Valentine's Day

Lily was all excited to bring her valentines to school on Tuesday.  She got dressed up her in Valentine outfit that I bought her last year and Danielle wore her cozy heart outfit that she wears on cold mornings when we take Lily to school.  They were very festive.

While Lily was at school, I had to bring Danielle back to the doctor's office.  She had a fever and cold last week that seemed to disappear over the weekend, but came back worse on Monday night.  Turns out she has an ear infection and the eye infection she has last week was probably all part of the same cold.  So more antibiotics for my sweet baby.  She handles the cold pretty well -- a little more fussy at night, but pretty much still the same happy baby.  But the antibiotics are harsh on her tummy and I am constantly changing dirty diapers.  The poor thing has the worst diaper rash that we are trying so hard to get under control, but it is difficult when she just keeps going.  That has been the worst part.   Hopefully this is the last cold for awhile.  She has already had too many!! 

Once Lily got home she got to open all the valentines from her classmates.

She got a book from her teachers . . .

 . . . pretzels from herself . . .

. . . and lots of fun treats from her friends.

In the evening when Daddy came home he gave the girls their traditional Valentine's Day teddy bear.  This is Lily's 6th bear and Dani's first.  It is such a cute tradition he started with Lily and this is the first year she actually was very excited and looking forward to getting her teddy bear from daddy!

Danielle just liked to eat the ribbon on her bear.

I also bought the girls a few things -- Lily got a new game, a cookie and a Strawberry Shortcake doll.  Danielle got a new teether and a teething blanket.  Chip and I agreed not to buy each other anything and for the first time, he listened.