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We survived our latest snow storm…but it did throw a wrench into a few of our plans. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we were going to go out to eat with our neighbors Friday night, but b/c of the terrible road conditions, we decided to postpone our date. Anya had an ENT appointment in West Des Moines Friday afternoon and it took us 2 hours to get from there to home!!! I couldn’t believe how fast the roads got bad–it was truely a nightmare! I had never been so glad to be home safe and sound–and never so glad that we have a TV in our van that kept Anya occupied as we made our trek home.

Saturday morning the whole family slept in–it felt great and I think we all really needed the few extra hours of sleep. We managed to pull ourselves out of bed just before 10am and then enjoyed Jason’s signature Saturday breakfast of pancakes and eggs. Then after a few hours of lounging around the house we headed over to the Sleep Inn here in Pleasant Hill to go swimming with Katelyn & Allie (Jason’s cousins) who were in town for a show at the State Fair. I was anxious to see how Anya would do swimming since she hasn’t been in a pool since summer, but boy did she jump right in. Once we strap her float backpack on her, there is no stopping her. Josiah was a little concerned with the pool at first, but once we got in the hot tub (which was not very hot, don’t worry) he was much happier.

After a couple hours of swimming, Kenny, Brooke & the kids all came back to our house and we ordered pizza and hung out. It was fun getting to see them and Anya always has a blast playing with Katelyn & Allie.

Sunday we went to church and then headed to Babies R’ Us to look at strollers for our upcoming Disney trip. I have been having anxiety attacks over picking the right stroller (I don’t know why), so finally I decided I was going to bring Jason & the kids and we were going to get one picked out. I am happy to report that we finally got one and got a great deal on it–half price thanks to a sale going on and a coupon I had–can’t beat a deal like that! So, now we are one step closer to having all the essentials for our trip!

Well, here are a few pictures from the weekend. Hope everyone had a good Valentine’s Day and weekend.

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