February Fun

We, along with most of the people in Kansas, were very excited this year for the Super Bowl.  We couldn't wait to watch the Kansas City Chiefs that Sunday.  Each year Eric draws out the "100 Squares" chart for our family to participate in during the game.  Each person randomly picks squares.  Then the numbers are draw and written across the top and going down the side.  At the end of each quarter (4) the score determines the square that is the winner.  Winners get to pick a prize.

Silas was the first quarter winner.  Eric was the second quarter winner.

Eric was the third quarter winner and Silas won again at the end of the fourth quarter.

The most exciting win though, was the CHIEFS WIN!

We all have had a fun time this season going to the Varsity Colts basketball games.  The boys team is undefeated.  They have some amazing players!  Silas has really enjoyed getting to meet several of the Colts players.  He really enjoys watching the brothers, Steele and Sterling Chapman, but his favorite player is Thomas King.  Below, he and his friend, Elliot, got to get their picture taken with Sterling Chapman after one of the home games.  These two boys especially love watching these players, so getting to meet, and talk to them, is like meeting a superstar.  Thanks Sterling, Steele, and Thomas for being good role models for these younger boys, (and lots of other kids).  They look forward to watching you, and trying to be like you.

The girls had a friend sleepover in February.  We love having Shawna and Abigail come over and spend time with us.  They always find things to do together, and I love the laughs that they all share.

Sarah and our friend, Abigail, have started making and selling bracelets.  They take orders from people for certain types and/or colors of bracelets, and they sell them at DOUG'S AUTO SHOP.  Their intention is to raise money to donate to the Veteran's Honor Flights.  Both girls have a grandpa who was in the military service, so this is something near and dear to our families.  

If you are interested in placing an order please contact me, or visit DOUG'S and pick one out for yourself or a family member.  These make great little gifts for an individual or a small group of people.

Eric has been hard at work finishing our basement.  He has two rooms done and has started the third.  Below, you can see a couple pictures of the basement bathroom as he was working on tile.  This bathroom was a complete start to finish job...top to bottom.  There was a shower/tub there, but we took it out to put in a whirlpool tub... Which meant having to tear out concrete and redo plumbing.  There was also electrical to be redone, drywall to be hung, walls and ceilings to finish, light fixtures and exhaust fans to be put in and run, toilet to install, tile and rock work, trim work, a vanity to be added, and a few special custom features that we came up with to make this bathroom unique.  Have I mentioned that my husband can do it all???  I am sure that I have.  But WOW-WE-WOW!  He is such a hardworker. We are blessed.

Silas needed a Valentine box for his school Valentine exchange this year.  He and I made this Patrick Mahomes box.  It turned out great!

I have a friend at school that creates and makes personalized insulated cups and mugs.  She made three for us to give our kids for Valentines day.  They turned out wonderful.  Each one different for each of our kids.  The kids thought they were fantastic!  Silas especially loves his and may have drank about 2 gallons of water out of his that day after receiving it.

Above, the backs of the cups.  Below, the fronts of the cups.

We attended our friend's Mandy and David's church Valentines banquet with our other friends Steve and Traci.  It had a "CLUE" theme this year.  The dinner was delicious.  After the dinner we played a giant game of CLUE.  Our table did not win, but thanks to David's sleuthing skills and attention to detail we did know who did it, where, and with what, but a table beat us to the punch giving the answers.

Below, our crew, Stacee, Mandy, Traci, Eric, David, and Steve.

Sarah played on a 12u YMCA Volleyball team with some of her friends starting in February.  It was a 6 week session.  Her team is good, and get better each week, playing as a team and working together to get the win.  So far, they are undefeated.

Parents get to help out with score keeping and line judging for each game.  Eric has helped a couple times with line judging.

Popee and Nanee have been able to come and watch a few games with us too.

Silas finally got to meet and take a picture with his favorite Colt player, Thomas King, towards the end of February.  As he and I walked out on the court after another Colt win, he suddenly got very shy, and I had to talk to Thomas for him.  I think he was star-struck.  What a kind young man Thomas is, and someone that I love for Silas to look up to and be a fan of.