Hello again everyone! I can't believe it's already March, exactly two weeks away from the first day of Spring, and it's supposed to snow today! A few days ago we were facing tornados (or the weatherman's new favorite phrase "gustnados"). Ah, you gotta love good ol' Oklahoma. Where else do you get this kind of excitement in the weather? Anyway, let me fill you in on the last month's worth of events.
Little Miss Makeroo has decided she wants to start using the big girl potty. First off, Kimi and I have no idea how to potty train a kid. So Kimi, being as smart as she is, went out and bought a potty training book to educate us on what Makenna is going to be going through. Her Aunt Jan bought the book "Everyone Poops", which in my opinion is graphically obscene and just disgusting, but I'm told it covers some basic unanswered questions that children have concerning the normalcy of going to the bathroom. If you haven't read or seen this book, wow, you have to at least check out some incepts online. Anyway, she has adapted fairly well to going on her little potty but we've got a ways to go still. She will tell us about half the time she has to go "POTTY POTTY POTTY!" The other day she waddled into the living room with her pants around her ankles while holding up her diaper, which was full of "stinky", to tell me that she went potty. So funny but totally gross. Haha! Kimi's going to hit the potty training hard during spring break. We'll see how that goes.
"And the Best Husband Award goes to..." Valentine's Day was extra special for us this year. Kimi and I needed a quick trip away for some "us" time so I took her to a bed and breakfast! We stayed at this very cozy little cottage in the woods which was just perfect. It was a two story cottage decorated in a country theme with the bed and shower area up some stairs in the loft. They have a Jacuzzi tub, a big flat screen tv, a sauna room, a full kitchen, and much more. This picture is only a glimpse of the beauty of this place and I would highly suggest any couple to go stay at a B&B sometime. If you want to know where we stayed, I'll gladly share it with you. Just shoot me an email or reply back to this post. 
On February 29th, the day my mom turned a whopping 12 years old, we got the family together and headed down to the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Lawton, OK to bury Jerry's ashes. It was a very windy day but there wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was a cool 65 degrees out but it was just perfect. His ceremony was short and sweet. 
He has a fantastic view of Mt Scott from where his resting place is at, as you can see from the picture. Right after the ceremony, we all drove to a little hole in the wall place in Meers, OK which, I'm told, is famous for serving Texas Longhorn burgers! The building is over a hundred years old and was in serious need of some remodeling but it really had a down-home country feel to it. The Longhorn burger was as big as the plate it was served on! Kimi and I split it and you know, it tasted just like a regular hamburger... but it was my first BEVO burger and I'd say it was worth the extra money.
Right after we all ate, we headed up to Mt Scott to make a toast to Jerry. Afterwards, most of the family went home but some of us stayed around to go make a hike over to the 40-foot-hole to spread the remaining ashes. We took to the hiking trail and made our way up to the special place where Jerry always loved to go. 
Sherry asked Ben to do the honors of spreading Jerry and his two favorite dogs' ashes out over the gorge. It was a bit surreal but the moment wasn't lost on us. We all just sat down for a few minutes basking in the sun, dwelling in our thoughts of Jerry. It was what he wanted and we were able to do that for him.
You can see more pictures from the day here at our Flickr site. I'll write again soon. We're taking a trip out of town soon and we should have some great stories to tell afterwards. I hope you all stay warm and safe in this crazy weather!
Jason
