Alicia turned 29 this month. We met her family at Hickory Park in Ames to celebrate her special day. Everyone loves Hickory Park at birthdays with the great food, ice cream desserts, and sung too. We were at the restuarant for 3 hours and it wasnt even that busy. Sonce COVID, the restuarant has a new owner and always seems shor of staff. It is really sad, hopefully they can get back in the game. Ali has been working full time and being a mama to Bridget and Andrew. Their home life with their mom is chaotic and there is a lot of tension between families. It comes out in the kids behavior and Ali has had many ups and downs. She loves the kids and likes to spend time with them and make them feel special. She made a snowman with Andrew. She said it was the first snowman he had made and he was cherishing the one on one time he doesn't get often. God has blessed Ali with a wonderful husband and an instant family. She has also done a wonderful job making an effort to stay connected and b