February has been a roller coaster of a month. We've covered it all...life, death and somewhere in between.
To start, my BEAUTIFUL niece was born on February 8th (same birthday as my wonderful mother-in-law, and niece on Daniels side). Her name is Isabella Grace and she's ADORABLE.
Then, my grandma Frieda got sick. I made a mad dash to Columbia,MO to see her. I got to spend some precious time with her and my family. She passed the next weekend so Daniel and I made another trip back to Missouri. I got to enjoy time with my family as we celebrated Grandmas life and legacy. Although we will and already do miss her like crazy, it was time. She had 97 years of life well lived. One of my favorite things about my grandma was her laugh. Growing up, we spent every Friday with grandma. I remember her and my mom sitting at the kitchen table laughing until tears would stream down their faces. She was definitely a woman with spunk and a mind of her own!
To round out the month, my dad turned 60! Unfortunately, his surprise party was cancelled due to everything else going on with Grandma but he's a great sport. I think he got more joy out of showing off his newest grand baby to everyone than a party would have been anyway. There's no doubt that he's a proud Grandpa to his fab five grandkids.
Oh, and not to forget Hailey, our beloved dog! We celebrated her "gotcha day" (as I like to call it even though Daniel thinks it's lame) this month as well. It was earlier this week so it's in March not February but whatever, it's before I got around to posting this. Her gotcha day is the day we officially adopted her and got to bring her home. She's been an expensive mess but we couldn't love her more. She is truely the best dog in the entire world!
