Happy Weekend

Hello everyone! Hope your Presidents' Day weekend is going well. Ours is so far, so good. Caroline and little Monroe had an easy week at school. They had a half day on both Wednesday and Thursday (for teacher conferences) and then were off on Friday (to give the teachers time to recover from conferences, I guess). Courtney had her normal half day on Wednesday and full days on Thursday and Friday. We saw a specialist on Tuesday for Courtney's ankle and it was all pretty much status quo. He said nothing new. It's just going to take time for the ankle to heal. She is seeing the trainers at school most days and that seems to be helping a little. Monroe had a valentine's party at school thursday and really enjoyed it. Caroline had a school dance last night along with another private school. Early in the week, she said she wasn't going, but after Basketball practice Thursday evening, she changed her mind and met some girls there. I think she had fun. It's hard to tell.
Monroe and I accepted a dinner invitation from a neighbor couple and went to a very nice Italian place. We had a nice evening and enjoyed getting to know them better. It's one of those situations where our two families almost mirror each other. They've been married almost the same amount of time as us, have four children, 3 girls and one boy in the same birth order as ours! Little Monroe and their son have become friends and we enjoyed our evening. Good food, good conversation...
So since Monroe and I had plans, Courtney drove Caroline to her dance and then took little Monroe to Gamestop to buy a birthday present from his grandmother with his gift card. I think they got a little lost because when Monroe and I got home about 8:45, they had just arrived with some dinner! All's well that ends well and little Monroe is enjoying his new Cabela 2010 hunting game!
From here until next week, everything is about Hawaii! We are excited. I am reading the book on Oahu from cover to cover. There are some good things in there. I think I am buying a new camera this week to take with us. Y'all know I love photography. I am so not a professional, but really enjoy it. In December, when I was considering buying a new camera, mine got dropped and the battery compartment busted. So now I have to buy a replacement. I am actually pretty excited about that, too!
We are busy making plans for several groups of friends to come and visit this Spring. Let me know if we need to reserve a room for you in the May Hotel. We would love to show you the best snow on earth- a 20-30 minute drive from our house! Alright, time to make the pancakes! Love you guys!