February Fiesta

February's a short month, it always flies by, this year even more so. Between the trip to Paris, the day trips to the snow, Grand-Papa's birthday and the Carnival we were busy every week-end. 

I was hoping to introduce Josh to skiing this year but we didn't have a chance. Never mind the lack of time and resources, he figured out his own way of doing it :

cardboard skis and poles...

This kid is resourceful and creative. He's been experimenting with cardboard a lot these last few months. Every single cereal box or cardboard box we had was turned into something (mostly swords and shields, but also skis, belt, helmet, guns, fishes).

Since the snow didn't want to come down to us, we took a few trips up the mountain. I can't say sledding was very popular this year, but we built several igloos and a couple "Olafs".

We couldn't find sticks for Olaf's arms, so Josh lent him his. 

The boys tasted "Kebab-frites" for the first time. 

Score!

Josh had pink eye and missed a few days of school, and William caught it a few days later. 

We experimented different hair styles. William was a dinosaur, and Josh a rock star.

My Dad celebrated his 70th birthday! Marie-Eve and her family came down from Paris to celebrate with him, and Emmanuelle and her family joined us a couple days later. The boys were ecstatic to see their cousins twice this month!

We took the kids sledding and playing in the snow again.

Another Olaf

And a pit/igloo

William giving his cousins some love.  

And we celebrated all the January and February birthdays. (Mathias 19, Grand-Papa 70, Youri 46) 

Cousin consensus in the tree house

Sunday walk

The last day of February was the last day of school before winter break, and the school had picked it to celebrate carnival. Josh insisted in going as a knight eventhough the costume was 2 inches too short! He paired it with snow boots (his favorite shoes whatever the weather) and a custom made shield (he drew a lion struck by lightning on it). William went as captain America. 

William posing with his teacher Sebastien, and Josh with his girlfriend Iliana (she'd told him she'd be wearing the princess dress he'd offered her for her birthday the week before, hence the insistence to wear a knight costume to match… sigh!)

We added up to the fun with another carnival party at church that same night. This time Josh went as Thor, and William as spiderman.

We had dinner, played games, destroyed a piñata, and ended the festivities with a dance.

Josh has certainly inherited his dancing moves from his Dad

and William his from me… (only cuter)