February 2013...

Holy cow balls is it really half way through March?! Why can't time just slow down for a second?

You know the months that are "THE" month? I know you know what I am talking about, every family has a "THE" month! Well February is our month. We have Valentines on the 14th, Our Anniversary on the 19th, my birthday on the 25th and Azure's birthday on the 28th. Not to mention 6 family birthdays mixed in there and everyday craziness that gets thrown into the mix. And I know it will only get worse when Azure is older because then there will parent teacher conferences and presidents day and who knows what else!
So yes, every February is exhausting and draining; especially on our wallets :) But this month was a never ending subway. Going from one thing to the next, leaving us with not enough time to pee! (maybe that is why people pee in the corner.... nuff said)

But WOW was it an AWESOME month!

To start off, my friend Mary called me up at the last minute and invited me to be a band groupie with her, she had won tickets to a private mini concert in Dallas with Johnny Rzeznik (I shouldn't have to tell you who it is, but if you don't know....lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls)!! It was awesome! I have loved the band since Jr. High!! SO we dropped the chittlins off at a babysitter early in the morning (before the sun was up) and we became little giddy girls again!! And man does he have an amazing voice, it seriously sounds sooooo much better in person than on any kind of ipod.

We also made sure we took advantage of the great family friendly activities that Texas always has to offer. We headed down to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

   

Azure is a naturally born animal lover! It was fun to take her through the stocks and have her see all the animals that Brett and I grew up surrounded by. And I think she would agree with me that Daddy should let us get a pet piggy!! I miss my pigs everyday, they really do make amazing pets!!

I know it sounds funny but whenever I visit any FFA and 4H stock shows, or rodeos or get a whiff of manure I start to get emotional.

My best and favorite memories of growing up were times I spent on the farm with my Dad. I think that is partly why I love pigs so much, it reminds me of the time my dad spent with me one on one teaching me how to raise them.

Brett and I hope to one day have the opportunity to raise our children in a similar atmosphere.

 We finally were able to curve our appetite with the outdoors. We love Texas, and we love Fort Worth but being in such a large city is hard on our recreational desires. But thanks to some good friends who kindly invited let us tag along on a outing to the Lake. We had a great time cooking hobo dinners, and playing in the sand. We can't wait for our actual camping trip that is coming up.

Now we don't typically celebrate Valentines Day because we choose to spend our money on all of our other adventures of the month. But our stake was putting on an Adult Valentines Dance and since its been so long since we had gone dancing, and since Brett was going to be gone on Valentines to Virginia ferrying a helicopter back to Texas, we decided to hit up the dance floor with some friends. And of course we couldn't just go as our normal boring selves... so we went as flappers and newsie boys :) It was fun to act like we were back in high school. Except we are much cooler now ;)

 
This was Brett's ferrying trip, I think this is the Mississippi River?! A trip that was supposed to take 2 days turned into 5! They got weathered out, and the heli was a smaller one so they couldn't go as fast or as far on a tank of gas. But he at least was in good company, and not flying alone.

And Because Brett was gone on Valentines, that meant that Azure and I were able to party it up ;). We went to one of the millions (literally millions) of donut shops here with our awesome friends and got us some pink donuts! I'm not even a donut eater but man these were........MMmmmmm...........

My friend Mary's husband was also out of town on Vday so we made the kiddos a fun dinner, and we watched a good ole chick-flik. Took me back to my college days of never having a date on Vday. Haha. But I didn't feel left out, Brett still came through and got me some of my favorite flowers!!!!

 





And thanks to our wonderful friends Matt and Telicia who took Azure overnight so that Brett and I could escape for a much needed anniversary trip; where we were able run away to Dallas. We stayed at seriously the coolest hotel I have ever been to, if you ever visit Dallas, I highly recommend staying at the Le Meridian!!
We also went out for sushi, made it to the Dallas Temple and then we pampered ourselves with a couples massage! It was a much needed vacation for the 2 of us. Since moving away from family a year ago we haven't gone on a childless date!

