Fabulous February!!!

February is a fun month at the Alford house!  From Haley's birthday on the 13th, to Valentine's Day, followed by my birthday on the 19th, we enjoy lots of sugar and family fun during the month!  And since I have not blogged in awhile, I thought it was the perfect time to catch you up on the Alford's Fabulous February!

For Haley's birthday she chose a sleep over... Thankfully, Aunt Kelly was here to help!  She picked four friends from school ( we decided 6 kids,  like we had last year, was just toooo many!!)  And four was the perfect number, the girls had a BLAST!

 Haley turned 8 this year.  She is a disciplined second grader who is wise beyond her years with an attitude that needs an adjustment every once and awhile!  ;)   She wears a lady's size 7-8 shoe, has her own sense of fashion, and the ability to achieve whatever she sets her mind to!  Ashley and I could not be more proud of the young lady she is becoming and we are eager to see how she uses her life for God's glory!

Saturday, we celebrated my birthday surrounded by family and friends.  I must say, this was a special birthday for me!  Ashley cooked one of my favorite meals - "frog more stew" ( I think I am spelling that right....)  For those of you, like me, who are not from "these parts" I will tell you what is in this yummy dish.  In a large pot of boiling water, Ashley adds sausage, red potatos, shrimp, corn on the cob, onions - he adds all the right seasonings and each ingredient at just the right time and you end up with a yummy dish that feeds plenty!  This "Hillbilly" from the mountains of WV is turning into a true Southern lady!  And I must admit, I am starting to really like some of these southern dishes!  But shhhh...  don't tell Ashley, I still don't quite admit it to him! 

But the best part of my birthday, was sharing it with my niece, Adriana!  She brought tears to my eyes when she arrived at my house and greeted me with three BIG smiles!  She already loves her Aunt Amy - or so I tell myself!  ;)  God has blessed me beyond measure this year and I know He has BIG things in store for this year!

And here she is the next day, dressed and ready for church.  And already into the "bling bling" like her Aunt Amy!!!  ;)  I will soon have a shopping buddy! 

Psalm 37:4:  "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."

I promise to keep the blogs coming a bit more frequent in the coming months.  March Madness is getting ready to begin and we will have lots of exciting details to share!  And I promise that I will begin sharing my journey to find answers for this crazy brain of mine!  ;) 

We love you all!!!  :)