Build a Bear

We gave the girls Build-a-Bear gift cards for Valentine's Day. Anya was so excited! She always begs to go there when we shop at the mall, and I always tell her no. Anya really wanted to make a penguin, but when we got there they were all out. She took it well, and picked Hello Kitty instead. Ally was a little overwhelmed, so we gave her 3 animals to pick from, and she chose a gray striped cat. Ally was very excited about the sounds, and got a roar for her cat. It's cute, because Ally roars all the time - just like her cat. The cutest part was when Ally went straight for the little panties, and tried to put them on her cat. She loves panties! The girls both loved the clothes, and quickly ran out of money to spend. Guess what Anya named her kitty? Gabriella, of course, she names everything Gabriella. We named Ally's cat Cookie, because that's one word she can actually say. It was a great evening, Anya is already planning her next visit.

The Cousins Visit

Valentine's weekend my brother's family came for a visit, and to look for a new car. My mom was still here, so we had a full house! It was wild, but we had a lot of fun. Saturday morning Stacy & Shelli went car shopping, while Mom & I entertained the kids. We gave baths, played, and had lunch at McDonald's playground. Later we played with playdough, watched some TV, and headed out for diner at Red Lobster. I was not at all excited about going out to eat on Valentine's Day, but we got so lucky and only waited for 15 minutes for a party of 12!! It was awesome. Josh and I even got to go to a movie after the kids were in bed, thanks to the in-house babysitters. Anya & Ashton really love each other!!

Ally loves her Zebra

Preston Striking a Pose

Valentine's Week

Anya's Preschool Party

Playing Games

Hogs & Kisses

Later that Day...

February Hail Storm




Fun with the Hail


The hail is gone, ice cream anyone?

So much for the bib :)

Wow!! More Sugar!!

The Girls

This is why I don't have any clean dishes

Strolling with the babies,
check out Anya's new wheels - her stroller is better than mine



One Cool Ally Cat


Couldn't Resist

Lots of Love

Yikes!!

The week of Valentine's Day Josh was out of town working, and my mom came to visit while he was gone. My mom and I were going through our storage room in the basement, and look what we found!

A Snake!!

I was looking through a box that had not been unpacked since our last move (Don't Ask), and at the bottom was a petrified snake. I screamed, and was so freaked out I could barely continue working. I'm not sure when the snake got in the box, but I hope it was when the box was stored out in our garage in San Antonio. If it got in here, that means we had a snake in the house!!

Whew!

The plane going to The United Arab Emirates left today, and my husband was not on it. Hooray!! I hate to be such a deployment dodger if that is a thing, but I am so happy that I will not be selling a house by myself. Maybe I can blog about something else for a change. :)

Deployment Update

Yesterday after work Josh got a call saying the deployment was cancelled. We were both cautiously optimistic, because the news came from someone high up. Today, Josh calls early this morning from work to tell me that the deployment is still up in the air, and that he should be prepared to go on Monday. Turns out the Air Force tasked another base for the deployment today - giving them 2 work days to get someone ready to go! What a mess! At this point I'm feeling better about whatever happens, and it looks like we won't know until Monday when the plane leaves.

A Little Stressed

Really I'm feeling a lot stressed, but trying my best to trust in God, and remain positive. Josh got officially tasked with the deployment that has been hanging over our heads since November. Guess what his leave date is? Monday, February 23! He'll only be gone 30 days, or at least that's what I'm told. Last time he went it was going to be 60 days, and turned into 120. I feel kinda of guilty complaining about this whole thing, because there are military families out there that are separated for 18 months at a time! It's really just selling our house that is making me crazy. We still have a lot of little projects to do before we can list our house on the market, and I need my husband at home. Anyone know a good handyman?

Disney World!!

We're going to Disney World!!! Josh has been working really hard, using his vacation time to make money moonlighting outside the Air Force, so we decided to use some of that hard earned cash for a vacation. We're going the end of April. So far we got our plane tickets, hotel, and a couple of character dining reservations. We're going to buy the park tickets at the gate, because active duty military can get a 5 day park hopper pass free at Disney World! We can get our park tickets discounted too, and Ally is free, so really it's just Anya and I that are paying. We got our hotel through some military vacation club Josh heard about for $330 for the week. It's an amazing deal, because the place is close by, it's a resort with several pools, golf, and a private lake with a beachy area. The best part is that our room is a suite with a separate bedroom, so we don't have to all go to bed at 8:00 every night. :) Now I'm trying to decide if we want to take Anya to the bibbi bobbi boutique, and let her get made up like a princess. It's not too expensive as long as you bring your own costume. I feel sort of bad for Ally though, because she's too young to go. Disney also has a princess tea party that sounds fun, and we could all go, but it's pricey. I'm not sure it's worth it. Josh and I both went to Disney World on our senior trips, but I really don't remember much about the Magic Kingdom. I enjoyed Epcot, and Hollywood Studios the most - now they have Animal Kingdom too. It's been surprisingly a lot of work to plan our trip, but I'm so happy that we are going! I know the girls will have a blast.

Funnny Ads

I got an email from my husband with these ads from the 30's. I thought they were hilarious.

This one looks like the 70's to me.

This one is advertising how douching with Lysol can bring you and your husband together.

So I guess we should all eat lard, take up smoking, and go on the tape worm diet!