Bye to Boards and Grandparents

 Boards are over!

Michael will find out how he did at the end of March. He got home Tuesday night just ahead of a storm. We were unashamedly happy that the storm meant two extra days with Grandma and Grandpa!

Winter here is beautiful but I won't lie that I'm happy we've got some 50 degree days ahead to melt these roads. It does make for some cozy olympic watching though!

This week was more nursing, more pantry redoing, lots of grandparents playing, pizza Monday, some valentines making, a slow weekend, and we just found out our ward boundaries are changing Sunday night. So feels like some changes happening around here!

100 days of school!
He wanted creature power discs for his t-shirt project.

The boys always push our cars out when we leave.
I ran an errand this week and my dad came out and pushed my car and I couldn't stop laughing.

So many hours nursing this baby right here.
Just about another month and he'll want to go to sleep awake in a room by himself, 
and I'm going to miss him.

Always catching them reading, playing, or fighting together among the messes these days :)

Making Valentine's for classes!
Bug themed this year.
My favorite was when Bennett found a bug and he thought was beautiful and said, "Oh I need to give this one to Abby!"

Offered a free printable over at Lighten Print this week and I just love how it turned out.
Kindal is so talented.

Olympic watching party.
Nothing else has ever slowed these three down enough to lay down on the couch together like this :)

The Last Test

 Michael is out in Raleigh this weekend ready to take his LAST TEST OF HIS LIFE first thing Monday morning. He's so ready for it to be behind him. We're so ready for it to be behind him.

I survived his Nashville trip earlier this month with me + four kids solo, but I wasn't really looking forward to doing that again... my sweet parents knew that and came out to visit us! I was so grateful. I just breathe easier when they're around, and so much more gets done apart from just surviving, and I just love them for taking the time and effort to visit us.

Michael changed his flight to leave earlier to avoid having a layover in DC during the big storm that's coming. My parents helped with school walks and entertaining lots of little people, and we had a Thai food/Encanto night this weekend that was supposed to be our party night of the week, but all four boys were struuuuuggling during that meal. We had other fun times though :)

Next week looks like snow... hoping that means we can keep Grandma and Grandpa here even longer!

Wallpapered my soon to be pantry! Now I need to paint those baseboards...
You think things are white, until they're not.

Pictures uploaded backwards this week...
process shot.
I went with peel and stick so don't be super impressed.

No one can get Asher to sleep. 
The only way he sleeps is falling asleep while nursing.
But Grandpa came and Asher found a new favorite cozy spot. So sweet.

I snuck away to Westin's basketball game and we had ourselves a little lunch date after.
Such a sweet boy. One on one time with kiddos is the best.

Basketball is very new for this sweet kid but he's enjoying it!

Ready to bust out the one shelf that was in here so I can start fresh.
Don't worry, I only put two holes in the wall -- ha. Whoops.

Camden only goes for the orange fishies.

Workout.

Winter swim lessons mean some cold walks to the car, 
but these guys are still loving it!

I can't quit these zucchini backed oats.
They're still my dessert each day.