Congratulations, Jon!

It's been such a fun month to celebrate Jon! The first event was his promotion on the 4th of February. It was wonderful to see the coworkers and friends who came to support him as he pinned on his new rank. It was also fun to watch the girls see Daddy get some well-deserved kudos. We wish we could have shared this event with our family as well, but thank you to those of you who were able to come and support Jon!

 

 

General Schissler talking about Jon.

Congratulating the Air Force's newest Lt. Colonel.

Giving flowers to one of his three favorite girls.

What I didn't see behind my back as Jon gave me my flowers.

We also had a party to celebrate after the ceremony, and were able to share that fun time with one of Jon's co-workers, who also pinned on the same rank just a few months before. Congrats to you both!

Poor Liz didn't get a chance to get the cake she wanted, so her's reads "...and Liz too...yea!" I am only responsible for the blue cake! :)

After the promotion, we celebrated Valentine's Day. Thanks to our family who made our Valentine's Day so special! Again, we missed you!

Here's a happy baby, sporting an outfit from adoring Grandparents.

The girls received musical instruments and are enjoying learning to play them.

We also celebrated Jon's birthday, which is the day after Valentine's Day. Ellie wasn't feeling too well so we limited the celebrations on his actual birthday until she was feeling better. We all got some yummy cherry pie, though!

 

 

After some reading with the girls (they always love to sit with Daddy!) Mommy took the family on a surprise outing. We went to a place nearby where you can have lunch and see some neat cars. An added bonus was the kids' play area inside the restaurant! We'll definitely return there. :)

Jon and Miranda, each awaiting their lunch. You can see the cars are just outside the window of the restaurant.

 



Ellie and the Rolls. (One of two there.)

The mobster car--a 1939 BMW. It was amazing!

Sweet, adorable baby. She didn't really care about the cars. :)



She did care about getting a nap!

This Maserati was calling my name....:)



And so many Lamborghinis, so little time.

Of course, I couldn't get pictures of all the Porsches, Ferraris, and other awesome cars we saw. The one of the Batmobile didn't turn out very well--so if you want to see it, you'll just have to come visit!

 

Last but not least, I surprised Jon with a cake at our small group meeting. Unfortunately, Kate was sick, so I could not attend, but that made the surprise even more special. We are so proud of you, Jon, and love you so much. Happy February!