We Love February!

One of my favorite things about Colorado weather is that even in the middle of winter, the sun will come out and allow us to get outside for a bit. And after months of cold days being stuck inside (Oh the cabin fever!), the park seems like a necessity.

And, of course, when the park is right by a Wendy's, you have to stop in for frosties!

But, sadly, the warm weather can't last forever in February, so a lot of time was spent indoors. For the kids, this often leads to jumping on the couches. It's the favorite pastime.

Aubrey also took the time to teach Carter to somersault.

And Carter made Mommy feel really special (though I was getting him a gummy vitamin, which he loves, so it's hard to tell if he was really excited about me or not... we'll say he was).

I also played a fun prank on Aubrey. We were playing a game in which she would go off and count while I hid a stuffed animal. Then she'd try to find it. The last place I hid it was in the back of Carter's shirt. I was so amused watching her search for it; I had to film her. Here's the whole thing in two installments.

And finally, we get to our favorite thing about February--a visit from Grandma and Grandpa! This has started to become a tradition for my dad's birthday (so he can go skiing). Of course, we also visit all the restaurants.

And this year Grandma and Grandpa were here for Aubrey's Valentine's party at preschool. They played musical chairs, and Aubrey almost won! 

They also played with balloons and stuff.

While Grandma and Grandpa were here, we took the kids bowling for the first time. Carter didn't really do much, but Aubrey had a blast!

Aubrey and Grandma also played other fun games together.

And apparently we baked something... Haha.

When the weekend came, we hit the slopes at Copper Mountain. I hadn't been snowboarding in almost a decade, and OH MAN did it show. Here we all are at the beginning of the day, before all the crashes and burns. This was when I was still having fun.

But then I completely ate it about halfway through the day. I caught an edge and landed hard on my butt and then flung back and hit my head. It knocked all the air out of me and killed my neck and upper back. My dad also took a big fall and got a bit hurt, so we both ended up at the chiropractor. I ended up getting x-rays, so Daniel finally got to see why my back always hurts. I'm deformed!

After Grandma and Grandpa left, Aubrey took it upon herself to help me do some cleaning. She's my cute, little helper!