I've officially written off Valentine's Day. Last year, it was an effort to give Arik a box of chocolates and boxers, thinking that I may get a flower in return, but this year I knew when even I didn't have the enthusiam for the "holiday" that it was time to write it off. HA .... so cynical huh? I don't mean it that way of course, but I do think that it's a daters holiday. You know in the giggle giggle, let me impress you kind of way, will you be mine. Otherwise, ( courtesy of Brit......it's very un-original and robotic....an......obligation ) I would rather a spontaneous batch of flowers turn up next to my bed one morning....hint hint;) That to me would show/say more than anything! On the same note, I think it is a cute holiday for children. It's a great time to highlight love for them and crushes. As a kid I always loved making and handing out Valentine's cards. I always secretly hoped I would get a special one meant just for me from any boy haha:) Today instead was spent having lunch with a good friend, shopping and the park with the boys. It was a great day!
In other news: Arik walked in after hearing Livi wake up from nap and there she was standing in her crib. I knew the day was coming soon, but it made me tear up a little when I saw it for myself. A little over a month and they will already be one! Olivia is no longer content when she is confined, whether it be her room, crib, walker or excersaucer. That little girl wants to be free on the ground. Unfortunately with our floor being in a constant state of yuck, that isn't always easy to allow. In turn we are left with a frequent fusser as we wrestle to stick her in one of her various " haha you can't get into much trouble" toys.
I think God intentionally made Ty so that he'd take a little longer to catch up to Olivia. I can't imagine if he was gettin' around at the same time as Olivia. It's like when I brought them home from the NICU.....having Ty first gave me a chance to ease into things.....well the same idea here...let me slowly get used to the idea of having a new little Rugrat gettin' it around the house. I'll tell you what though...it won't be long for Ty. Today we were doing tummy time and he scooted backwards a good 3 feet. I tried to explain to him he was going in the wrong direction, but I guess in his mind he thought progress was progress! MMM could eat that little chunk up..cheek by cheek :)
Maddox and Jaxon maniacs as usual. Oh, I do have a new method of "friend control". Now when they fight I make them go to their room with the lights off ( remember they have no toys in their room ) and they can only come out when they are best friends. They huff eventually huff out of their rooms, begging forgiveness. With one eyebrow raised I ask, " Are you two best friends?" They reply reluctantly and muffled, " Yes" I then order them to give each other eskimo kisses ( or some other random embarrasing gesture ) and immediately after doing it they burst into laughter and run off together. Honest to goodness I have yet to see this method fail!
Arik and I are doing great. We are planning our first family vacation to Disneyworld. I just received our vouchers for our free tickets. ( We volunteered at the Cat Shelter ) The twins will be joing us for everything but the actual day at the park. I can't wait!! I always swore against taking them before they were 4 and 5 , but hopefully they have a blast and prove me wrong, showing me that they are ready for Disney:) The pic of Ty and Olivia is funny b/c she crawled over to him, climbed on him and stole his bottle. You can even see in his face he's like, "what the heck?"
That about wraps things up, enjoy these videos from today!
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