Some may think that Valentines Day and all the romance that goes with it may not go hand in hand with being a Daddy and Mommy but I would have to disagree. There's nothing that gets my heart going pitter patter faster then watching my husband be the fantastic father that he is. A few weeks ago I had picked up a Ball Popper for Ethan when I noticed how much he loved playing with it at a friend's house. We decided to give it to him for Valentines Day and since I picked that out for Ethan I let David pick out something for Grace. Naturally he picked out the Disney Princess Wii game that she's been talking about for awhile now. He has been so busy at work lately that he had to run out to Walmart Saturday morning to do his Valentines shopping. I kept the kids in their room playing while he set everything up for them and when we came out he had cards and presents for everyone! Grace was very happy with her new game and Princess heart candy. Ethan dove in to his animal crackers and apple juice with a frenzy and didn't realize what toy he got until we took it out of the box. And then he went nuts. That's when we discovered we only had 3 D size batteries and his new toy took 4. Oops. David made another trip to Walmart for the batteries which saved the day because Ethan won't stop playing with his new Ball Popper! He LOVES that thing and shrieks up a storm and giggles non-stop. It's pretty hilarious.
Grace and I played her Princess game while Ethan took his nap and David caught up on some work. We saved Cinderella and Ariel and almost have Jasmine done as well. It's too complicated a game for Grace so I have to man the controls while she points out the bad guys and sparkly treasure chests. There's just not many video games that a 3.5 year old can play but she's eager to play just like Daddy. I actually think it's a good thing that she isn't able to play on her own quite yet because it's fun to play with her.
After Ethan's nap we all changed into our swimsuits and hit the Aquatic Center for a swim. Grace starts swimming lessons next week so we thought it'd be fun to all go together and get her excited for swim classes at the same time. She loves to jump in from the side and have one of us catch her but isn't so hot on putting her head under water.
Grace and David worked together to make our pizza for dinner with minimal help from me. They mixed the dough together and rolled it out into a somewhat round shape. Then they spread the pizza sauce on, put on the canadian bacon and pepperoni, sprinkled the cheese, and finally topped the whole thing off with pineapple tidbits. It looked heavenly. While it baked I set the table with some nice candlesticks and turned the lights down to make dinner a little more special. Who says you can't have a romantic pizza dinner for four complete with sippy cups and plastic tableware?
We watched our neighbor's kids Saturday evening while our neighbors hit up the buffet at Spirit Mountain and then they watched Grace and Ethan Sunday evening for David and I while we saw Slumdog Millionaire. That arrangement worked out pretty well, we'll definitely have to do that again in the future!
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