Good Friends

Gina Joly an ole' Maritz buddy was in town for a conference and stopped by for the afternoon & evening until her conference started. It was so great to see a good friend especially to have one right here in Nashville. So anyone coming this way soon, please let us know we love company!

Meier's in Tennessee

Dave, Jenny & Andy were able to stay in TN for a few days after the birthday party and it was great. We enjoyed the Superbowl with them, went to Jumper's Playhouse, downtown to Rippy's and had lots of playing at the house.

Hannah's 5th Birthday Party

Hannah turned 5 on February 3rd and we had quite a birthday celebration. It was a Candyland party and it turned out super cute. We made the board game and a castle so the kids played all kinds of games and filled their goodie bags with candy. Then we made the cake and had lots of fun with it too. And the best part was that we had all kinds of family in town for the celebration: my parents, my Grandma Murray, Aaron's parents, Andy Aaron's brother (and it was his first trip to TN), Angela, Mary-Evelyn, Allie and Benita (Angela's mom). It was awesome we were only missing my brother Doug & Aaron's sister & family Amanda, Kevin & Levi. It was such a fun weekend!

Katie's 5th Birthday Party

Hannah was lucky enough to be invited to her friend Katie's birthday party (the night before her party). It was at a salon and it was so cute! The girls got to dress up, get their hair and nails done and do a fashion show. Of course, Hannah was the only one who showed her midrift-it's a good thing she doesn't know what that means yet!

Tennessee Snow

It's been a crazy winter this year and even included snow in Tennessee-multiple times!

Grandpa Murray-Celebration of Life

Grandpa Murray, my mom's dad passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2010. He had alzheimer's disease, so it was a blessing that he got to go be with the Lord. It was a celebration of life and it was so nice that all the grandkids could come in for it, from Tennessee, Louisiana, Kansas City, etc. When we traveled to Missouri for the funeral, my dad was in the hospital with pneumonia but he came home by the time we left. It was a blessing to get to go for a week and spend lots of time with family. I am also so lucky that I still have 2 grandparents left and Aaron three.

Christmas in Minnesota

We had a wonderful and very WHITE Christmas this year in Minnesota. We had such a great time getting to see the Grapentine and Meier side, plus spending time with Levi (our nephew). In addition to the Christmas festivities I went snowmobiling for the first time, thanks to Aaron's uncle Derrick-it was so awesome! Then Kevin, Amanda, Andy, Aaron and I took Hannah snow tubing for her first time. She was just barely tall enough and once we got there I was worried the hill was a little faster than we had remembered-but she loved it. Maybe she has more daredevil in her that we thought! Yeah!