February

 February ended up being a big month for this household.

First, Arya turned 13.  It is so crazy to me that my babies are somehow both teenagers now.  

We ended up celebrating the day after the Superbowl, since the kids were off school.  Our original plan was for her to skip school on her birthday, but ice kept them out of school for 7 days and we couldn't really have her missing more.

She requested donuts for breakfast, Chinese for dinner, and a frozen key lime pie for dessert, just like her dad.

13 is a big one, so she got a new Xbox and monitor for her room.

I'm so thankful we get to have this sweet girl as part of our family.  She is an amazing artist.  She excels in school, she's in the gifted programs.  She's on the debate and Ace team, and they've placed in both.  She still loves anything to do with crafts and will talk an ear off to anyone who will listen.  She loves music.  She's started quite the collection of vinyls and wears band tees and hoodies every single day, (no idea where she got that from.)  She's the first to ask if you need help with anything and has an empathetic soul.  I'm thankful she's still not too old for a card game with mom and dad or to need her hair curled or nails painted.  I cannot wait to see what this next year brings.

After 10 sessions and over 60 hours of tattooing, Caleb finally got his leg sleeve complete.  He has such a cool tattoo artist that really brought a rough idea to life.  Each one of the characters is our family and I love that it's a family tribute without being on the nose.

And another huge milestone happened this month.  Casen got his driver's permit.  No idea how I'm old enough to have a kid driving, but it is so cool watching him grow up.