the last bit of february

we had michael's japanese friend from work (who's only living in the US for three months)

came over for dinner

so we had him try the trampoline for the first time in his life

 twins in the costco cart

noah is almost ten but sat in the front of the cart to play the phone :) 

 my hot date eating teriyaki on our bed watching blacklist

 the kids were pretty into the video the home teacher's showed them

 hen got a shiner in the hunt's backyard 

not sure what happened but it's pretty grizzly 

 cute (wild) kiddies during FHE last night

michael taught about lehi's vision

i loved watching hazel and henry during the lesson

 after FHE noah was asking about the differences between catholics and mormons

so michael was showing him on the chalkboard

and it enticed everyone to color at the same time

 i am so grateful for this family of mine

i was volunteering in olive's class yesterday when the school did a practice lockdown drill

i had no idea that they got in their cubbies and hid behind their coats and backpacks

or that they put a table in front of the door and the teacher grabs a baseball bat out of her closet

it was sobering for sure

it made me grateful for my children, that they're healthy and safe

grateful for teachers who not only patiently teach our children each day

but willingly put their lives at risk to save them if such a scenario arrived where they had to 

and i'm grateful for michael for working hard for our family and loving us always

here's to march!