The month of February zoomed by. 

We headed into February with a SNOW DAY!  Yes, our warm state got some cold weather and a lil’ “snow” to boot.  Connor had a great time playing in it.  Brooke; on the other hand, took a couple of steps out and told me firmly – NOOOOOOO, then immediately headed inside.

My Snow Angel

 A few days after the snow, we had wonderful weather which was awesome since we celebrated Brooke’s 2nd birthday!  It was a fabulous flowers & butterflies themed birthday party!  Our little darling turned 2 on Feb 9th & we had some friends and family over to celebrate.  It was a really fun time with cake, games, crafts, pinata, and presents!

Birthday Brooke

Connor competed in his first true Karate Tournament called the Lone Star Open.  If you’ve never been to one of these, all I can say is WOW!  People from all over the country came to compete.  They had all levels and skills represented.  It was really fun to watch some of the weapons performances.  Connor did well in his sparring competition, coming in 3rd out of 12.  His trophy was bigger than him and boy were we proud of him!

 Selfish Mom headed into what is called monster month which is the month leading up to the marathon.  On Sunday, February 20th I completed my first Half Marathon!  I ran in the Livestrong Austin Half Marathon.  It was torture!  The course was tough!  Hills, wind, heat – OH MY!  I did less than 10 min miles, but I didn’t hit mile goal of 9:30s or less….. I am still proud of myself and would totally do another one!  You can read up on my update on dailymile.

Selfish Mom Half Marathon

All in all, it was a nice month.  Selfish Mom’s work got crazy, but I am still totally digging the gig.