Down the February Road

Boy did February start out fun!  On the 1^st of February, we went to watch one of Ryan’s wrestling matches.  He wrestles for Sossaman Jr. High.  I have never been to a wrestling match before and I found myself really getting into it!  He gave it his all, but the other guy won in the two matches he had.  I will say that both the other guys were at least 6 inches taller than Ryan – and that can make a difference!

By the way, Alena's birthday was on the 1st!

Then, Lexi had a birthday on the 5th!  She is a whole 9 years old now.  We weren’t there for her birthday (sniff, sniff), but we sure celebrated long-distance with her! 

And on the 6^th, we spent time with some cute girlies!  Kaytie was really into playing with Papa this time!

On the 10^th, this beautiful girl turned 19!  Where has the time gone?  Wasn’t Kailee just entering high school a few short years ago?

A couple of days before Valentine’s Day, Dave and I decided to celebrate the day a couple days ahead of the crowds.  We started out the day with breakfast at Black Bear Restaurant and then took a drive up to Saguaro Lake.  It was such a beautiful day!

We ended our day with dinner at Texas Roadhouse.  My Valentine – I think I’ll keep him!

And guess what?  Shane had a birthday right here in the middle of the month!  The family birthday reminder is full in February!!

In other non-birthday related news, Ryan is still doing karate and doing well!  He is such a cute kid!!

Bremen had another band concert, too!  I did not get very good pictures.  Fortunately for me, there will be another concert so I can try again!

And let’s end this run with a random picture of my handsome nephew, Brian!  Love that guy!

I really do love all these people in my life and the joy they bring.  I cannot imagine doing without any one of them!   (February IS the month of love, so maybe that’s why the sappy factor is up right now!)