Death of a Onesie...

Happy Valentine's day!  Grayson woke up and peed out of his diaper onto Monica while she was feeding him, so he got to get in his church clothes nice and early.  He took his morning nap and woke up with 3 minutes to go until church, and when I lifted him up he left poop behind...  He really wanted to make sure we were even late to virtual church...  Here's a picture of his onesie... yuck.  This was a two person job for sure.  I held him in the air over the changing mat while Monica got him cleaned up.  What a Valentine's day treat!

Last week Brooke was reading a book to Grayson.  We have a book called "Jesus was Just Like Me."  It talks about things that kids do, and that Jesus also did in his life.  While Brooke was "reading" it to Grayson, she made up the following page "Jesus always came out of his swaddle and slept terribly too, Jesus was just like me."  Classic!

Grayson has "outgrown" laying down.  He doesn't really like the play mat, being on the changing mat beyond a diaper change, and other forms of being laid down entertainment.  He's all about the sitting.  Anyway, he also really likes to be in carriers right now too.

Monday night to Tuesday morning we all wore our elf pajamas again.  Here are the girls the next morning right after getting up.  I don't remember if there is a real story to this picture, but they look cute.

Brooke's second tooth came out!  She was hoping for it to come out on Monday in the car while heading to dance class, but she had to wait an extra few days this time.  She was very excited, and is now missing both front teeth on the bottom.

This year is the 25th anniversary of Pokemon releasing.  As such there's a Pokemon thing happening at McDonalds, so I took both the kids out for a date this past week.  I took Brooke out for dinner on Thursday night.  We had a picnic in the back of the van because it was really cold outside, but it was a lot of fun!  We got some Pokemon cards and deck boxes in our Happy Meals!

Also, that night while Monica was getting Grayson ready for bed he laughed for the first time!

The girls love to lay with and play with Grayson.  He loves it too!  Here's Brooke in the morning helping him stay happy while I got breakfast ready.  Grayson will tolerate the playmat if someone else is there to play with him.  Brooke was willing to take up that job until he pulled her hair.

Saturday I took Winry out for a lunch date!  We also went to McDonalds to celebrate Pokemon, and we got sticker sheets!  Winry had a lot of fun putting the stickers on, and I saved mine to give to Brooke when we got home!  Winry and I did have to try 2 McDonalds because the first one we went to was all out of toys.  I don't know if you've seen anything about this, but people are going to McDonalds and buying 100+ kids meals so they can resell the Pokemon cards online... sigh...  Fortunately the ones in Parker were both fine, so it seems to be more tame close to home.

I went for a run after Winry and I got back from our date.  I waited until the afternoon so I could run in the balmy 5 degree weather.  I got a little frosty while I was out, and sometimes when I blinked I could feel my eyes stick shut a little bit.  I'm glad my eyes never froze shut!

Last night Monica planned our date night, which was a Valentines spa.  Here she is, taking advantage of my cucumber blinds...

This morning, before the blowout, we were trying to get the girls ready for church.  We asked Winry to get dressed and she said she couldn't because she had a baby in her tummy.  Looks rough...

Before Grayson headed down for the infamous nap we swapped gifts for secret valentines, and he did a great job unwrapping his present!  Everyone got a perfect gift, including me who got a picture of shipping information!  Monica got me an air fryer, specifically to make donuts, so look forward to that next week.  SO MANY DONUTS (I hope)!!!

The girls were really good for the sacrament call today, but boy was primary with Monica's family rough.  Brooke is a good listener, but Winry spent some time playing on the floor with Grayson before wearing Monica's slippers around the house, and then putting them on her hands and running around the house.  She also took a moment to show everyone on the call...  Fortunately the camera is way back on the laptop we use, so the actual distractions were minimal.

Other than being a bit cold, things are going great here!  It sounds like it's cold in many places, so wherever you are, stay warm!  Have a great week!