February Fun!!

We love February!! Valentines fun is just too fantastic...Valentine boxes, fun packages from Grandparents for their little Valentines, decorating sugar cookies (a few times), and of coarse a visit from the Valentine Aardvark!!

Packages sent with "Love" from the Grandparents

The kids loved the Valentine packages they received!! Grandma and Grandpa Z sent the kids new webkinz...which the kids LOVED, and of coarse CANDY...which of coarse was devoured!! Grandma and Grandpa T sent sugar cookie decorating supplies...and boy did we all have fun with that activity, and they topped off the package with yummy candies too!! Thanks Grandparents!!

Valentine boxes

The classic Valentine box for school...Brock made one too, he loves to be a part of all the fun!!

Aardvark Pouch decorating

Our kids love to make a pouch for the Valentine Aardvark to fill on Valentines Eve. They did a great job decorating their pouches!! They were all so happy on Valentines morning to see what the Aardvark left for them to enjoy! Thanks Aardy, we can't wait until next Valentines!!

Daddy thought it was a good idea to decorate Brock for Valentine's too.

Our finished pouches.

Thanks Aardy, I love all the fun stuff in my pouch!

Already enjoying one of the books the Valentine Aardvark sent her.

I love morning hair!

Gavin's winter Enrichment

FYI- Matt and I are both better and have totally resumed normal life...If we were ever that normal to begin with?!!
Gavin's class had Winter Enrichment on Jan. 30th...I was able to go help out/stock my little man in his class room. I love to spend time in the classroom, but I don't get to as much as I would like (they don't allow siblings in the school)....but I got lucky on this day, Matt was home to watch Brock so I could spend some time with Gavin in his class.

My baby has a boo-boo...

Matt had arthroscopic knee surgery for a torn Meniscus on Jan. 22. Just about 2 weeks after me having a tonsillectomy. We are recovering together. So for the next week it is Xbox for him (poor guy I know), and lots of homework to get ahead on.

Grandma Time...

How can you thank someone enough for living your life for you for 2 weeks? No really any ideas...cause I really gotta thank my mom for doing that for me. I had no idea how down and out of it I would be after having a tonsillectomy...yikes, it hurt. The good thing was the kids did not suffer one bit...in fact they hit the jack-pot with Grandma in town. Grandma didn't waste a second with my little people, she took them so many fun places...library story times, mall events, out to the movies, build-a-bear for some spoiling, and other places I'm sure (I really couldn't be sure what they were up to I was, for lack of a better word, unconscious in my bed!). If that wasn't enough, Matt had his surgery while she was in town too...she had to deal with 2 invalids and take care of 3 kiddos. In a really weird way it was great to have my Mom and Brock have so much time with just the two of them (Calee and Gavin still had school Mon.-Fri.), they are quite connected to each other...and I am glad they had that time. The following pictures are from my Mom's camera...I wasn't present for any of the fun:(. Next trip she is going to have to deal with me as a tag-a-long, I hate missing a minute of the kids lives!

At the school...Calee had a classroom play the day of Matt's surgery. So while Matt and I were at the hospital, Grandma was enjoying Calee staring in Pandora's Jar...Calee was Pandora. Once Calee's play was over Grandma was leaving the school, and saw Gavin in the art room and had to take a picture. He thought it was pretty cool to see his Grandma in passing!

Grandma and Brock went to quite a few story times at the library and at Pottery barn kids too. He had so much fun with his personal assistant.

Obviously Calee and Gavin got away with more than I would let them. They are WAY too big to be in a shopping cart...but of coarse life is more fun with Grandma.

Brock's 2nd Birthday...

Brock turned 2 on Jan. 19, 2009. Such a fun day!! Brock loved being king for the day (in actuality it wasn't much different from any other day...that kid is treated like royalty everyday). He is such a happy fella. The theme for his party was of coarse "Choo-Choo" trains. Grandma was the one who got everything ready...as I was still recovering from the tonsillectomy. Grandma did a great job...she made the cutest train cake, put Brock in his favorite shirt (the train shirt...of coarse), and made sure Brock was all smiles all day. It's hard to believe our baby is 2 now, these past 2 years have been amazing and we are so happy to have been blessed with such an amazing spirit to be in our family.





Cake Time
Brock was so into his special song, he was dancing and singing the whole time! He blew out his candles with such determination!

Brock playing "choo-choo", before he takes a bite.

I love this picture!!

Family picture on Brock's special day.

Some special moments with Grandma

We are so happy to have Grandma here to share in Brock's 2nd Birthday. Brock sure loves his Grandma and I'm pretty sure she feels the same way.

Time for presents

Brock was so happy with his birthday loot! He opened every present and was thrilled with what was inside.

Time for a birthday bath

Look at that smile! He sure had a great day!

Thanks Grandma!!

Tomorrow I get my tonsils out (darn things should have been taken out when I was a kid!), so Grandma came to help while I am drugged up! The kids are so excited to have her here. Here are some pics of the kids and Grandma playing a game together...I know the kids will be well taken care of and probably wont notice I'm in bed all the time. Thanks Grandma/Mom/personal assistant/taxi driver/teacher/cook/saint!