February in Texas

I feel like right after we got back from our Christmas vacation in Texas we were back to Texas again. Dru had to go do some more training in San Angelo for a few weeks, and rather than spend those few weeks alone with Mina in Maryland, we flew back. We surprised my mom and flew in on her birthday on January 25. She had no idea we were coming. So, right away we got busy planning my mom and my aunt Janeals surprise 50th birthday party. We had also sent them to Medieval Times to celebrate. Anyways, tons of people showed up to their party. It was made to be like a funeral. We shared memories, had pictures and flowers and even an obituary. The twins were very surprised.

We got to see a lot of this little guy while we were there. Mina and William are best friends and they have so much fun with each other. They love to give each other hugs and kisses and to play ring around the rosies.

We also got to see a little bit of this little bundle of cuteness. Aaron was still pretty young and slept a lot, but it's so fun to see him smile and show off his sparkling blue eyes!

Mina, of course enjoyed hanging out with daddy when he came home on the weekends. They truly are two peas in a pod.

On February 4th, Whitlee had her baby, Jasmine Victoria. She weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces and was 21 inches long. She is such a cutie and I'm so glad we got to be there when she was born.

We got to spend lots of time with family, but unfortunately, a huge snow/ice storm hit one week and we were stuck in the house. The roads were completely frozen over and the temperature didn't get above freezing for a few days. I happened to be at Meagan's house with Mina on the first night of the storm and we did brave the road for the short drive to my parents' house. It took about 45 minutes to make a trip that would normally take about 5. Haha. So, we all stayed at my parents' house until everything melted up. We had lots of fires in the fireplace and played a lot of Farkle. It was fun, but I was glad to get out of the house when it finally melted. I was upset about it because Alayne, Dru's sister, and her baby Aaron were visiting at his parents' house that week and so the time I was able to spend with them was cut very short.

Dru was able to come home on the weekends that we were there, which was wonderful. I hate being away from him and he really enjoys any chance he can see his family, as well.

Meagan and I took William and Mina to Jump for Fun. Kids under 2 get in free so it was a super fun play date for them and it didn't cost a thing. Pictures will be on the next post. We also took them to the Cheesecake Factory afterwards. That was more for Meagan and me, but they enjoyed the food as much as we did. The next weekend that Dru came home, we were able to go to Jump for Fun again. Dru hadn't been able to come with us the few times we've gone before. He and Mina and Alayne had a blast! It was so fun to watch Dru with Mina, too. He's such a fun dad.

Whitlee was such a happy new mom and Josh was glad to have a tv to watch the super bowl while at the hospital. Haha. Mina slept through our entire visit in the hospital.

We wanted to do a little photo shoot of Jasmine before we had to leave. It was a little difficult with William and Mina. They kept tearing our back drop down. Haha. Mina eventually got William all wrapped up in the sheet. It was really funny. But we did get some cute pictures of little Jasmine.

Well, half of our February was spent in Texas with family. It was a blast being able to spend so much time down there, but it's always good to get back to our own home and back into our routine.