February Fun

Wow! I can't believe it is the last day of February. . . this past month just flew by. At the beginning of the month, we had Grammy Cathy come visit and at the end of the month we had Papa Howard and Grammy Shar-Shar. It is always fun to have family in town. Kayla especially loves all of the attention her grandparents give her. The grandmas are great at doing craft projects, reading books, and making fun treats with her, while Grandpa Howard will take her on walks and play hide-and-go-seek and other fun games with her for hours. Love the grandparents!

Valentine's Day was really fun this year as Kayla was old enough to enjoy making valentine's day cards and treats. I think every day for about a week . . . we baked either cookies or cake. . . and of course, we ate all of them.

Kayla decorated a lot of really cute cards. Her favorites were the ones with candy hearts glued on, since most of the hearts made their way into her mouth instead of onto the card :-) But my favorite card of hers was the one she made on her preschool field trip to the Mint Museum of Art. . . the various textures on it were wonderful.

As far as Valentine's Day was concerned, we had a pretty nice day. . . better than some years. Hunter and I used to have a Valentine's Day curse. Every time we would go out to a nice restaurant or make a nice meal at home, something went terribly wrong. So a couple years ago, we decided to do a more low-key celebration and went to Panera for dinner, and it was the best -the curse lifted. Panera was never busy on Valentines so we could sit in front of the fire and have a nice relaxing meal filled with conversation. So, that was the plan this year until I I had a craving for the Flying Biscuit, a restaurant that serves delicious breakfast items all day. Out of the numerous times we have been there - this was the first time I was disappointed in the food and the service. And our kids were off the hook - Kayla and Luke fussed or cried through the whole dinner. Next year we will be back at Panera. . . no matter what I am craving.