A Princess on a date...

The ones I love the most...

Happy Valentine's Day!  What a great day to spend with the ones we love the most!  

Hannah and Caleb checking out their loot from their party at daycare...they are set on sweets for some time!

 Hannah modeling her party hat she made at daycare.

 Caleb picked a sucker to eat...one of his favorite treats!

 Caleb also loves balloons...they each got their own so help minimize the fighting :)

 Caleb with a ring pop from Mimi and Papa...this kept him occupied for quite sometime and he enjoyed every lick!

 Grandma and Grandpa stopped by after dinner to see us...

 Here's Caleb patiently waiting for Grandpa to unwrap...another sucker!

Mini-Vaca

We took a mid-winter mini vacation to Surfari Joe's water park to enjoy some time together as a family and spend some time floating and playing in the water park.  Hannah and Caleb were both excited to go swimming as soon as we got there.  The water was warm, it wasn't too busy, and eveyone was happy...UNTIL, the huge elephant bucket dumped all it's water in the kiddie area.  Hannah found the screams of the kids and the sound of the water to be too much and spent about an hour with her ears covered, not wanting to go into the kid area.  So, we spent that time going around and around and around the lazy river.  Daddy convinced Hannah a few times to go in the water slides with him.  We swam for several hours--until it was time to eat and then go to bed.  Swimming sure does work up an appetite!!  The next morning we woke, had breakfast, and went swimming some more.  This time the kids were a little more willing to play in the kiddie area.  Just when we were ready to get even closer to the play area--don't you know that elephant bucket dropped it's water all over Hannah...that was the end of that for her!!  She did enjoy herself and talks about going there again. 

A little construction...

As the construction business slows in the winter months, Craig found some extra time on his hands.  Time that was put to perfect use by updating the kid's bathroom.  Something that would have taken months of effort doing it on the weekends or afterwork was able to be done during the day.  This is the only room that we hadn't updated in the entire house.  Craig's attention to detail and gifts of being a skilled homeowner turned their ordinary bathroom into a beautiful, fresh, whimsical retreat!

The kid's are always fascinated with anything out of the ordinary.  They loved taking bathes in our bathroom while the construction was going on and Caleb put his skills to the test as he helped daddy out one night after school.  

After he used the brush on his hair...

 Right down the return duct it went!!  (After a laugh, I was able to reach and get it).

 The finished product.  New paint, new wainscoting, new vanity top, new light, and new fixtures.  Craig painted the vanity, woodwork, and doors.  He even painted the stool so it would match :).

 Having their first bath in their new bathroom...

 Thanks, Daddy, we LOVE our new bathroom!!