While the cat's away, the mice will play!!!! Days 3 and 4

I know you all just couldn't WAIT to read about what we did!!!! LOL!

WEDNESDAY

That morning, we were invited to a brunch for one of the girls in the ward. It was her birthday so a bunch of mommies got together and chatted it up while the kids ran rampant and got every toy out imaginable! Good times! :)

After we left, we ran some more errands. First stop was Old Navy. Me and Old Navy are like *this!* I love shopping there for myself and my kids, even more so when they have AWESOME clearance sales and baby & kid sales, which is going on right now. Who can pass up deals at 40% off?!??!? Not me! ;) Then it was on to Target for some boring essentials- body wash, aluminum foil, batteries, blah, blah, blah. I love Target too! If I'm not careful, I could spend hundreds of $$$$ every time I step into that store!!!! I told Matt that if we had a dollar for every time I stepped foot into Old Navy or Target, we'd be rich!!! Haha!

Back home now. Gavin goes down for his nap, twinners playing quietly, mom on the computer. Blake hurts his bum and needs some consoling, so he hops up onto my lap. Five minutes later, he's sleeping, so I lay him down on the couch.

While the boys were doing THIS

and THIS,

Brooklyn and I did THIS.

She wanted to play with ALL the Memory cards. We normally just do half at a time to make it a little easier. So we did! She's an excellent Memory game player!

Becky (my sis) called while we were playing our game and invited us to come over and hang out for a bit, so we headed over there for dinner and to let the kids play. That brought us to about 7:30pm when we headed back for home for baths, etc., etc., etc. I warned Brooklyn and Blake that they needed to be good and stay in bed if they wanted some fun surprises the next morning. They did really well, but Gav-meister was up to his usual crib-climbing antics again. I had him come lay down on the couch and watch American Idol with me until the other two fell asleep, then I deposited him in his crib where he stayed, thank goodness!

For some reason, I didn't get to bed until after midnight!!!! I just get on these little tidying up stints and I had to load the dishwasher and get everything arranged for the next morning. By the way, I sleep horribly while Matt is away (did I already say that in my last entry?). I wake up several times a night, convinced that someone is in the house and that if I open my eyes, I'm going to see someone standing over me with a knife or something. Silly, I know, but I can't help it!!!! I had to make sure to be extra diligent with my bedtime prayers when my man isn't home to save me from my outlandish, irrational fears! I know Heavenly Father is listening because I was able to sleep more peacefully the last two nights.

THURSDAY

VALENTINES DAY!!!!

I really enjoy celebrating holidays with my children. So my "preparations" last night included hanging up these homemade, construction paper conversation hearts throughout the living areas of our apartment. Of course the kids were THRILLED when they woke up and found that our walls had been heart attacked! :) Also, waiting for them at the table was a little V-day gift. Spoiled, I know! ;)

Breakfast was pink, heart-shaped pancakes. Yum!

We all hurried up and got dressed and headed out for two hours of bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy, fun, fun, fun, fun, FUN at BOUNCE U! There were only three other kids there, so we were able to play to our hearts' content! My kids love these places! If they offered season passes, we'd be the first to sign up!When we returned home, it was lunchtime so I got that all prepared and of course, the kids were thrilled to see their plates! I swear, making meals into fun shapes, faces, whatever, dramatically improves the chances that their plates will be 100% clean when all is said and done!!! My kids ATE this up (pun intended) - heart shaped PB&J for the boys, ham & cheese for Brooklyn, heart shaped sugar-free strawberry banana jello and a handful of grapes.

It was apparent that Gavin was worn out from his morning of sliding, climbing and bouncing, so he went down for his nap, again, without a peep! Brooklyn, Blake and I had an afternoon filled with Valentine's fun.

We made Valentine cards for loved ones,And these little yummy treats, which are now all gone!

Then, we turn on a movie for quiet time (Brother Bear 2, so cute!) and I sit down for a sec at the computer and there is a knock at the door. Hmmmmm..... who could it be??? I look out the peephole and see some flowers. Awhhhhhh, how sweet! Matt had flowers delivered for Valentine's Day!!!! So I open the door and this delivery man looks awfully familiar..............

LOOK WHO'S HOME!!!!!!! Sneaky little devil! I guess they were able to leave earlier than expected and he wanted to surprise me! Mmmmmm! :)
So, I know you are all a little disappointed that the saga is over. I'm happy to say that we're all alive and well and my sanity is still intact! I'm glad that I don't have to face another night of dinnertime and the bedtime routine without my honey! He's been an especially good helper lately. I missed Matt so much and am glad that he's back home! We're not doing anything special tonight for V-day, but we have a date scheduled for this weekend! I can't wait!