The end of January through February saw lots of snow, lots of fun, lots of love, plus the daily ho-hum!
We enjoyed every bit of Uncle Dan's 8-day visit and Maelee hardly left his side (or left him alone!) whenever he was around. They had goofy times and even educational times! Maelee loved exchanging silly faces with him,"stealing his seat," and watching Octonauts together, and we particularly loved how patient he was with her and his introduction of the globe- an inflatable earth as viewed from space! It was such a sweet visit.
New dinosaur kit!
The cool globe
Typical dinner time pose when at Nana & Pop-Pop's.
She just loves to have that foot up!
Maelee's favorite game of the week of stealing seats :)
A fun new trick- find the nose!
It was so fun for him to get to see Lilee, too, and be there during the exciting new walking phase. Maelee still asks pretty regularly, "what time is it in Japan?" and talks about him all the time. We are grateful for video chats!
Some more pics from the month...
Aww, Parker... what a changed kitty you are!
Playtime!
Brushing little sister's hair... it begins!
With Lilee walking all over the place now and becoming more and more verbal and expressive, it's been so cute to watch the girls play more with each other. There is still no one that can make Lilee giggle like her big sis can! But she is no push-over to Maelee's strong-willed, opinionated, likes-to-lead personality! When Maelee gets greedy and grabby with her, Lilee lets out a loud, defiant yell and grabs right back! Oh my... we are in for it. Lilee has quite a temper in her. And it's kinda hard not to laugh!!! She sure is a handful. But, the sweetest, cuddliest, most fun of a handful that we know!
Fun brunch with friends from church with other now 1 year olds!
One Saturday in February we went into Old Town Fairfax for their chocolate festival but ended up only getting our chocolate fix from the local Starbucks! Long story, but the wait to the main festitivies just wasn't worth it so we enjoyed taking in some history plus a fun musical performance at the local library, where Maelee was thrilled to watch daddy participate in some of the action!
Outside the historic court house where we got to see original documents written by George Washington!
Yay, daddy!
So sweet :)
Playdate with good pal, Dylan-
partners in crime fighting!
It was a hilarious morning.
Valentine's Day this year began with a sweet brunch with Nana & Pop-Pop in Old Town, followed by our first meeting with a realtor (AAAH!), then a subdued Maelee complaining about not feeling well and ultimately getting sick on the car ride home (bless her heart), and luckily ended with a high note of a yummy surf & turf dinner for two for Steve and I at home. It was quite a day!
Tickle Fest!
Steve discovered that Lilee actually asks to be tickled when you stop by pointing at herself.
Adorable!
Everyone needs a little chocolate on Valentine's Day, right? :)
Special treat this month of seeing some dear friends from NYC (and meeting their precious boy!) during their quick trip down to DC!
Enjoying some snow fun in our courtyard and local playground with daddy
It's been a bit of a long month, even though it's so short, but it had many sweet moments, many marvelous ones, and many mundane ones! But now... here's to spring!!!
Slideshow of February pics:
And an updated slideshow with remaining Jan pics:
