A few days before the 14th, we met some good friends at Chuck-E-Cheese and all the kids made Valentine cards for their friends to exchange. They ate pizza, cupcakes and had a blast. And I'm ashamed to say I didn't take a single photo of it. Julie did - and I hope she sends some over. I just keep forgetting to ask her.
On Valentines day, the kids opened cards and a small gift from Brian and I. They each got singing Hallmark cards (their favorite) and a bath toy set. Cole got Toy Story bath soaps and a sponge, and Carter got a Spiderman pretend Shaving Set. He was so excited to shave like Daddy. He was counting down the hours until bathtime that evening.
They had a party at school where the kids exchange cards and candy. Man did he bring home a big loot. Cole was in heaven and for some reason they felt the need to polish it off in one sitting. I of course refused, but they tried! I went to Carter's party and pulled out my pocket camera only to realize the battery was dead. Ugh, I'm 0 for 2 now. His teacher got some cute ones, and she'll put them in his photo book for the end of the year. But for now you'll have to imagine a cute photo of he and I smiling together :) They made candy necklaces and I was proud of Carter. The thin elastic string was floppy and hard to thread with the small hole in the candy. But he got all 50 candy pieces on his necklace without my help. I helped several other kids whose parents couldn't come and was glad to see Carter being so capable.
Upon coming home from school Mom had dropped off some Valentine surprises for all the kids. And I say "All" because Carter and Cole got one AND the baby in my belly :) They were great cupcakes from a bakery in Katy. Carter loved how his had wrapped candy on it.
That evening Carter finally got to shave. He must have done that 5 or 6 times that night. He loves it. One evening last week, he and Cole were playing after just getting out of the bath and Cole scratched Carter's face. Carter got upset and whined, "Mommy, Cole scratched my face and I JUST SHAVED!" It was hilarious.
Another party they had last week was a pajama party and it couldn't have come at a better time. Mom and Dad took Carter out to the land in Marble Falls where they are building their retirement home. They were meeting with the well guy that weekend so Carter tagged along and had a blast running around the land and spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. There was a pool at the hotel, so they picked up a swimsuit while in town. Carter also saw some pajamas on the sale rack he just HAD to have. These are fleece football pajamas that he has worn every night since returning home AND during the day at times. So when a Pajama Party was on the schedule for school, Carter insisted on wearing his new favortie pjs. They read "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" and made pancakes for their snack that day. Even the teachers came dressed in bedtime attire. They really do make learning fun.
Speaking of learning, we enrolled both the boys for school next year. Carter will be in the 4 day 4 year old preschool class and Cole will be in the 2 day 2 1/2 year old class. It is the same class Carter was in 2 years ago, I'm so excited. It will be really helpful since I'll have a 2 week old when school starts! Baby and I will get some quiet time and the boys will have fun playing and learning.
And speaking of baby - I'm doing well. About 3 1/2 months now, and mostly over all the morning sickness. I'm still plagued with being tired at times, but I think that's because I chase two boys around all day. We told Carter about the baby and he is very excited. He has a couple of "demands" though. We have to have the baby at a big hospital, on the 11th floor, and the doctor who gives me a shot must be a man. But the biggest request is that this has be a baby sister. He keeps telling everyone he already has a baby brother and he NEEDS a baby sister. Oh and she better be tiny, like teeny tiny he says. He's adorable.
We actually had quite a few outings last week, I just didn't get many on "record" with the camera. We went to the zoo with some girl friends (they are the only boys quite frequently) and the Butterfly Exhibit another day. Carter loved carrying around the identifier sheet and trying to match up what he saw flying around. I highly recommend that place to anyone with kids intrigued with bugs.
While I didn't take alot of pictures last week, I did get a cute one of Cole hugging a tree after he and I had lunch together one afternoon.
And here is Cole trying to play Curious George games on the computer with Carter. Carter knows how to open Internet Explorer, go to My Favorites and choose his PBS games. It's amazing. And he's quite adept at an iPhone as well. Just ask anyone in my favorites list on my phone, you get calls all the time:)
And here are my two rock stars playing Guitar Hero. Carter can actually play it successfully on Beginner. Cole just pretends, but don't tell him that.
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