Suzi and Clay's Wedding

Less then a week after we returned from our last trip to Ohio, we were back on the road heading there again!

But this time it was for Suzi (Josh's mom) and Clay's wedding!

[Road trippin']

On our way to Cambridge we made a quick stop in Columbus to see the World's Largest Gavel.

[Selfie!]

We arrived in Cambridge a few hours later and had dinner with Suzi and Clay. It was fun to hang out with them and catch up before the rest of the group showed up!

The next morning Josh's sister, Jessi, and a bunch of her friends showed up and we all headed to Suzi and Clay's fifth-wheel to hang out before the wedding.

We helped Suzi get ready and then we all headed over to a tiny church in a neighboring town.

[Josh and I outside the church]

[Suzi and her co-worker, Hope]

While in the church we had a few laughs (Clay forgot his ring so they had to use Josh's) and then the ceremony got started.

Happily Married!

[Our group at the Church]

[Suzi and Jessi]

After the wedding we all headed to Ruby Tuesday's where the Happy Couple bought us all food and drinks!

We spent the rest of the weekend all hanging out together either at the fifth-wheel or at the cabin that Suzi and Clay rented for Jessi and her friends. It was a very fun weekend and we are so happy for Suzi and Clay!

Brady's Birthday in Ohio

We decided on an impromptu trip to Ohio to celebrate my nephew's 4th birthday!

Josh and I arrived Friday night (Feb 27) and after my brother got home from work we opened presents.

[Brady the birthday boy!]

[Opening presents]

[Dane decided to help]

After opening all of the presents we had dinner and homemade birthday cake! It was delicious!

On Saturday, we played with all of the new toys for a while.

[Josh was helpful]

And then we went bowling with some friends.

Later that night we went to Five Guys for dinner. Brady wanted McDonalds but we talked him out of it :-)

It was a short but sweet trip, and I am glad we were able to spend some time with family!

February in NW Indiana

The first day of February brought us this:

18 INCHES of SNOW!

Well, I guess we could have expected that since we had barely any snow yet this season.

The first day of February also brought us the Superbowl! We were rooting for the lesser of two evils (The Patriots) just so we had someone to cheer for, but honestly, we didn't care who won since neither the Packers nor the Chargers were playing. Even though it was snowing we were determined to venture out to get some Buffalo Wild Wings :-)

YUM!

During February I purchased these gorgeous handmade Trees from my friend. They are beautiful and she is super talented!

And, of course, February would not be complete without Valentines Day!

Josh bought me this gorgeous arrangement of two dozen red roses, the new Transformers movie, and a box of See's chocolates (all Bordeaux). I got him Beats By Dre wireless headphones... men and women are very different :-)

For dinner that night we went up to the Copper Rock Steakhouse. We've eaten here a few times and it never disappoints!

We got a bottle of red wine, lobster bisque, ahi tuna appetizer, steaks for dinner (along with crab stuffed shrimp), and chocolate cake for dessert! It was AMAZING and I can't wait to go back!

February has been a little rough on us. The snow and the cold won't stop. We are well below average out here and most mornings when I go to work it's below 0. I hope you are all staying warm and safe out there!

Josh's Trip to Texas

Things have slowed down on the pipeline and all of the Inspectors have been laid off. Since Josh had some down time we thought it would be a good idea for him to go to Texas to visit Brodee. Josh left on January 25th and it took Josh two days to get there. We were not sure how much he would have Brodee or see him, but when Josh arrived he was happily given custody over the kid and they spent the next four days together!

They spent a lot of time watching movies, playing cars, running around at McDonalds, shopping at Target (Brodee lost one of his shoes in the ball pit so they had to buy new ones), playing at the park, and just being silly boys! It seems like the had a great time together :-)

At the end of the week Josh took Brodee back to his mom and said goodbye. Brodee was upset when Josh left but hopefully we will see him again real soon!