Goodbye February and some BIG news!!

 Wahoo!! Spring is almost here and I cannot wait! This February has been dark and dreary and I am so ready for the sunshine:) We managed to finish February off with a bang though! Here's a little update...

Elsie got just a little sick.  Not too bad, thank heaven, but it still called for a jammy day and a makeover :) That always seems to make her feel better!

For the last year or so I have been watching a sweet little girl a few times a week and here and there.  But February brought our very last day with her.  We have watched her grow from a baby to a little girl, helped her get potty trained, and I have watched her and Elsie become really great friends.  We will miss her and her sweet mama very much:(

 My mom was so sweet and sent each of the kiddos their very own letter with a Valentine in it.  It was so so sweet and the kids were super excited to get some mail of their very own.

 Elsie and I visited Jane's classroom for her Valentine's party!! All the kids in her class were very sweet to Elsie and shared their treats with her :)

 Jane really gets into the fun little celebrations her school does.  I am so proud that she is able to participate without any care or fear of what other people will think.  She truly only cares about having school spirit and having some fun! During kindness week they had a crazy hair day and Jane wanted to turn her hair into a beard-hahaha! It was amazing!

 The Dick family, for the very first time,  tried out ice skating! I suppose the Olympics had us inspired and we thought a trip to the ice rink was in order!

 The kids quickly learned that ice skating is much more difficult than it looks...

 After one major bump on the head, and crying three year old and and sprained elbow we went home feeling very humbled and in awe of the ability of all the Olympians!!

 At the end of the day, the girls had a Daddy Daughter Valentines date at the community center.  The girls got all dolled up and were so thrilled!

And now for the BIG news!!  (drum roll...) We are moving to Japan...yes, I said Japan...in August and we are super excited :) We are planning on having countless amazing adventures there so watch the blog for all the exciting adventures of the Dick family :)  Happy Spring everyone!!