we had a good valentine's day. : ) i don't think we celebrated last year, but this year we decided to get micah a present. last night she picked out a 'dora the explorer' DVD, and today she received a basket with chocolates and jelly beans and cool art supplies, and a play highchair for her babies. it's really cute, and she's been playing with it all day. i had josh keep her busy in the bedroom while i set up her gifts in the living room, then called her in to see them. her face lit up with the sweetest smile, and she said, "happy valentine's day, thank you!" later this evening, she said, "mama, when you give me a cool present, it makes me want to give you a present." what a thoughtful girl. : )

we started out the day by celebrating our friend eli's 3rd birthday at pump it up, jr. in plano. i'd never been there before, and it was a blast! micah wasn't sure about all the ruckus and noise at first, but she warmed up quickly - especially once her friend, isaac, arrived and bounded off to play without a moment's hesitation! rowan dove right in, too; he favored the little ride-on toys in the playroom, but spent time in the bouncehouses too. micah loved the big slides; i so wished i had brought the camera so i could've gotten a picture of her huge smile as she came flying down! in the party room, it was so fun to watch rowan sit at the table and eat pizza and birthday cake with the big kids. : ) as my friend alison and i were saying to each other (her 1-year-old was sitting at the table too), it's incredible that they're toddlers now, and no longer babies. i will always call both micah and rowan my babies, though. : ) we will definitely be going back to pump it up, jr. for their toddler pop-in playtime on thursday mornings. what a fun thing to do with the kids when the weather's not conducive to outdoor play.

this afternoon we just cleaned house and lounged around watching movies. the kiddos took a late nap, so i'm about to get them in the tub now and try to get them settled down for the night...