Valentine's Day Recap

I realize that Valentine's Day has come and gone and I have a habit of not posting anything if it gets too far away, so I figured now's as good of time as any.

I could go on and on about how fun our Valentine's weekend was and describe in great detail all the things that happened around here, but I don't want to bore you with all the particulars.

I could tell you all about our 3rd Annual Valentine's Dance held in our basement. I could tell you how Kelsie played a major part in the play list this year which subsequently meant lots of HSM songs and how Brandon would only dance to the "boy" songs. I could also tell you how Caleb hung out at the dessert table and filled and refilled his cup with M&M's until he single-handedly ate them all. I could also tell you the new favorite song of the night was the Chicken Dance and that it was played more than once while everyone danced their best impressions of a chicken. I could also mention how fun it is to watch me dance the Chicken Dance heading into my 3rd trimester (and BIG belly), but I won't do that. It might be too much information.

I also could tell you all of the hard work that was put into Kelsie's Mad Lib Valentine's for her classmates and that they were the big hit of the day. You might also be interested in knowing that cutting out Valentine's printed off the computer proved to be a little too much for Brandon to do, so instead, after I gathered all the supplies and got everything ready, all he had to do was tape on a joke (which also proved to be a little too much for my non-crafty son). I could also mention how cute Caleb's paper airplane Valentine's he made for the family was, but that might be taking it a little too far.

I could also tell you how Brandon couldn't wait to open his Valentine's from everyone else, but didn’t bother to hand out any of his own. While Kelsie, on the other hand, worked very hard on her Valentine for him and was quite offended that he couldn't quote it back to her the next day. I could also tell you all about the scavenger hunt held throughout the house for the 2nd annual "Tub of Love" and how the candy was consumed in record breaking time, but again, I won’t do that to you.

I could also tell you how great our homemade egg rolls turned out to go along with our Vietnamese Salad for dinner and that we were even able to convince the kids that anything fried is almost guaranteed to appease their taste buds.

But I won't tell you about all that. It could be TMI.

What I will tell you is that we had a great day and that we made some great memories. Spending time together as a family ranks up high on our list of priorities and we had a great time together. And, there was something big that happened. Valentine’s Day was the last day that Caleb wore a pull-up. He has worn underwear ever since (except at night, but he actually has stayed dry at night too for the last week). He finally earned the Diego underwear that he’s been eyeing at the store! He’s such a big boy now and even locks us out of the bathroom to take care of business all by himself (I keep a screwdriver handy so I can get in quick if he needs a little help in the wiping area). It feels so good to be diaper free again—at least for the time being!

**I apologize for no pictures, but the computer is having some technical difficulties and I will try to post some in the next couple of days!**