Baltimore Trip

 Also at the end of February, I got to do something I've never done before… well a few somethings I've never done before actually! First, I got to go visit my best friend at her home in Baltimore… She's been there for 3 years I think, and I haven't had an opportunity to go see her… but what better reason than to go meet little Miss Evelyn?!!  Second, I've never even really been to the east coast, so getting to see Baltimore (even though it was freezing) was fun!  And lastly, I took my very first trip, by myself, away from the kids (and that was kind of nice too!)

This sweet face was there to greet me when I got there

That night, we walked to dinner. Yes, WALKED.  It might have been 20 degrees out.  BUT apparently this is the norm here - walking to places, because if you don't, you'll lose your parking spot!! I was just impressed the stroller navigated the snow so well! 

The next day, we went out to see a bit of the harbor… and the weather was slightly warmer - I think about 32  degrees.  (Can you tell I've turned into an Arizona wimp??!!)

Being a former English teacher I was pretty excited to see Edgar Allan Poe's grave… but of course, due to the snow, we were unable to walk the grounds.

I was so sad to leave… I miss Sara so much… and as it turns out, the weather agreed with me and added an extra day to my trip!! 

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I was so excited to see snow the morning that I left that I had to document it

But by the time I got on the airplane.. this snow had turned to freezing rain… we sat for 2 hours while they de-iced the plane… over and over

Of course this nice LONG line was all for those of us rebooking our flight

But the good news is that I got to spend another 24 hours with these two!! 

Finally got home to my family and that was pretty amazing too :)  The landscape/climate improved a little too!

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February Random/Instagram

when it's nice out, why not read a good book!

If it's not mommy's shoes… it's daddy's.

The purse hoarder

February Cousin Fun

Cousin Madeline came over a few days this month and after a suggestion of playing princess, dresses were immediately sought out. Luckily, no one fought over which dress to wear!  The girls played for a solid hour in these - even rode tricycles around with them on!  It has been fun to see how the girls' personalities develop around each other…. and I'm sure it will continue to prove interesting in the years to come! 

We even got to go swimming on one of the days Madeline was here - swimming? in February!? Gotta love AZ

Nana bought these Ana and Elsa outfits for the girls… and they sure love them

I couldn't get Ellie to pose with the big girls… but I got a few "selflies" from her… she's SO  expressive! 

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was a little weird being on a Saturday this year.  In years past, it has been fun for me to plan something to take to Marc's office, or for him to bring home to the girls… but with us all here doing any surprising was a little hard! I took some Valentine's Day pictures of the girls one day while Marc was at work… surprisingly, they were both pretty good for them.  I think they liked getting to hold onto something while taking the picture!  Here are some of the sweet pictures I got that day:

Then, on Valentine's Day morning, I arranged the pictures in a heart on the bathroom mirror.  Nothing crazy, but it is always fun to get some good pictures and have Marc see them for the first time.

Daddy did sneak out to go to the gym… and he magically came back home with princess balloons!! Boy were they excited!!  Granted, Ellie's came off and blew away shortly after getting them… which led to a fight over the only one they had left!