Goodness. March has FLOWN by. We began with Addy Scott's 3rd birthday and Scott out of town for a week. Then the second week I braved a car trip with the girls...no hubby. I guess I'll start with Addy's party. She had it at the zoo and we all hoped, prayed and begged for the weather to cooperate, but more importantly for the Rhinos to be out in the exhibit. You see, the last time we went the rhinos were "abstent" per Addy and she did not quit asking about them hoping they would return in time for the party. Thank goodness the good, no GREAT, weather and FIVE rhinos were both delivered! Yay! Here are a few pics from that week:
Does this adequately capture her personality???
All the critters at the party
Enjoying our birthday girl
Doughnuts with sprinklesFor Spring break, I left with the girls to go to Houston, Brenham and Horseshoe Bay, Texas. I was a bit nervous because just 9 months ago, Addy couldn't be in her car seat 20 minutes without squealing and crying. Uggghh. The solution to that has, quite frankly, been to stay put and as we hoped she would outgrow it. Well, SHE DID! The trip went off without a hitch. I only came close to running off the road a few times (totally kidding, well...kinda). Anyways, as long as I could toss teddy grahams, put on movies and sing, we were golden. We had a blast seeing my parents, grandparents and cousins. Mary Ella enjoyed my cousin's daughter so much she was too sad to even say goodbye :(. Here are a few of the pics from that week:
Now we are eagerly anticipating the end to Scott's 4 1/2 month study marathon. He has been hitting the books hard and will be taking the last round of certification April 23rd! I would be lieing if I told you everything was great. All in all we are good, but it is hard to wrap one's mind around how much preparation is required for these exams. Quite frankly, many sacrifices have to be made from all of us. We are ready for Scott to rejoin family life, have some relaxation time and for this to be DONE! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he approaches April 23rd. After he completes this, we are actually going to celebrate our anniversary this year in VEGAS baby! That gives us something to look forward to :).
2 comments:
Courtney,
A B-day party at the Zoo! What a great idea! I miss the Zoo! We have one in Billings but, the should have called "Botanical Garden, Oh and we have a few animals too."
Thanks for telling me about your very special Valentine - I LOVE it! Congratulations on your new muscles!! You inspired me!
Enjoyed seeing you. Thank you for all of the goodies that you brought. I am only now just beginning to comprehend some of the changes headed our way. Tell Scott that we are very proud of him and that we are counting the days until he (and you) can breathe freedom again. I only have a shimmer of an understanding of what dedication and sacrifices are made to get to this point, but I know it will be worth it.
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