February 2013

February was quite an interesting month for us this year; we found ourselves completely over-worked and overwhelmed by a myriad of things!  Not only was Evan working nearly 12-hour days (including weekends!) right in the heart of his bank conversion, but we started our entire basement remodel this month as well.  While super exciting, not having use of our basement for nearly 7 weeks was crazy for us, as we crammed all the kid's toys and such into every nook and cranny we could find.  AND we even had to make use of Grandma and Grandpa Gottschalk house to store almost everything that we traditionally store in our storage space!  

That being said, Jane and I found some reprieve with a girls-only trip to Orlando, FL.  It started as an idea to simply get away, and once I realized there was no convincing Evan to come with us, I cooked up the idea that Jane and I could go together for a long weekend.  We had a wonderful time....more details and pictures in post to follow.

We are thrilled that February is behind us!  Come on March!

Jane's first trip to the dentist.  (Her feet really are NOT that big; it's just the angle of the camera, I promise!)

She did amazingly...

....up until the flouride part.  Then she wanted out of there!

Color coordinating her purple look, complete with matching bracelets

The kids put on Jane's white tank-top undershirts and found these old baby board books for me to read to them.  They come up with some unreal stuff!

They love bathtime together and here are seen arranging all their animals for some sort of exhibition, I think.

On a trip down to Nana's, this is how I found Luke 15 minutes after putting him to bed.  Fell asleep clutching his book, still open.