February Happenings

One of the many snows this winter...



We started February with a trip to the circus on the 4th. I hadn't been in years and Addie had never been, so we got tickets as did the rest of the family and headed that way. I didn't think about Jarom being on crutches when I ordered the tickets and our seats were in the lower mezzanine but it still meant lots of stairs. We took Addie down to the pre-show event and she loved getting a "tattoo". The circus was a blast! I think the adults enjoyed it as much as Addie did.

Crazy what the guys in the circus could do!

We joined a new club on the 9th, the Madison County Young Republicans and enjoy going to the monthly meetings with Ashley and John, and Victoria and Ron. Though I might not be as much "in" to politics as Jarom and the guys, we have a fun time eating and chatting. Now that I think about it, it was actually that day in February that we bought the truck. Jarom had borrowed a truck from work until that point, and they needed the truck back because they hired someone that would be driving it. We had to rush out early to finish signing truck papers, but still had a great time at the meeting.

We got even more snow in February... I have lost track of how many snows we had this winter that stuck, but we played outside a bit each time. We finally got around to making a snow man this time on the weekend of the 8th and good thing because we didn't have a snow that stuck much after that! Addie got really into making the snowman... It's kinda pitiful, but we got outside after most of the snow had melted.The Thursday before Valentines Day Mom had a Ladie's party at her house with Aunt Joan, Aunt Pam, Katie, Addie, and I. We had lasagna, salad, bread, and some yummy desserts. They played chicken scratch after but I had an appointment and had to run out. It was fun start to Valentine's activities though and Addie especially loved getting heart shaped everything!

We "celebrated" Valentines day as a family this year and I made a steak dinner at home (which I couldn't eat due to silly pregnancy gags- I can't cook raw meat and then eat it) that included steak, sweet potatoes, Caesar salads and bread followed by chocolate covered strawberries and some other dessert that I'm sure I'll remember in the middle of the night tonight! Jarom brought home Addie her first rose in her favorite color and she LOVED that flower to death. Poor thing was so beat up by the time I snuck it into the trash! She really was so excited over that flower.

On Sunday the 14th we had our annual family Valentine's Day party at Mom's house with Italian food and cake. Yum. Addie really enjoyed making Valentine cards for everyone!

This is Addie's "Princess" outfit... She picked it out by herself and wears it often!
On the 23rd I had my first ultrasound! Baby had a very strong heartbeat, at 145 (I think) which is lower than what Addie's was (163) so maybe baby 2 is a boy? We'll see! It was comforting to see baby and to confirm there was only 1! Baby was measuring a little small (a week behind) but I am sure of my "start" date in December (who could forget Christmas day... ick!!) so Dr. Nix said we'll keep the due date at October 1 instead of October 6th. Fine by me! Addie was born 8 days early so maybe baby 2 will be a September baby.

We celebrated Mom's 53rd Birthday the Friday before the big day at Mimmie's house with a big Roper family party. We had a great time eating Mimmie's famous cheeseburgers. Man they are so good! I forgot my camera, but Mom got lots of cute pictures of Addie with her cousins, Laura and Layla. Uncle Dan taught Addie to play "pretend" with pretend kitties and Addie is constantly bringing me pretend kitties and babies now. It was good to catch up with everyone while celebrating the birth of my momma! On the 27th (Mom's actual birthday) we celebrated with dessert at their house. We had a fun time and Mom got lots of goodies! I made Mom a big blanket (fuzzy chenille type fabric with silk trim) like I made for Addie's birthday (per her request) and surprised Mom with a girl's trip to Nashville at the end of April. Jarom will be headed off with his work friends to Memphis in May that weekend so I figured it would be a perfect time for a shopping trip! We will be staying at the Hyatt and plan to spend one day shopping and one day at the zoo, 2 nights overall. It will be fun to get away! Katie got the weekend off, so we are going to have a blast! Mom really did get a birthday haul this year! ;)

Well that wraps up February! I still have to catch up March so far but at least I'm not AS far behind!