Pin the Heart on the Baby

Once again, we celebrated Valentine's Day with a rousing game of Pin the Heart on the Baby.

A Succesful Party

I am happy to report that Allison and Amelia enjoyed their Valentine's Day Party. Allison's favorite part of the day was the cupcakes as you can see by the pictures. It was closely followed by the helium balloons. Deb got each of the kids a balloon and had it tied to their seat. She reported that Allison was very fascinated by the balloons and watching the other kids. Deb has a picture on her facebook account of all the kids looking at the camea but Allison is staring up at all the balloons. Even Amelia was fascinated by the balloons; she sat in her bouncy seat and watched them.

The girls came home each with a goodie bag filled with candy and cards. Thanks Deb for a great party!

A Special Kind of Day

Today is a special day for Allison - her first "school" party. They are having a Valentine's Day party at daycare, so I shipped the girls off this morning with special paper plates, cups, and napkins for the party and cool holographic v-day cards for the other kids.

I am hoping that Allison will have fun at the party. She will either love all the excitement of the party including all the goodies that will be handed out or she will totally freak out because of the commotion and the "strangers" that will be there (some of the parents will be attending the party).

I can't wait to get a report from Deb. She promised that she will take lots of pictures so hopefully I can swipe a few from her to post here.

A Belated Christmas Gathering

We got together with our friends Jaisen and Mahrya two weeks ago to celebrate Christmas. Due to busy schedules, this was the first chance we had to get together. It was nice to catch up with them and spend a relaxing afternoon together. The kids had fun playing.

Paityn checking out her new toy.

Allison daintily unwrapping her present.

Look at those eyes! Aren't they gorgeous.

We also celebrated Jai's birthday. Sorry we didn't get you a real cake, Jai.




The three Amigo's.

Due to my cold, I restrained from giving her kisses. Let me tell you, it was awfully hard not to kiss a cute face like that.

A Hand to Hold

I am hoping this is the first of many times that Allison takes Mia's hand into her own. I envision Allison guiding Mia into the mall playground as soon as Mia is old enough to walk. Allison helping her along at daycare. Reassuring Mia that everything is going to be ok, as they walk into the building on Mia's first day of school.

I know that there will be times that Mia will take Allison's hand as a sign of support and love. When Allison takes a tumble on the playground. When she doesn't get invited to a birthday party or a boy breaks Allison's heart.

I know that the day I see Allison and Mia walking along holding hands, my heart will swell with love and pride and I will thank God once again for the amazing gifts he gave us.

I asked Brian if this post was overly sappy and cheesy and based on his laugh half way through the post, I take it as a yes.

Yea for Home!

The last few times when Brian pulled into the driveway after picking the girls up from daycare, Allison has clapped. I guess she likes it here. Or she is happy she made it home safe and sound from dad's driving. Sometimes I silently cheer as we pull into the driveway.

Allison vs. Ozzie

This video was taken at the end of October. I tried posting it earlier, however it was too large so I had to edit it down. I just finally got around to doing that.

The Take Down

The Take Over