Happy Valentine's Day !!

Christopher is thriving and growing. He has gained almost one pound in his 2 weeks of life.

Claire and Chloe are definitely feeling the change in the family but are doing pretty well sharing Mommy and Daddy.

Below the girls are "building stairs" with their books. That activity kept them occupied for quite a while until it was a bit warmer to venture outside. Many of the books we had read that morning, but then suddenly they were bringing more and more to complete their project.

Teeth brushed, hair combed, it must be time to go outside!

We did experience some incredible weather this past week so we took advantage of it. The girls love to play with their sidewalk chalk.

Claire drew a spider......

Working on the nature walk in front of their house. Moving tiny little rocks from one place to another.

Studying the rocks and finding special things about many of them.

Not sure why Chloe wanted a picture of the "striped" rock but I quickly granted that request!

Claire is telling me about her artwork with chalk.

Back inside Claire and Chloe spend some time inside their giant exercise ball.

Claire cuddling with Christopher.

Christopher waiting for Mommy to come feed him again.

Aunt Suzie planned a great activity to do with the girls today. They made Valentine cupcakes and had a super time. Here Claire is concentrating on cracking an egg. Only one egg landed on the floor which I thought was quite an achievement for three year old cooks.

The red cake batter made for wonderful licking at every opportunity.

Chloe even got some on her arm that had to be tasted too!

A couple of samples that Aunt Suzie frosted.

Claire and Chloe begin their own decorating projects. They wanted pink and purple in addition to the white frosting.

Mommy and Christopher watch as the girls work on their cupcake creations.

And which would you rather do, frost cupcakes or hold Christopher? Christopher was an easy choice for me.

Frost a little, eat a lot!

Chloe shows her satisfaction in her afternoon of fun. Claire and Chloe also managed to squeeze in some Valentine making using construction paper and lots of stickers. Hopefully they even had time for a little nap after Aunt Suzie, Papa, and I left.

The text has a mind of its own on this posting. For some reason certain parts of it want to be "center justified" rather than to the left margin. Oh well, guess you can still read it.....Happy Valentine's Day to you!