just one day in our life......: February

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Monday, February 14, 2011

~Love Potion~

Happy Valentines Day! Today was a pretty quiet Valentines Day in our house, marked by Paulita having strep throat. I swear we never get sick like this...time for some spring cleaning to get the germs up and out! When we went to get Paula's prescription, each of the girls could pick a Valentines Day treat. Sara picked a little princess box of heart shaped chocolate, and Paula a Mickey and Minnie in love lolipop made of marshmellow, to which she didn't like.

I had to get creative with Miguel...becuase I just felt like it wouldn't be Valentines Day without doing something for him. So....we bought a little candy bar of chocolate at the drug store, but I still wanted to do something more. At 3:45 it hits me....just moments before he got home from work. With our new juicer, to which I love and am completely fascinated with....I would make him some "Love Potion", basically a fresh natural juice of strawberries. Sara preferred to refer to it as a princess pink drink...hey whatever floats your boat! So I whipped it up and mixed it with some fresh oranges as well for sweetness, and gave it to both girls. Sara drank it and liked it, but Paula I had to give to her in a medicine dropper to get her to take it. After I asked each of the girls who they were in love with and they said Mami.

So we were super psyched with our Valentines Day Love Potion. Here are some pictures, I wanted to have the photos with out children, but Sara just couldn't wait to try it. Thought the one was pretty funny becuase you can see her sticking her tongue in it!

I guess all of what I consider "winter holidays" are behind us, and now it is on to spring. Happy Valentines from our home to yours!

~Mama Betsy

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Valentines Day PJ's

With Valentines Day approaching I had decided to buy the girls pajamas as gifts. This was not my original plan, but while walking through Walmart, Sara spotted out of nowhere....the one and only pair of purple Little Mermaid pajamas that there was no way we could leave Walmart without. I thought about it and thought that pajamas would be a great way to avoid all of the Valentines Day chocolate that a 2 and 4 year old really do not need.

So then came my predicament. I was happily going to give them their gifts on Valentines Day, but Paula's school announced a pajama day on Friday. So far this year, there have been two other pajama days, and I have forgotten to send her in PJ's...the guilt was heavy! Do I give them the gift early so she could sport her new pj's to school or wait till Monday. I went in and talked to the teacher this morning, and she said that Paulita has been a VERY good girl at school, so I couldn't hold back. Here they are....

I also thought new pajamas would be lots of fun with the girls upcoming sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Since today was sooo cold, we stopped and got hot chocolate for the girls and enjoyed their new pj's...it might have to become a tradition.

Happy "early" Valentines Day!
~Mama Betsy

Friday, February 4, 2011

February is here! We are a bit "snowed" in, but as happy as can be. We started the long awaited Valentines Day countdown. Paula directed me to make it at the begining of January becuase she had so much fun with our Christmas countdown, we almost had to have a countdown to the countdown! We were suprised when Chicago had an enormous snow storm and Miguel had two days off from work. We enjoyed having him home, and enjoying snow day type of activities. Paula loved the snow and Sara opted to a short snow adventure when she learned she couldn't wear her favorite Christmas dress outside in the snow. Today we did a special Valentines Day M&M graphing project followed by pure bliss with finding what I like to call the "deal of the day", this cute little pink and white fleece for Sara for 2.50.