Back to February

I never did share the special events that occured in our family, especially with the kids, during February. It was a crazy month in our lives, with so many great memories.

Mark's Dad and Step-mom sent the kids a box of everything needed to make valentines for their friends. They had a blast.

Then they had an opportunity to give away the valentines at a Valentine's Day party organized by another homeschool mom in our church. There were thirty kids at the party, all from our church. At the party they got to make a holder for their all the cards they received. We look forward to more fun times together.
Another fun school event was attending a workshop about the Iditarod. A couple local mushers participated in this workshop. One had a slide presentation and shared about what it is like to be a musher and run the Iditarod. The other brought two of his dogs and demonstrated what goes into preparing his dogs to race.

A great part of these activities is spending time with great friends. Here is Jeremiah with some of his buddies.

Neakita's big moment in February was her Suzuki Book 1 recital. Neakita's friend, Libbie, also finished book 1, so her mom and I coordinated the event together. The preparations involved in making this happen for our girls was all consuming. It was a lot of work for both the girls and us moms (and several dear friends that helped us make it a beautiful event), but it was well worth it. The evening was blessed by the sixty-some people that attended the recital. It was fun to celebrate their incredible accomplishment. Here Neakita and Libbie are pictured with their teachers.

Then Katelyn had her moment in the spotlight. The annual AWANA Sparks Raingutter Regatta was in February. Mark and I headed up this event. Again, it was a lot of work, but well worth the time we put into it and we look forward to next year.

Katelyn won second place in design for her boat. Way to go Katelyn!!