February iPhone recap.

I rarely post to Instagram, Facebook even less, so I feel like I should slurp a few pictures off my phone to demonstrate that February actually happened.  Here goes nothing.

Rachel and Eve played a lot of basketball.  Keyword: a lot.  Wait, that’s two words.

Anna and Lily sang in the junior high benefit concert.  Anna sang a solo for the third year in a row – and rocked it, naturally.

Jack endured another three days of infusions.  He looks pretty happy about it, right?  The kid is a model patient, I tell you.  He takes that needle like a man.  Whatever that means.

We kept Valentine’s Day simple (it was Jack’s third day of infusions).  Tim brought me lunch at the infusion center and I managed to eek out a few heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast.  (I might have also hand-written love notes for each of the “loves” in my life).

Eve designed her very own Valentine box with almost zero help from the parents.  Yay for self-directed children!  I’d like to think that I train them up that way, but it’s very possible that, in a family of seven, our kids have given up on trying to get our undivided attention.  Ah well, necessity IS the mother of invention.  Right?

We celebrated Chinese New Year in true Egbert fashion: with friends, homemade Chinese food, and a food fear factor contest.  This year’s selection of “goodies” from the Asian grocer were particularly delectable.  Dried squid, grass jelly drink, banana tofu, sardines in sauce, to name a few.  Can you tell by the look on my lovely daughters’ faces?  Yum.

Lily opened her first checking account, a rite of passage in our home that she was eagerly anticipating.  That girl is ALL about independence.

Tim took me to the opera for Madame Butterfly.  The music was beautiful, as expected (Puccini) but the story?  Oh boy, what a downer.

Jack is following in his sister Anna’s footsteps and has earned himself what we lovingly refer to as “the belt” at bedtime every night.  Too many mornings of a wet bed and a nude toddler warranted his new accessory.

Eve took advantage of the spring-like weather and assembled a hobo stick full of food for an afternoon out in the field behind our property.  Oh, I’m so glad she hasn’t outgrown the wonder of outdoor adventures.

Last but not least, Grandma and Jill surprised us with a quick visit!  The perfect break to the winter doldrums.  We took a walk on the Greenbelt to soak up some much needed sunlight.  It was cold, but our Vitamin D was replenished.