Spring is days away and we.are.ready. The small teases of warmer weather recently have us itching to play outside every day. When it warms up for good, I doubt I'll see the inside of my house at all. Before I get caught up in all this wishful thinking, let's take a look back at the last few months of Winter.
Let's back things up all the way back to New Year's Eve. Eric and I had a fabulous night out (thanks to my parents for watching our kids) with our friends Brian and Mara. We had reservations at the Firefly for their NYE tasting menu. We ate wayyyy too much food, and thanks to adding the wine pairings to our meal, drank wayyy too much wine. I'll just say that next morning reminded me why I don't drink like I'm in college anymore ha!
January was filled with friends. The five of us took a trip to St. Louis to visit our friends Jaycen and Katie. Though they took a bit to warm up, Brayden and Ashley absolutely loved playing with Riley and Hank. Katie absolutely loved her mom and didn't want much to do with anyone else.
Ever since we got home from their house, Ashley had been asking about when she could see Riley again. (Sorry Hank, girls rule and boys drool). I think she asked every day until the beginning of March when they came to visit us- but more on that later.
January also allowed me to meet up with Kaci, Kendra, and Ashley. Our time together is never long enough and always leads to me wanting more. Long distance best friends will do that to you I guess.
The rest of January was filled with smiles, laughs, and fun. Here's a little glimpse of that.
February started with more friends- our 7th annual friends dinner party at Brian and Mara's. Great food with even better company.
We had Brayden and Ashley's birthday party on the 12th. My mom made them each their own cakes- per their own individual requests- and the kids were in love with their cakes and all their gifts.
The 14th was their birthday, and we celebrated by watching Eric coach at the basketball game. That might have been their first birthday they spent in the gym, but I guarantee that it won't be their last.
And just for fun, Valentine's Day pictures of all three kids from earlier that day.
February finally saw the warmer weather we were craving, and we spent lots of time outside when the weather allowed.
When the weather didn't allow, we made the most of our time inside.
The beginning of March saw Jaycen and Katie coming to visit us (and I wasn't lying when I said Ashley asked almost every day when Riley was coming). Their stay was filled with home made ice cream, plenty of visits across the road to see the cows, and lots of giggles.
The night ended in a sleepover in the basement for the kids. I was honestly surprised to see Ashley make her way to the top of the stairs instead of Brayden, but I don't fault her for thinking the basement was a little scary. Ashley slept in her bed upstairs, and Brady stayed in the basement on the air mattress. We are all looking forward to when we can get together again.
We wrapped up the last few weeks of Winter with even more smiles, snuggles, and fun.
This weekend Eric enjoyed watching the NCAA basketball games. He bought a projector for his golf simulator for the barn, but before he brought it out there he tested it out in the living room. As he leaned back in his recliner, I heard him say "Now this is the way to watch a basketball game." I'm sure it won't be long before we have a projector in the basement to replace the TV down there.
On Saturday we did a little dancing at Nick and Monyca Matson's wedding reception. I don't get to see Nick near enough, but I'm glad we've stayed in touch the past few years.
I got a great picture of the twins and I with Nick.
We then attempted to get a picture with Eric and Katie in it too. You can see how that turned out....
Winter, you treated us well, but Spring, we are more than ready to see what you have in store for us!
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