So much has been going on since the end of January, and I feel like I can barely keep up. I was called to jury duty for the very first time on January 29. I was actually excited about this. I think our justice system is an amazing process, and I believe it's a privilege to serve in this way. I did not mind at all that I was actually call to sit on a trial jury. It was interesting to watch the whole process unfold, and I felt the weight of my decision along with my fellow jurors. We decided late Thursday night that the gentleman who stood accused was not guilty. Unfortunately, by Thursday afternoon I was feeling absolutely terrible. I thought I was coming down with strep throat because my throat was hurting so badly. We finished jury duty at 9:45 that evening, so all the urgent cares were closed (plus I had to go to the office to get a little bit of work completed that was due on Friday). On Friday morning I headed to urgent care where I was diagnosed with Flu A instead of strep. I was miserable. I was put in quarantine for four days and started some prescription cough syrup; I opted not to take Tamiflu. Needless to say, this isn't how I envisioned the start of tax season!
While I was serving on this jury on that Thursday, Lily was getting her braces off! Here she is going in to the orthodontist's office and coming out. Look at that beautiful smile!
Ryan treated her Chick-fil-a breakfast afterward and an Air Head for dessert. It's been awhile since she's had sticky candy like this! She's made up for lost time in the weeks since!
Both our girls absolutely love Decker. We've snapped these recent pictures of Mia with him though; she loves to cuddle up with him.
The girls had fun making pancake art one morning which included this tic tac toe board!
While Lily was on a playdate with friends, Ryan and Mia had a double date with Jeff and Eliza Smith. They went to see Paddington 2 together.
I couldn't resist this picture. Mia is still such a cuddler. We'll take it as long as we can.
Lily and I have been reading Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library together. She has read this and loved it, so she wanted us to read it together. I can't say no to that! I love reading with her. I really love when she reads to me though.
We recently bought the game Speak Out which is where you wear a mouthpiece and have to get your teammate to say the odd phrase that you're trying to say. We're having a ton of laughs with this one!
We recently took the girls to their first concert which was to see Grace Vanderwaal at Terminal West. It was a great show, but it was standing room only. All of our feet were killing us by the end!
Ryan and I absolutely adore our girls. One of my favorite traditions is our Valentine's countdown where we put a heart on their mirror each day from Feb 1-14 to tell them something we love about each of them.
Lily has thoroughly enjoyed her after school art class with Mrs. Rodriguez. She wrapped up last week, and set up her art as an exhibit at our home for me to see. This was her favorite piece, and I thought it was beautiful too.
Mia had a fun season of playing basketball with Upward this year. I was so incredibly proud of her. She had never played before, and we really don't even watch basketball at home. She jumped right in though. She hustled at every practice and game, and she was so encouraging to her teammates. Even though she didn't score during a game, she had some great defensive plays. Most of all, she had fun which is what we were going for. Her team ended the season 5 and 3. Way to go Lady Broncos!
I found a recipe online for Frozen Butterbeer, and I knew we had to try it. It was spot on and it was so delicious! This was a great treat!
Hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into our lives!