*sorry for so many pictures, but as we were reminiscing all of our past anniversaries we realized we didn't have #4 documented in any form, and we cannot remember what we even did. So I made sure to not to let that happen with #5.

We also got to see downtown Dallas, and where JFK was shot. It was cool, I must admit I never realized that he was shot in Dallas. I always thought it was in d.c. for some reason. Shows you how great of a student I was. I even did a report on Jackie Kennedy in the 5th grade.... 

Brett also was so sweet and got me an anniversary ring with Azure's name engraved on it with her birthstone! I love it! 5 years has been a roller coaster of all kinds for us, but it has made us stronger and has taught us many things. Can't wait to celebrate the next 100!

And if you are wondering who has the best hubbers in the world, look no further because I snagged him up 5+ years ago! He rocked the house for my BIRFday this year! First off I have had my eyes on a particular pair of boots for over a year now but the price tag gave me a brain aneurysm every time I dreamed about what it would be like to have them on my feet. But thanks to the Fedex guy that showed up at my door carrying the most B.E.A.UTIFUL box I have ever received, I no longer have to dream about these boots... I can now sleep in them!!!
                                                        
To make it even better, Brett told me on the morning of my bday to make sure that I was dressed and blindfolded by the time he got home from work..... Now if you know Brett at all you would know that he is AWFUL at keeping secrets and at lying. So for him to be able to keep anything from me about what is up his sleeve is nearly impossible. But he was able to get me in the car blindfolded and pull off a 2nd surprise of the day. Seriously, a record for him! I had no idea what to think while we were driving, he was either taking me to the middle of nowhere to make me find my way home or he was just pulling my leg and driving around the block just to be funny. But we arrived to an unknown place, he got me out of the car, made me trip over a curb, ran me into a pole right after I asked him if we were in a public place (which we were); then to walk into a room full of singing friends :) It was a fun and pleasant surprise :)

                            

After my birthday was all over with, Brett took a quick little trip to Las Vegas for a job interview with Papillon Helicopters.... which turned out to be a very successful trip :) He came home on Azure's birthday with a new job!!!!! So yes we will be moving cross country yet AGAIN 1 year later. But I will blog about that another time, I'm not ready to face the fact that I will be leaving Texas. I LOVE TEXAS!!!!!
But anyways, we are super excited! This is the job Brett has been wanting for a longtime! Ever since he began flying he dreamed of how fun it would be to fly tours over the grand canyon! So to finally have reached this dream in our lives is such a blessing and almost too good to be true! We truly are excited! And to finally know that we will be in one place for a long time is a comforting feeling. I am sick of leaving friends :(

But more on that later. We celebrated Azure's birthday in style! We woke her up to a balloon avalanche, she  had a blue bubble bath with balloons and we ate cake for days! She loved getting to open her presents over skype with family.
I can't believe my baby is 2! I wish I could keep her as my baby forever, but she is such a fun easy to love little girl; who is so busy and so smart!! She makes friends everywhere she goes, and she lights up a room. She makes her mommy and daddy happier than we could have ever imagined!

This was Azure's birthday party with all of her little friends! It was bitter cold that day (sorry to all those who had to be there:) ) But it was still tons of fun!!!


So Monday was my birthday, Brett was gone Tuesday and Wednesday  Thursday was Azure's birthday, and Friday my sister Sevana and my niece Izzy came to visit us which was a great cherry to top off the month!! 6 months is too long to go without seeing my sister!! Then Saturday was Azure's birthday party with all of hers and our friends! Then that night Brett left again to attend Heli Expo in Vegas, leaving us girls to have a fun-filled girls weekend!!!! But I will blog about that more later, since it was technically March.

We had so much fun together and like always it went by too fast, and we were sad to see them go.

WHEW!!

that pretty much sums up our crazy month!

Have a happy March and get out and enjoy the sunshine!!!

