February Events

 Here are some miscellaneous happenings from February...

CLHS Run

Jason's brother Jon is the Director of Development at the Lutheran high school in our community, and he planned a 5K run as a fundraiser for the school. Our whole Schleicher clan signed up to participate in this Cruisin' Crusaders Run. Most of us (other than Aunt Kim, who bravely ran the 5K) chose to run in the 1-mile portion of the event. The morning of the run was VERY chilly for us Texans-- only about 25 degrees!

The chilly temperatures didn't stop us from participating, though. We simply donned our heavy coats, dug our stocking hats and gloves out of deep storage (ha!), and we were off!

Our pack of Schleichers ended up in several crews by the end. Ian was the first Schleicher to cross the finish line, followed not too far away by Cody, Jaden, and Ryan.

Then came Uncle Matt, Isaiah, and Nathan.

Adley, Noah, and I took the race in alternating run/walk portions, but once we neared the finish line, these two four-year-olds sprinted their way in!

Even Aunt Chelsea and Micah pulled off a great finish at the end!

Jason was the family photographer for the morning since he had injured his foot and was walking around in boot--poor guy! This crew of kids was proud to receive medals at the end.

Back at home, our family enjoyed warming up with a mug of hot chocolate!

Cody's Chapel

In the middle of this month, Cody's class led the school's Wednesday chapel. Cody played the part of a tiger in one portion of the skit. He was excited to use the top of Jaden's Halloween costume from the fall. Cody did a nice job of speaking carefully and clearly.

The class chapel centered on talents from God and how to use them to His glory. Each student made a poster, acknowledging one of his/her talents. They all spoke into the microphone, saying one thing they were good at, and something they weren't very good at. Cody's poster depicted himself playing sports.

Family Birthdays & Superbowl

We combined my mom's and Uncle Matt's birthday celebrations with a Superbowl gathering this month. Some of the family was really into the start of the game! ;)

Jason planned a fun Superbowl prediction contest for the family. We had to make predictions on everything from which team won the coin toss and which team scored the first points to which type of commercial would be the first one shown. It certainly made our family pay attention to some minor details of the game. I've never seen so many people crowd around the TV to watch the coin toss before! Ha!

At halftime, we recognized Uncle Matt and Mom with a birthday song and some special desserts. We sure are thankful for these two!

And that's a wrap for February!