What we're up to

This is a picture Lexi drew a week or so ago. This is the first time you can actually tell what she's drawing. A friend of hers had a girls-only Valentine's party last week. Lexi is posing for the picture (she thinks she's hilarious!) At the party they all got hair bows and a Valentine's shirt. I've been testing Lexi to see if she still needs a nap. The first day I left her throwing a tantrum in the kitchen to change Kaytlin's messy diaper. When I got back she was dead asleep on the kitchen floor! So I'm thinking she still needs a nap and I'm down with that.

Kaytlin had a good week. Her 5th tooth came in, and she learned how to say "Uh-oh" (her first word) and "Hi," and sign "food" and "hat." I'm hoping that Lexi will want to sign more now that her sister is starting to pick it up.

I finished typing up one of my Grandma's journals. Five years ago I borrowed her journals from my aunts so I could type them up. I had two done and then the computer crashed. As of yesterday I now have one journal typed. It was a fun thing to do since I don't have any memories of her and I've always felt drawn to her for some reason. I've got more work to do still, but maybe someday it will all come together so the other relatives can get to know her too. She was an amazing woman.

John continues to work hard on the remodel. He leaves when the girls and I get up and comes home right around their bedtime. Tonight it's a later night, 11pm and he's still working. Thank goodness we have a dance class tomorrow night. Having a date night really is a must!

We went on a walk in the historic red district with our new stroller (thanks for the recommendation Marissa!) And below is a random picture of the view from Safeway's parking lot (yeah, it's better than our view).