Holy cow balls is it really half way through March?! Why can't time just slow down for a second?

You know the months that are "THE" month? I know you know what I am talking about, every family has a "THE" month! Well February is our month. We have Valentines on the 14th, Our Anniversary on the 19th, my birthday on the 25th and Azure's birthday on the 28th. Not to mention 6 family birthdays mixed in there and everyday craziness that gets thrown into the mix. And I know it will only get worse when Azure is older because then there will parent teacher conferences and presidents day and who knows what else!
So yes, every February is exhausting and draining; especially on our wallets :) But this month was a never ending subway. Going from one thing to the next, leaving us with not enough time to pee! (maybe that is why people pee in the corner.... nuff said)

But WOW was it an AWESOME month!

To start off, my friend Mary called me up at the last minute and invited me to be a band groupie with her, she had won tickets to a private mini concert in Dallas with Johnny Rzeznik (I shouldn't have to tell you who it is, but if you don't know....lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls)!! It was awesome! I have loved the band since Jr. High!! SO we dropped the chittlins off at a babysitter early in the morning (before the sun was up) and we became little giddy girls again!! And man does he have an amazing voice, it seriously sounds sooooo much better in person than on any kind of ipod.

We also made sure we took advantage of the great family friendly activities that Texas always has to offer. We headed down to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.

   

Azure is a naturally born animal lover! It was fun to take her through the stocks and have her see all the animals that Brett and I grew up surrounded by. And I think she would agree with me that Daddy should let us get a pet piggy!! I miss my pigs everyday, they really do make amazing pets!!

I know it sounds funny but whenever I visit any FFA and 4H stock shows, or rodeos or get a whiff of manure I start to get emotional.

My best and favorite memories of growing up were times I spent on the farm with my Dad. I think that is partly why I love pigs so much, it reminds me of the time my dad spent with me one on one teaching me how to raise them.

Brett and I hope to one day have the opportunity to raise our children in a similar atmosphere.

 We finally were able to curve our appetite with the outdoors. We love Texas, and we love Fort Worth but being in such a large city is hard on our recreational desires. But thanks to some good friends who kindly invited let us tag along on a outing to the Lake. We had a great time cooking hobo dinners, and playing in the sand. We can't wait for our actual camping trip that is coming up.

Now we don't typically celebrate Valentines Day because we choose to spend our money on all of our other adventures of the month. But our stake was putting on an Adult Valentines Dance and since its been so long since we had gone dancing, and since Brett was going to be gone on Valentines to Virginia ferrying a helicopter back to Texas, we decided to hit up the dance floor with some friends. And of course we couldn't just go as our normal boring selves... so we went as flappers and newsie boys :) It was fun to act like we were back in high school. Except we are much cooler now ;)

 
This was Brett's ferrying trip, I think this is the Mississippi River?! A trip that was supposed to take 2 days turned into 5! They got weathered out, and the heli was a smaller one so they couldn't go as fast or as far on a tank of gas. But he at least was in good company, and not flying alone.

And Because Brett was gone on Valentines, that meant that Azure and I were able to party it up ;). We went to one of the millions (literally millions) of donut shops here with our awesome friends and got us some pink donuts! I'm not even a donut eater but man these were........MMmmmmm...........

My friend Mary's husband was also out of town on Vday so we made the kiddos a fun dinner, and we watched a good ole chick-flik. Took me back to my college days of never having a date on Vday. Haha. But I didn't feel left out, Brett still came through and got me some of my favorite flowers!!!!

 





And thanks to our wonderful friends Matt and Telicia who took Azure overnight so that Brett and I could escape for a much needed anniversary trip; where we were able run away to Dallas. We stayed at seriously the coolest hotel I have ever been to, if you ever visit Dallas, I highly recommend staying at the Le Meridian!!
We also went out for sushi, made it to the Dallas Temple and then we pampered ourselves with a couples massage! It was a much needed vacation for the 2 of us. Since moving away from family a year ago we haven't gone on a childless date!

