Goodbye February!

As I say goodbye to yet another birthday month, I will review our February adventures.

You heard about the projects, the sleepover and the superbowl party. Here's more about the birthday, Valentines Day, and the trip to Folsom!


My birthday was outstanding! Nathanael gave me a book and Ezekiel gave me a wok. Adam and Sandra babysat Ezekiel while we went to dinner at PF Changs and went to see The King's Speech. It was a good night.

Here is my rocking chair. For my birthday, Dan and Robyn had it repaired and refinished. My parents bought this rocking chair when I was born, it was a big expense for them. It broke when we moved, and now it is just like new! I love it!

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Next up was Valentine's Day! February is a great month for us, because we get to go on 2 dates!

But before we get there, a sad story. I made cupcakes to take to Ladies Class, and after I made them, I realized I had no way to transport cupcakes. So after I painstakingly frosted and sprinkled them, here is where they ended up.

Let's move on to better stories.

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Valentine's Day plans were a secret from me, until we got where we were going. All Nathanael told me was that he was wearing a suit and tie. So I shopped and fretted about what I was going to wear until, by a stroke of amazing luck, I received in the mail - on Valentine's Day - the dress I am planning to wear to Amber's wedding...which just so happens to be black and red. It was perfect, and it fits perfectly (almost). The big surprise was dinner at Portland City grill, on the 30th floor of the Bancorp Tower. And the other surprise was we dined with 3 other couples from church. It was lots of fun!

Nathanael got steak

I got prawns

It was amazing.

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We spent a few days (more for Ezekiel and I) in Folsom, visiting people we love and miss dearly. Here is a list of some of the things we did (because I love lists) and some pictures to prove it.

*attended the Sacred Selections fundraiser

*had lunch with my grandparents and aunt at Hometown Buffet

*had a visit from Joy, Josh, and Anna

*spent a little time looking at wedding pictures and dancing with Alicia (Tyler was there too, of course)

*ate waffles with the Kloss family

*ate brunch with the Rembleskis

*introduced Dominion to the Mowrers

*had lunch and a great visit with Donna

*had a visit from Val and the girls

*went to visit Jessica and Aubrey

*went to my grandparents house for a visit

*and of course, ate funfetti cake and had lots of fun with the Sandersons

As you can see, it was a full 5 days. Ezekiel and I were ready to come home.

Enjoying the flight (I use the word "enjoying" loosely)

we had game candy like no other game candy

See? I wore him out

Ezekiel and Ben

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Last Saturday, we went to Ezekiel's first friend's birthday party! Here he is with the birthday girl, Savannah!

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In the midst of all the fun that February held for us, here is what Ezekiel is doing these days.

Fun:

signing 5 or 6 different signs
making kitty, dog, gorilla, and snake sounds
running around with abandon
saying "so what"

not so fun:

teething off and on
crying when he gets his clothes changed

falling a lot more

Not so fun bump on the head

The end of February brought us some cold days, and we tried to brave them and get outside, but we never lasted very long. I just couldn't handle the snot and drool, in addition to the freezing hands.

Picture of the month:

I love this one

Well, writing this post was an adventure of it's own. I vow never to let an entire month go by without blogging again.

Until next time (not next month),

Misty