Monty's Mayhem: February

Oh February, where did you go? That may have been one of the quickest months on the books for me. We had a busy busy schedule so it went by in the blink of an eye.
Here's a little recap of our month:
As stated in the last post, we brought Izzy home. She was 2.8 lbs when we got her Feb. 1 and she is now 4.2 lbs as of last week when she got shots. She is such a good puppy, crate trained right off the bat, sleeps through the night, and is getting better with potty training. We still have to keep a close eye on her to get her outside, and I start obedience classes with her on March 11 (a 6 week class.)
We celebrated Preston's baptism in February as well. The whole family (minus Kyle, my brother in law, and Aubrey, my niece) made the trip. The weekend started out great- and ended not so great. Preston got sick once Saturday night, but was then fine, leading me to think it was maybe something he ate. We made it through the church service and baptism fine on Sunday morning, but come Sunday afternoon, I got hit with it. A yucky stomach virus that would not only hit me, by 11 of the 14 people that were in our house all weekend :( Not fun.
Last weekend, we loaded up and went to Chicago to celebrate one of my best friend's, Kelsey, engagement to her new fiance, Steve. We took the kids with, and my parents met us in Chicago and watched the kids at the hotel while we went out. Reese was SO excited because she got to swim at the hotel, and Preston was content spending time with Nana and Poppa. We took the kids to eat lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, which Reese thought was really neat. We had a great night out and I was so glad we were able to make the trip up there to help our friends celebrate! We are looking forward to their wedding in Mexico the beginning of December!!

Kids update:
Reese is getting smarter, and more wity each day. She amazes me with her vocabulary, things she thinks about, and how she processes information so quickly. She also has the memory of a steel trap. She LOVED her Valentines day party at preschool this past month, and had fun decorating cookies and handing out Ariel valentines to her friends.

Preston is what my Mom would call a "bruiser". And I couldn't agree more. He is SO aggressive and very hands on- but he is also a sweety at heart. He is my cuddle bug and is usually such a happy, smiley little boy.
He is starting to talk much more. He is now beginning to try to repeat things we say. He probably has 15-20 words he uses on a regular basis, and is learning new ones daily. He is upto 10 teeth- and he got all 4 molars at once!

Both kids LOVE the dog, and now our cat, Jack, is beginning to love her too. Instead of being scared of her- he is now starting to play with her. I can see a friendship in the making :)

Here are a few pictures of our adventure in February:

Day of Preston's baptism- Feb. 16th