*sorry for so many pictures, but as we were reminiscing all of our past anniversaries we realized we didn't have #4 documented in any form, and we cannot remember what we even did. So I made sure to not to let that happen with #5.

We also got to see downtown Dallas, and where JFK was shot. It was cool, I must admit I never realized that he was shot in Dallas. I always thought it was in d.c. for some reason. Shows you how great of a student I was. I even did a report on Jackie Kennedy in the 5th grade.... 

Brett also was so sweet and got me an anniversary ring with Azure's name engraved on it with her birthstone! I love it! 5 years has been a roller coaster of all kinds for us, but it has made us stronger and has taught us many things. Can't wait to celebrate the next 100!

And if you are wondering who has the best hubbers in the world, look no further because I snagged him up 5+ years ago! He rocked the house for my BIRFday this year! First off I have had my eyes on a particular pair of boots for over a year now but the price tag gave me a brain aneurysm every time I dreamed about what it would be like to have them on my feet. But thanks to the Fedex guy that showed up at my door carrying the most B.E.A.UTIFUL box I have ever received, I no longer have to dream about these boots... I can now sleep in them!!!
                                                        
To make it even better, Brett told me on the morning of my bday to make sure that I was dressed and blindfolded by the time he got home from work..... Now if you know Brett at all you would know that he is AWFUL at keeping secrets and at lying. So for him to be able to keep anything from me about what is up his sleeve is nearly impossible. But he was able to get me in the car blindfolded and pull off a 2nd surprise of the day. Seriously, a record for him! I had no idea what to think while we were driving, he was either taking me to the middle of nowhere to make me find my way home or he was just pulling my leg and driving around the block just to be funny. But we arrived to an unknown place, he got me out of the car, made me trip over a curb, ran me into a pole right after I asked him if we were in a public place (which we were); then to walk into a room full of singing friends :) It was a fun and pleasant surprise :)

                            

After my birthday was all over with, Brett took a quick little trip to Las Vegas for a job interview with Papillon Helicopters.... which turned out to be a very successful trip :) He came home on Azure's birthday with a new job!!!!! So yes we will be moving cross country yet AGAIN 1 year later. But I will blog about that another time, I'm not ready to face the fact that I will be leaving Texas. I LOVE TEXAS!!!!!
But anyways, we are super excited! This is the job Brett has been wanting for a longtime! Ever since he began flying he dreamed of how fun it would be to fly tours over the grand canyon! So to finally have reached this dream in our lives is such a blessing and almost too good to be true! We truly are excited! And to finally know that we will be in one place for a long time is a comforting feeling. I am sick of leaving friends :(

But more on that later. We celebrated Azure's birthday in style! We woke her up to a balloon avalanche, she  had a blue bubble bath with balloons and we ate cake for days! She loved getting to open her presents over skype with family.
I can't believe my baby is 2! I wish I could keep her as my baby forever, but she is such a fun easy to love little girl; who is so busy and so smart!! She makes friends everywhere she goes, and she lights up a room. She makes her mommy and daddy happier than we could have ever imagined!

This was Azure's birthday party with all of her little friends! It was bitter cold that day (sorry to all those who had to be there:) ) But it was still tons of fun!!!


So Monday was my birthday, Brett was gone Tuesday and Wednesday  Thursday was Azure's birthday, and Friday my sister Sevana and my niece Izzy came to visit us which was a great cherry to top off the month!! 6 months is too long to go without seeing my sister!! Then Saturday was Azure's birthday party with all of hers and our friends! Then that night Brett left again to attend Heli Expo in Vegas, leaving us girls to have a fun-filled girls weekend!!!! But I will blog about that more later, since it was technically March.

We had so much fun together and like always it went by too fast, and we were sad to see them go.

WHEW!!

that pretty much sums up our crazy month!

Have a happy March and get out and enjoy the sunshine!!!