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I am so happy to report that Matt is more than half way complete with Top Gun and that much closer to being back at home with his girls! Ali, Madeline and I have decided to brave the skies and go see Daddy for his graduation and have planned a little vacation at Lake Tahoe on the backend of the trip. I'm probably crazy doing this with the two kids but it is something that we do not want to miss! We get to watch Matt and the rest of the class fly their final mission "test" from the tower! Ali is so excited...especially about building snowmen, skiing, ice skating and cuddling with Daddy. I'm looking forward to some "me" time on the slopes at Squaw Village and some true relaxation with Matt. Any advice on traveling with a 3 year old and 6 month old via airplane will be more than appreciated!!

February is flying by and thankfully is a short month! We are excited about our visitors this month. Mimi and Peepaw came down for a short visit for Valentine's Day and Nina and Pappy will be on their way Saturday. Alison is in heaven with her grandparents and so am I. Thank goodness we live close enough to make a long weekend trip!

Alison has become a big girl overnight. She is very independent, strong willed, and super sweet. Recently, she became OCD about her room. Everything has its place and her bed must be perfect and free of wrinkles...not sure where she got this from? She is ALL princess. It is a huge struggle to get pants on this child and she is really into wearing pantyhose (tights) that are WAY TOO SMALL and hang down to her knees! I really did buy her ones that fit but she prefers the baby ones. She is most often seen wearing super frilly dresses, princess outfits, tiaras and ballet slippers! She loves being a big sister and has shown Madeline how to roll over, laugh and play with toys. It is so much fun watching the two of them interact.

I'm counting down the days to our trip and our family reunion.

Here is a slideshow from February. You can really see Madeline's personality coming out. Enjoy!