Fun in February

February has been a lot of fun.  We headed out on a weekend adventure to the Jemez Mountains.  Stopped by the creek and ate a picnic lunch.  The mountains are so nice to look at, England has very beautiful sites, churches, beaches, and history but mountains...not so much.

There was snow up there, which was fun to play in.

Valentines Day was exciting for the kids and I.  We traded family valentines in the morning before Ava went to Pre School.

Pretty in red

Owen ate all his chocolates in 1 day,
does that make me a bad mom?

Ava checking out all her school swap valentines

Ava hosted a friends Valentines Tea Party.  The girls all brought something to share and ate tea sandwiches, cupcakes, brownies, fruit and punch.

 Even though it's still cold outside we bought a playhouse!  There were a few frozen fingers after putting it all together but it sure does make our "rock" backyard more fun! In the Spring we will plant a few sqft of grass to play on and bring a little green back into our lives.

We took a hike up 2 old volcano mountains just outside the city.

Dave took the kids to the Botanical Gardens.  Not many flowers or plants growing yet but the extras are fun.  You feel like a tiny bug wondering around the carrot garden.

searching through an ant maze

and walking inside a pumpkin