the show and a late lunch and Hank had a blast with them. He really likes them and loves to say Jean’s name – its French and now he says he can speak French because he can say her name. Its sweet.
Preschool is going well and our family is enjoying our time together. We hope you’re well too!
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