February 2021 - Snow, Igloo's, Hiking and other random things.

140th Monthly Photo

It snowed a lot in the winter of 2020-2021

A little sledding

Declan's 15th Birthday, with your own money Kevin, you bought him a gift. 

Freedom Brothers Pizza outside Igloo. It was 3 degrees out but nice and warm inside. 

Brotherly love, sleeping in the basement. 

Game Night! New games!

Who's that in the front passenger seat? After 11years and 8 months, Nick can finally sit up front.

Kevin, Mom and Dad help grow crystals!

Trying to earn a scout requirement, you are helping mom make dinner. 

You guys have too many weapons. I feel threatened. 

With your own money, you bought these huge headphones. 

Here's an update on the basement theater. Funny, the screen looks small but its 120". 

Next month, you'll see the dry bar and new chairs. 

A weekend at the Polzin's

We have had a great idea to go hiking. We change our location at the last minute and I got confused at what kind of path it would be. We wore running shoes and so after 2 miles our socks were soaked. Snow as high as our knees at time didn't let up. What we thought was 3 miles was actually 5.7 miles. I won't make that mistake again. 

Another Igloo

Bien Trucha, eating outside in the winter. 

I went bowling...first time in over a year. 

Mom has been working on a 1000 piece Harry Potter puzzle. 

January 2021 - Kevin Birthdays and A New Professional Hair Cut for Nick

139th Monthly Photo

Game Night - Dad picked #4, got to choose dinner. 

Happy 9th Birthday!!!!

Building some Christmas presents you received. 

Happy Birthday Cake #1

Playing with more Christmas presents. Science! 

Happy Birthday #2

Yes, you requested Skittles on your Brownies. From Aunt Lisa

Happy Birthday Balloons!!!

Game Night, Dad picked #4 again, I chose dinner. 

Dads indoor cycling app Zwift. It helps me socialize. 

Happy Birthday #3

You have a new drawing pad and are drawing me. 

Dad was blown away to see how good of a drawing you did of me!

Nick getting a big boy hair cut before heading to 6th grade from Mr Giovanni, a long time family friend. And that's where Dad goes. They started school back up for 6th graders for only two days a week. You go Thursday and Friday. You and I also went to get you new shoes...you are a 7.5 now and are into adult sizes. Which means your shoes cost double now. 

Ball-oon. 

Try to keep the mostly deflated balloon off the ground on your side, but try to have it touch the ground on your opponents side. 

December 2020 - Closets, Cooking, Christmas, and toys.

138th Monthly Photo

Don't worry, Mommy also went through your clothes to see what fit. 

Game night!

Dads indoor riding setup. 

Can you spot Sunny? She does not travel well, and gets sick no matter how long the trip. 

Visiting cousins, people that are in our Covid bubble. 

Making cookies. 

You and I built you some closet shelving for you.

An early Christmas present from Mommy showed up for me. 

Bagel Friday!!!

Nick on the left, Kevin on the right. Nick, you didn't realize that they were for display during Christmas. So after you put everything on, you started to eat all of it off. 

Making Christmas cookies with Mommy.

This is the very last time you played with Thomas the Train. I brought it up from the basement before I boxed it up. Next time I open it, it will be for your kids. 

Kevin, you crack me up!

Game Night!!!

Nick, Sunny and Kevin sleepover.

Christmas with the Bowmans and our Covid bubble.

Photo 2. 

Opening presents. 

Making another closet, here we are painting.

That was so much fun, Nick, you and I did it in your room.

2020, the year of garland. 

Dads favorite, a Christmas morning mess. 

Grandpa Polzin brought Tapper over. Sunny didn't like to share though. 

Breakfast. 

Sunny's new bone. Funny we found the knots almost a month later when she brought them out of her hiding space. 

Then again maybe Thomas the train will get played with again after all. Here you are Kevin, playing with your baby toys...for over an hour. 

Let it snow, let it snow.

One day you came with me to help Grandpa Polzin paint 14 door ways. After 3 coats, we called it done the next day. 

New Years eve 

Of course we made it a game night!

That was a lot of things we did this month.