Happy Valentine's Day!

The kids were both so excited for Valentine's Day today. They prepared their Valentines yesterday afternoon.
Kailani did jump rope for heart today. The school was trying to raise money for the American Heart Association. Unfortunately, she forgot to turn her donation in. Luckily, we can turn it in tomorrow morning. I donated enough so she could get a t-shirt.
Both kids had parties at school where they exchanged Valentines. They were excited to get gifts from us too:)

Chef Zachy

I had off today, so Zachy and I spent the day together. We didn't do much but hang around the house, but he enjoyed having all the toys to himself. He played with the grill and play food for a long time.Tonight Kailani picked "Franklin Goes to the Hospital" to read before bed. Now she doesn't want to have surgery:)

Phone Booth Fun

We've had a pretty mellow weekend. On Saturday, we went to Lowe's for the Build and Grow project. The kids each made a Valentine box. They really enjoy doing the projects. We took the dogs to the vet. She commented on what an animal family we are (we had just been there with the three cats last weekend). It just happens to work out that all five animals need check-ups and shots at the same time:) We've hit our limit on pets. Holiday completes our pet family. She was very sick last weekend and the vet was happy to see her doing so well this weekend; and so are we!
Saturday night I went to Bingo on base with a few of the military moms. I had a good time, although I didn't win anything. Each game is worth $200 and one of the girls did win.
Today it rained in the morning, so we just hung around the house. Zachary took a late nap, so Kailani and I headed out for dinner at The Blind Lady Ale House. We met up with a bunch of people from work. Kelly was celebrating her 30th birthday. One of the girls I work with also has a 5-year old and when I told her I was bringing Kailani, she decided to bring her daughter, Kaia. The two of them sat next to each other and colored. They didn't say much to each other the whole time. There happened to be an old phone booth in the place and they decided to check it out. That was it! After that, they were the best of friends. We'll have to get them together again sometime soon.

Move my Tonsils?

This morning Kailani had the pre-op appointment for her upcoming surgery. We met with the doctor and he explained what we could expect on the day of her surgery. On the way to the hospital, Kailani asked if her tonsils were in the wrong place. When I asked her why, she asked, "then why are they going to move them?" She's so cute. I then explained to her that the doctor was not going to move them, he was going to remove them. She'll go back to see the anesthesiologist next week and her surgery is scheduled for February 23. I hope we made the right choice. I think I am more nervous than she is!
Kailani and Zachary are so excited about the new blankets they received in the mail today. Thanks Nana!

The Star-Spangled Banner

Tonight we read The Story of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Kailani wanted to sing the song, so she and I sang it together. Afterwards, she said, "Mom, every time I sing that song I get little bumps all over my arms." So cute!

Cookie Sales

We thought we'd take advantage of a beautiful day and head to Balboa Park with a wagon full of Girl Scout cookies. Unfortunately, many other Girl Scouts had the same idea. We sold a few boxes, but I think we enjoyed walking around the park more. After Balboa Park, we headed to Liberty Station for some Coldstone. We walked around the NTC housing a few blocks and sold a few more cookies before heading home. So far Kailani has sold about 56 boxes of cookies. Her goal is 115 to get the t-shirt. We can do it!

Kailani's First Lost Tooth

Tonight Kailani lost her first tooth! She is so excited for the Tooth Fairy to come. **Update: The Tooth Fairy left Kailani 2 gold $1 coins. She decided to share with her brother since there were 2!