Our Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is just a fun excuse for us to eat fancy food and buy the kids presents and this year was no exception. Matt and I aren't big into Valentine's Day and haven't been out in years due to the crowds. We usually enjoy a nice of fancy home cooked food or order Chinese Take Out and watch movies while we cuddle. This year our weekend was kinda shot when I got scheduled to work Friday and on call on Sunday but we did our best to still have a good time. Friday when I got home form work there was a package for all of us from my mom for Valentine's. She has been doing this as long as I can remember and the kids are always super excited about it. The anticipation was killing them by the time I got home they could hardly stand it. 

 We each receive a little gift and a bunch of treats

 The girls each got a Frozen coloring package and stickers they were thrilled and played with them while I got dinner going. Later that night Hallie was not feeling well. She was complaining that her ear hurt and in the middle of the night spiked a temp of 103. Luckily ibprofen made her comfortable for the most part and got us through the night. The next morning I called our ped to get an appt. we only had to wait an hour and they were able to get us in and the girls actual dr was the one on for the weekend so that worked really well. We were in and out in about 15 minutes. He said her ears were red but her throat was really red. He said she probably had an ear infection coming on as well as possible strep but either way they would treat it with the same antibiotic and off we went to the pharmacy to pick up our Rx. While in Smiths getting it Hallie actually fell asleep in the cart she felt so yucky it made me sad. When we got home Matt carried her into her bed and she went back to sleep. After about an hour she woke up complaining she didn't feel well again so we gave her some more ib profen and she went right back to sleep. We definitely knew she wasn't feeling good. It was so cute to see how concerned Gracie was about Hallie she would bring her all the "comfort" things that Hallie usually likes. While in Smiths Gracie took her coat off so Hallie could use it as a pillow...all by herself. The love these two have for one another is so perfect. 

 After Hallie woke up she said she felt a little better and read some stories with Gracie before we let them open their Valentine's gifts from us. I hadn't wrapped them so we made them close their eyes...worked just as well.

 As you can see Gracie was beyond thrilled with her chocolate heart but Hallie had her eye on the bigger presents

 Hallie got the Mulan barbie she has so badly wanted for quite a while now

 And Gracie got a cookie making game that the girls play often with their babysitter and absolutely love.

 Then it was time to put them all into action while Matt and I got dinner going.

 While playing Gracie had an absolute melt down so I sat down on the couch with her for a few minutes to talk things out and before we knew it she was asleep. Because of how our day had run she had missed nap time and it was pretty obvious but I didn't mind the extra cuddles. I can't tell you the last time she slept somewhere other than her bed for an extended amount of time so Matt was kind enough to finish dinner while I cuddled the girls.

We decided to do bacon wrapped fillets, potatoes, rolls, and cheese cake. It was a big hit. We spent the rest of our evening cuddling with the girls and each other watching movies. It was not exactly the day we had planned but Hallie is doing much better and is on the mend and we all got to spend time together...which is what I always want anyways. Im grateful for the ones I love and the time I get to spend with them.