January in Review

Whoa there.  It's February 4, folks, and time is a-flying.  I feel like we missed part of January because we spent a couple weeks being sick...with colds (Ev), flu (Em), and ear infections (Dave).  But thank goodness everyone finally seems to be healthy again, so we are back in the swing of things.  While we weren't lying on the couch or the bed or the floor, we did manage to celebrate two birthdays, play outside in some unseasonably warm weather, and hang out with cousin Joseph, who came to town for a solo visit with Honey and D.

So on to some pictures.  First up:  my birthday.  Though I spent most of my birthday lying on my back trying to will the flu out of my system, Dave and Evelyn presented me with a lovely card, a fun gift, and mini-bundt cakes to celebrate:)  D also stopped by briefly with some birthday surprises to cheer me up, and Grammie and Grandaddy sent along a treat, too!

 My most favorite card (from Ev and her daddy)

 The beautiful card that Grammie and Grandaddy sent.  It really was wonderfully beautiful, and then Ev went to work on it and did a little stripping-down, so only the essence remains:)

Ev's most favorite card.  Honey and D picked this one out, mainly for Evelyn, I imagine.  It meows "Happy Birthday" and is still going strong a couple weeks later.

A week later or so, we celebrated Grammie with a birthday lunch!  Ev gave Grammie a brand-new copy of Mother Goose to take home, so they clearly had to try it out a bit.

And then there was a spell of warm(er) January days.  So Ev did lots of playing outside with some of her dolls and stuffed-animal friends, and even fit in a visit to the zoo.

Finally, Joseph spent the weekend with Honey and D, and we got in some good play-time.  Note that both toddlers are sitting still in the picture above--this lasted all of a minute or so:)

Happy February, friends!