As always, we have been very busy! Though everything has been going well, we did have some unfortunate news in our family. My Uncle Mark had been battling cancer and passed away on March 8th. Since the funeral wasn't scheduled until the following Wednesday, my brother and his FIANCE Bailey were still able to make the trip down here to Missouri to visit us. They got here early that Friday morning and then slept all day while Mason and I were at school. Since it was so nice that Saturday we decided to take a trip to Elephant Rock and Johnson Shut-ins, which are two very beautiful state parks. We packed a lunch and enjoyed spending time hiking around in the great outdoors. Because my sciatic nerve has been bothering me I didn't do as much hiking as I had hoped, but we still had a great time! Sunday we had a chill day and just stayed home which worked out well since it rained pretty much all day. We had an intense battle playing the Farming Game. I'm still pretty sure the only reason JJ won was because he was banker and was padding his money stash with everything the rest of us had to pay in! ; ) On Monday we made the trek to St. Louis and did some shopping. Mason got himself some new Reebok Zigs so he was a happy camper!
Tuesday morning came and ended JJ and Bailey's vacation, but not before coming to my doctor's appointment. They were very excited to hear their new nephew/niece's heartbeat. Though I was shocked to hear that I had gained 6 pounds in one month, everything else looked and sounded good!
Once in Iowa we got to spend some time with family and friends, even though it was under no-so-good circumstances. I also got to see some family that I had not seen in years, which was wonderful. Uncle Mark had a beautiful service and it was definitely hard to say goodbye. But at least he's not suffering anymore and he's in a better place.
On Thursday Mason and I came back to Missouri and had a little down time. Friday my Grandma Steffen and Aunt Kathy came by to see our new house on their way back to Iowa. We had a quick lunch at McDonalds and chatted for a bit before they had to head out. It was definitely great to see them and have them over, even though it was just for a little bit!
That brings us to Saturday. Saturday was St. Patrick's Day and so we ventured to downtown Rolla for the parade. It was pretty good, but we actually left a little early to beat the rain. After such a full spring break we decided to relax Saturday and Sunday, which was definitely needed!
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