Potty Pal

Today we attended the Maus dudes Valentine's Day party. I was a little worried about going because Alex as still coughing, and I wasn't sure how other parents would feel even though I was pretty sure he was no longer contagious. It was a blast. We made a craft. Alex found it just as much fun to lick the paint off his hand as he did making hand prints! He looked pretty adorable with a blue 'stache! We also decorated cookies. Thankfully, Crystal is nice an layed back because Alex managed to get red and pink frosting everywhere. During the party, Nolan needed to use the potty. Of course, there are two potties side by side. Alex took it upon himself to sit on the other potty and keep Nolan company. It was pretty funny. I guess we will be getting Alex a potty tomorrow!!

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Poor little Alex has been sick since last Thursday. He started coughing in the middle of the night and continued to get worse that Friday. Due to his illness, he was unable to attend his friend's 2nd birthday party. I attended for him! I did come back with goodies for him which he was excited about.

Saturday night Paul hosted a Stout party. I guess it is stout month?? He had several of his brew club companions over and few others who enjoy that style of beer. I was amazed at how fast men can inhale meats! I've been informed that this will now be a yearly event. Next year I'll make sure to buy a couple pounds of summer sausage and cheese.

Sunday marked a milestone birthday for Paul. He turned 30! It was a quiet day. Every year I make him a surprise dessert. It usually involves his favorite thing....peanut butter. I slaved away all day and ended up with an ok dessert. Paul got a hand-crank ice cream maker for his birthday, so we also had that.

Thankfully Alex is sounding better today. He's never seemed run down and has been a good eater through this entire time. Since he is on the mend we will be able to attend his first Valentine's Day Party tomorrow. His twin friends are hosting. It sounds like a lot of fun.
I 'll post on the event tomorrow.

What stinks???

I had the honor of waking up to the nasty-ist smelling dog toot ever! I was in a bit of a sleepy haze trying to figure our where the stink was coming from, only to realize that I was cuddling with Gracie's tush which was the culprit of the stink! You kind of wonder if that's going to set the tone for day. Lucky things have been looking up since! :)

We had gymnastics yesterday which wasn't our best day. Alex spit-up on one of the pieces of equipment, and I knocked another father in the head. Unfortunately, it wasn't the father I would have chosen. I feel sorry for this poor kid named Miles. All of the children are 3 and under so you can't expect miracles...but this father is annoying. Apparently, Miles can't pick out the color pink fast enough, and his ta-da's aren't big enough, and Miles doesn't jump to his father's commands fast enough...aagghh. He's a toddler for goodness sake! It's not like we are training our children for the Olympics! This isn't China!

Paul's 30th birthday is quickly approaching. We aren't doing anything special. He has brewed 4 different styles of stout and is having some beer buddies over to help him drink it. I've had the privilege of sampling them. They taste like beer! :) Although I must admit that I did pick up the mild coconut flavor in one of them. Of course, I'm making him a mystery dessert....currently, it's a mystery to me too....I better come up with something quickly.