{ February catch-up }

February was a fun month around here!
We really enjoyed getting into Valentine's Day this year.
Hannah had a "Friendship Party" at preschool, and she had a great time playing with her friends & eating sweet treats.

We made Valentines at home, and Hannah "delivered" them to her friends' mailboxes on the day of the party.

We also decided to take our Valentine's cheer to the McLean County Nursing Home along with some friends from First United.
The kids had a blast and the residents really seemed to enjoy seeing them.

The weather warmed up a little and we were able to actually go outside and enjoy playing in the snow a little bit before it all melted.
This is the snowman that Hannah + I built...she named him "Hootie".

After the snowman, we enjoyed some hot chocolate.
Hannah was THRILLED with her "hot-chocolate-'stache".

Then she proceeded to stuff as many mini-marshmallows in her mouth as she could.

My sister Carolyn's birthday is in February as well, so we usually have a family weekend at our place somewhere near her birthday.
We all enjoyed having my sisters and my parents visit for the weekend!
Unfortunately I never seem to take as many pictures as I would have liked when they are here, but I did get just a few cute ones.

Also in February, the cast of the new Cars 2 movie came to visit State Farm, so we took Hannah to meet Mater, Lightning McQueen, and the new guy, Finn McMissle.

Last weekend was Aubrey's birthday party, which was a big deal because Hannah and Aubrey are best buddies.
The party was at a gymnastics gym, and the kids all had a great time!
I heard several kids yelling "best party EVER!" So cute!!

Aubrey got a jeep from her grandparents and took Hannah on a quick spin around the lobby.
I have to admit that I was having some serious foreshadowing of when these two girls get their drivers licenses....

Other events from this month that I didn't get photos of:
+ Hannah got her 2nd haircut ever and did so without even a hint of nervousness!
+ I continued officiating 5th & 6th grade volleyball. Those girls have so much fun...it's adorable.
+ We watched lots of exciting EPGHS basketball, including Regional Championships for BOTH the boys and the girls! 2011 definitely was a great year to be a Titan fan!
+ I started a new job at State Farm and I am SUPER excited about it. The new team is great - extremely intelligent & fun. The only downfall is that I'm going back to work full time. I'm going to try to work it out to 4 days/week, but we'll see.
+ Brian is heading up a new Small Groups program at our church. So far the response has been great and we are excited to see how God uses this to build relationships in our church.
+ I have decided that 3 is definitely my favorite age so far, as Hannah has been a laugh a minute lately. She's growing up so fast and I really wish I could bottle up some of this sweetness. :)

Thanks for sticking with me through this marathon post!