Valentines Day/Rain Day

We hope everyone had a very Happy Valentines Day!! We hope you were able to spend it with the ones you love. Ours was a pretty uneventful Valentines Day however, we did get to spend the day together as family so that made it fun. It rained a lot so since Elaina is a big fan of being outside, she would not let us relax until she got out of the house. We backed the cars out of the garage so she could play out there. It was fun for all of us. I have video but they are long and I don't know how to edit them so here are some pics of the day.
She crawled around on the floor chasing this ball - needless to say she was filthy but she had fun so I guess that's all that matters

She had the most fun swinging the tennis ball that hangs from the ceiling that helps me know where to stop when parking in the garage. She could have done that all day

This is her expression as Erik is chasing her.

Erik getting his Valentines Day love...


After playing in the garage, while Elaina napped, I attempted making chocolate covered strawberries for Erik for Valentines Day. I have never made them before (not that it's hard but I usually don't brave very much in the kitchen). However, they turned out pretty tasty if I do say so myself..... Erik enjoyed them. I had left over chocolate and stumbled across some cashews in the pantry. So.....we had some chocolate covered cashews too. Yum!!!

Swingset fun...

For those of you who don't know, our house came equiped with a swing set suitable for a certain 18 month old that you may know. Since the weather was amazing today, we spent some time outside playing on it. Elaina LOVES the slide. This is a clip of her climbing up and sliding down - she has very little fear. It was fun to watch her have fun on it. Can't wait for spring time - I'm sure we'll spend many days playing on it.