Looking Forward to Spring

This pretty much sums up Winter.  Everything is either ice or snow covered.

Our buddy John and his trusty pal Josie hang out while ice fishing on Lake Monona.

Grady passes the cold winter days by playing Angry Birds.

Of course February also brings Valentine's Day. We Love You Mom!

I was able to catch a moment on camera of the kids at their new daycare this school year.
Allison reads to the kiddos before pick up time.

We are very proud of Cousin Luke who turns 6 on March 5th. Last month Luke tested out of Kindergarten and is now a 1st Grader. He has also tested into 2nd grade math. We are very impressed with him. However, Dr. Sheldon Cooper is not.

Unfortunately another down side to the winter doldrums seems to be some nasty cold bugs going around. Poor Audra missed two days of  school. But Daddy got to spend time with Audra and her princess castles while she got better.

The weekend before Cousin Luke's birthday we all got to go together to the Children's Museum. Fun had by all!

After the MCM we walked across the block to the State Capitol. But no one was working.

Grady meets his dad's Cousin Stephanie's daughter Mariah.
They were at Costco and apparently Grady was hungry for samples or babies!?!