February 2009...exciting month!!

February is usually a great month for us not because of all the snow that we get week after week and not just because of Valentine's Day but because it's the month that our daughter was born. February 20th to be exact. And now our little girl has turned 8 years old! CRAZY...thoughts of changing diapers didn't seem so long ago!? She was so ecstatic to get her 1st ipod!! This month was also the Girl Scouts Sweetheart Dance (Father-daughter), one of those moments you Dad's shouldn't take lightly. So other news that happened on Friday February 13th...no it's not bad...it's FANTASTIC, my brother Todd and his girlfriend of 3 years Treasure got engaged. He proposed to her at the Durham Museum on one of the train cars, one that is actually locked at all times to the public becasue its such a beautiful train car! "It was so perfect", they both said! And now they are actually planning on having their wedding and reception at the Durham Museum! My family couldn't be happier for them!

Wow, how time flies...

Ok ok... yes, you already know that I'm just bad at updating on a regular basis I have no more excuses! So I will give you brief rundown of the last few months...Macey started off the year by participating in the Union Pacific Cookie Train with her girl scout troop. This is the kickoff to selling GS cookies. They were provided a plain white box that GS cookies are shipped in and a real box of cookies tht they had to use to make up their own train car. It had to be completely covered and they had to use their imagination. (Macey's handprint is on the front of the train covered with fabric) They did a fantastic job and it turned out so cute! The event took place at our formerly known UP Union Station now known as our Durham Museum. It's a beautiful facility with a lot of fantastic history and trains that you can walk through to experience how they used to travel. (I know a special nephew who would go CRAZY over this place! Maybe one day he'll get to visit!)