We've had a great month so far and because of a surprise date for Marcel next week that should have lots of pictures, I decided to split this month up into 2 posts.
The month started with a couple very excited for the Super Bowl. Our Seahawks and the Patriots. We stayed home to watch the game so that we could actually watch the game. It was that important :)
We tried a new homemade queso for nachos and it was delicious!
http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2015/01/26/recipe-creamy-queso-dip-veggies/
We also made our own salsa and guacamole in my new Blendtec. We always make our own guacamole and do our own salsa most of the time, but they were so much easier (and quicker) in the Blendtec.
In September, we ran in the FitOne race and I have since "liked" their facebook page. They had posted a Super Bowl exercise routine. I had joked that we should do it but didn't think too much of it. Then half-time came and they posted the recap of all the exercises that should have been done and we decided to do them! It was really hard, especially all the calf raises for each timeout. But it felt so good to exercise, even if we ended up saving some of them for the next day because the game got too close to be exercising (and because after it was over, we were too depressed to do anything but sulk)
We enjoyed Katy Perry's performance in the middle of our planks, wall sits, jumping jacks and high knees and got quite sweaty, as seen below:
Cece started gymnastics this month and loved it. I have only tried to take pictures once and it is so hard because I have to help her do everything, since it is a "mommy & me" class. This picture is at the end of her first class when I told her it was time to go. She wasn't happy, but loves getting a stamp and sucker at the end!
Lilli is just about done with naps, even though I'm not ready for it, so on Fridays we've been cooking together. I've been trying to find things that she can do all by herself. The first week was ice cream. She measured out the milk, whipping cream, vanilla and pure maple syrup and got it all in the ice cream maker. Then she made chocolate syrup. I can't believe how big, helpful, and independent she is!
The girls and I had a great time with Valentine's Day crafts. I didn't take very many pictures of our creations because Lilli decided to save all of them and give them to her parents at once as a Valentines gift. I loved these colored macaroni noodles
(1/4 cup noodles + 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol in a ziploc overnight, then drain and let dry)
Cece isn't as excited by crafts, especially painting, like Lilli is so we did this project Friday while Cece was napping. I loved how well they turned out. Toilet paper tubes are so useful!
1 week before Valentine's Day I gifted Marcel with 24 preplanned dates. 2 for each month: 1 out and about and 1 at home or done cheaply/free. I had planned it to be for Valentine's but he was getting so curious about my "secret project" and I didn't want him to feel bad about not getting me anything, since we never exchange gifts on Valentine's.
(thank you www.cleanandscentsible.com/ for the main page)
We/He picked Valentine's weekend to open February's at-home date. It was originally supposed to be a redbox movie weekend but all the free codes I had been saving ended up not working, so I rearranged some envelopes and let him open a new one:
We started Friday night realizing it was our 9th Valentine's Day together. Where does the time go?
We moved our mattress to the living room and pretty much stayed there the entire weekend. We watched 1 on Friday, 4 on Saturday and 3 on Sunday.
My mom gave us some money for a Valentine's gift so we escaped to Qdoba for lunch for their BOGO burritos on Saturday. We had to kiss at the end of the line to get the deal, so worth it :) They were so big that we only ended up eating popcorn for dinner.
We made it to the end!
Monday, President's Day, I was supposed to have the girls, even though Marcel was off from school but they both ended up staying home sick. Lilli has been asking forever to have a day without Cece so Tuesday Marcel stayed with the napping Cece and Lilli and I went out. She chose to go to the lotion store with the coupon for a free lotion that Grandma Wende gave her, go the pet store, Sonic for a special drink, and Target. She got to pick out a design-your-own My Little Pony and a Frozen notepad. She was in heaven. Checking out at Target there was a baby crying and it made her miss her sister so we headed home. I love on-one-on time!
