Transitioning to Spring!

Well, Winter showed up at the very tail end of the season here in Oklahoma. 

The last week or two we've had 2 or 3 snow days... 

One of the days it didn't even start snowing till 5 or 6 in the evening, so it was just a free day for Blaine to relax and be with us. But because such a big "winter storm" was predicted, EVERYONE was off from school... just a day earlier than they needed to be. So we spent the day exercising, relaxing, and walking around Target. But when it DOES snow here, it pretty much shuts down the whole state here in Oklahoma since people aren't used to driving in it and the state doesn't have the resources and equipment to take care of it. 

Then when school resumed after 2 days off and the snow had melted, Easton and I visited Blaine at school since he was working late in the lab. E even got to practice his dental skills.

And now we're enjoying beautiful Spring weather!

And here in the plains, Spring means TORNADO SEASON!

Last Spring was pretty quiet tornado-wise, but the year before, 

we missed some major storms by less than a month.

Hopefully this year will be safe, as well. 

Blaine's school is a shelter, but if a tornado hits and you don't hear from me, 

come find me, Easton, and Jake in the bathtub under a bunch of blankets ;)

At the start of tornado season every year, the ladies at church have a preparedness refresher-- complete with festive cookies and party favors :)

February Sum-Up

It has been a while! 

But, since a day does not go by without a picture, here is a glimpse of what we've been up to lately:

I tried to take a Valentines picture, but my subjects were not too cooperative. 

Oh well, I have BIG plans for Easter pictures :)

My mom found this dog halloween costume for super cheap a couple years ago, so she gave it to us as a joke. Going through Easton's closet last week, I realized that it was his size so I thought we'd at least try it on before he grows out of it and save it for the next kid.

The picture doesn't do it justice, but he thought Jake licking his hand was hilarious--

yes, of course we watch his hands.

Blaine wakes up at 5:30 to work out before school, so while Easton and I are still asleep, 

Jake and Blaine squeeze in some special time

Blaine got these glasses at school as a ticket to the 80s dance. 

He FaceTimed us before one of his classes, and we showed him the sunglasses Easton got from the $1 bin at Target to block the sun and wind on our daily walks.

Because Easton and I hang out all day everyday together, we send a lot of snapchats to our family to say hi and let them see what we're up to

Oh, and we FaceTime too...

He is the sweetest, most handsome boy in all the land

 ^^ just reading the scout handbook at church :)

^^ our sleeping is still rough, but there have been {few and far between} glimmers of hope

#please grow out of it soon

^^ Blaine caught us taking a Saturday nap together... 

I love him more than anything, and snuggling is the sweetest, 

but it gets uncomfortable for extended periods of time

^^ we've had a couple snow days lately, so we're definitely wishing we were in Florida 

with the palm trees, beach, and 85 degree weather

Back at the dentist's... well the dental school ;)

Blaine is one impressive second year student. 

I don't know the details since I don't follow the dental jargon too smoothly, 

but while he was working on a root canal project at school, something went wrong and his teacher told him something to the effect of "that happens sometimes, it was a rotten tooth, just do it again with a better one" but Blaine stuck with the original one and saved it. His teacher was so impressed, he said he'd give him extra credit!

... Ok, that probably didn't explain that very well... Just be impressed ;)