March Update Letter

I seem to be getting later and later with the monthly updates! Sorry about that. I hope you are doing well!

On February 19th, I turned 39! (I’ve finally caught up with Jack Benny :D) We celebrated with our friends (he turned 43 on the 21st). We actually put 39 and 43 candles on the cakes! And Robby got relighting candles, besides! It was fun, and the smoke alarm DIDN’T go off.

Toward the end of February, Bobby finally got something he’s been wanting for almost two years: a motorcycle! He also got a license to go with it, and has now gained some independence. I like being able to send him to the grocery for me without having to get out myself! It’s very
convenient! 🙂

We took advantage of a nice day to go to the park. We only stayed about 15 minutes, but the kids really enjoyed it! And it was good timing, because a few days later, March 2nd, we got enough SNOW for the kids to make several snowmen in the yard!
The same day, Rachel turned redhead, thanks to henna (an all natural plant dye). It really suits her, I think!

Here, she is sharing her music (mp3 player) with Sarah Ruth, who loves listening to music. She likes to hold the ear-bud up to her ear herself, too!

On March 6, we went to a “robot carnival” in Gadsden that advertised they would have “Star Wars people” there for their grand opening day. We figured it would be fun, so we went. The robot displays were not that great – they were mostly mechanical arms – but we had a blast getting pictures with the Star Wars people.

They even had a Darth Vader! John Luke said hi to him when he first saw him (at a distance!) but wasn’t so thrilled about him when he was close up!

On March 13th, we had friends here that have 10 children, making a total of 16 children and 4 adults here! It was a lot of fun!

And, of course, I must end with an adorable photo of Sarah Ruth!