This Valentine’s Day was a little different than in past years. To start, Makenna and Sage both got sick. Of course, minus the fact that they had on & off fevers and runny noses, you would never guess they weren’t feeling well. A reluctant trip to the doctors office yesterday confirmed their illnesses…both girls had ear infections in both ears. Poor kids! I am just so glad that we went in early this time instead of waiting a week. The girls have been troopers and have been smiling through it all (although not eating which is crazy for those two!). They couldn’t wait to go to the doctors, sat patiently while being examined and Sage even opened her mouth wide the whole time her throat was being looked at. The doctor said it was the first time she’s ever seen a child so young do that! She was very cooperative. Then of course they got their coveted stickers and antibiotics that they can’t wait to take every day. For some reason, my girls LOVE medicine – Kenna frequently says she’s not feeling well in hopes of getting some, even when she’s perfectly healthy. (I’m not sure that’s a good thing, but at least all the medicine is up VERY high!)
It happened to be pouring rain on our trip to get the antibiotics at the pharmacy and we got SOAKED! It was one of those drenching rains that goes through every layer of your clothing in about 10 seconds. When we got home we looked like we had showered in our clothes. I quickly stripped the girls and got them into pajamas. Then we picked up Nate from school and the girls got to give him the special “Valentime” they made for him. He doesn’t get home till around 8 on Mondays so we put the girls to bed and enjoyed a late dinner together – simple, but quiet!
Although the actual Valentine’s Day ended up being a little unusual, last Friday we got to really celebrate it! We got together with some of our great friends and had a fantastic dinner. Melissa arranged a babysitter for all 5 of our kids, so we dropped them off and then headed to the Belton’s for a feast lovingly prepared by our husbands. I’m not kidding when I say it was more gourmet than most restaurants. Nate made a shrimp appetizer and Zupa Toscana soup (from Olive Garden), Bryce made homemade chicken cordon bleu and a Caesar salad and Ryan made score cake for dessert. It was delicious. We ate and talked for 2 ½ hours without any interruption. It was a great night!
In Kenna's words: "Happy Valentimes Daddy!"
Our Valentine celebration with our friends
(Ryan & Chelsea Belton, Nate & I, Melissa & Bryce Huff)
Your girls are so adorable! I miss working with you. I'm convinced I need to move to Washington so we can get together with our girls! Email me at partyatthepages@q.com and I'll send you an invite to my blog! (only if you want though!)
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