February 2026

Just realized this post never made it out of my drafts folder...whoops! Better late than never I guess!

Highlights of February: Hadley's winter performance for YOSA at the Tobin Center (such a beautiful venue!), two jazz festivals for Shelby, an allergy conference for Derek in Philadelphia, two field trips for Hadley & Brady (one to a local bakery & another to the Tobin Center--crazy that we've never been there before, and now it's the second time in a month!), and braces for Hadley! And also, I am apparently did a terrible job of documenting most of these events. 

{doing handwork in a self-made hammock at school one afternoon..perfection!}

{Hadley made bookmarks and did oragami envelopes for each of her classmates for Valentine's Day}

{twinning!}

{we have been missing Playaways in our life ever since we left Alaska, but Hadley recently started downloading audiobooks from the library on a laptop and listening while she does handwork...if she ever has a free minute, there is a hook and yarn in her hands and headphones in her ears, ha!}

{a crocheted tapestry Hadley is working on for our school Art Show}

{Hadley does the best nail art!}

Hadley & Brady got to go on a field trip with their class to a local bakery & each person got to make their very own sourdough loaf to bring home! 

{our 2025 blog book came in!}

{a proof of life photo we sent to Derek one evening during dinner while he was out of town}

We attended LibraryPalooza for the first time, which is an annual YA book festival geared towards teens. It was so fun!