Valentine's Day

Rachel loved her new books!
Bradley is trying out a new "ham" face...but it comes across a little smirky.

Today was a busy but fun day. Me and the kids got up and went to Loganville chick-fil-a to see Nana. She didn't have very long to talk since it was an early release school day and she had to get back to her bus. But, at least we got to see her and give her a cupcake. Then, we went to see Gramma at Parkwood and that was great. You could tell that she was thrilled to see the kids. Her face lit up and she really wanted to hug them and talk to them. It was wonderful to see her reacting like that since she's been so depressed and has had such a hard time getting motivated to do her rehabilition exercises. Today was the first day in about 2 weeks that she's had on clothes instead of pajamas. She was also sitting in a rehabilitation chair instead of laying on her back. She also wheeled herself into her room after physical therapy instead of being pushed. Aunt Linda and dad were there too, so we all got to chat for a little while. It was a nice morning.

Of course the kids were very tired and slept a little on the way home, but Bradley was super grumpy this afternoon. We gave the kids their Valentine's presents...books...after supper. Rachel loved hers and wanted us to read them all right then. Bradley looked at one of his and then didn't care about reading them at bedtime. I think he was just too tired to care tonight. So now, the kids are in bed and hopefully Nick and I are going to have a full night's sleep to make a perfect end to a nice day!

An early start to a great day!

We had a really early appt. for Bradley at the ENT to re-check his ears. This is his first visit since he had tubes put in. Thankfully, his ears look great!! He won't need to come back for another 4 months. While we were there, I decided to be "gutsy" and ask Dr. Dempsey if he would look at Rachel's ears. He said they were infected and one had fluid in it, so I had to call the pediatrician and ask for a referral to see the ENT the right way. Silly insurance and all the crazy rules! But, at least we don't have to go see the pediatrician AND the ENT. Anyway, I know the kids are as sick of going to the dr. as I am, and since Rachel has been begging to go to Chuck E. Cheese for a couple of weeks now, we ended up there today. We got there at 10 and just stayed for an hour, but it was a much needed change of pace than doctor's visits and grocery stores. We didn't even have to buy any coins since the last time we went, Gege bought $20 worth. Papa met us there and we had the whole place to ourselves. Guess everyone's at school on Wednesday mornings! It was so much fun!



For the past two days we have been home while a tile repairman was fixing our shower. We didn't do too much except laundry and play, but it was nice to be home. But, today we were really ready to get up and go somewhere.

Also, Nick and I got to celebrate Valentine's Day one day early by going to eat On the Border tonight. It was delicious even though I gorged myself on chips and salsa! I just don't have any control when I eat mexican food! We were also able to finally pick out the kids' Valentine's presents without them being with us. I decided books were the way to go this year, so we went to Barnes & Noble and picked out a few. They really love reading books and we love reading to them, but Nick and I get tired of the same old ones! So, the new books really benefit us both.

The Perfect day for a picnic

Rachel has such adorable ideas! For the past week or so, she has wanted to have a picnic lunch at her picnic table in her playground. I had put it off, but today decided "what the heck!" So, we made peanut butter sandwiches, packed up some cookies and chips and headed out to the backyard. Rachel was thrilled that we were finally having a "picnic". She and Bradley enjoyed having their special lunch outside and shared some of it with Dixie. It was a beautiful day...the weather was perfect, and as it turned out, we didn't end up needing the jackets that we had on. It was so sunny that we were plenty warm.

Anyway, here are some pictures from today.