valentines day and beyond...

We have had a fantastic couple of weeks, other than me being really sick, the kids have been a hoot. Last week I was out of it for a couple of days, Marc even had to stay home one day from work so he could take care of the kids.

But Valentine's day was a blast. The night before, Finn made all of his Valentine's for school, Declan even got in on the fun.
He is crawling like mad. We spent this weekend baby proofing the house. We did a major mop and clean and readjusting things. I have forgotten that the toys get everywhere! Finn is great helping pick up after his brother. Today Declan was pushing a chair around and walking with it. He is waving goodbye and tonight finally used the sign for all done (yeah!). He eats like a champion. We have had some issue with soy products and him. I am really sad because I think tofu is a fantastic baby food, and edamame is one of my favorite snacks to have around the house. But his poor belly does not like them at all. Maybe later he will grow out of it.

Finn recently figured out how to use the video aspect of our camera. As soon as I figure out how to download the videos from our new camera, I will post one of his new videos. They are not oscar material, but I find them funny as all hell. He likes to narrate his thoughts and actions.

Last night Marc and I finally had our Valentine's date. We had a fantastic dinner at Ruth Chris' courtesy of a gift certificate from Amy and Josh from Christmas. It was great fun. We never would be able to eat at a place like that nowadays without the use of gift certificates. We started with a few happy hour tidbits and some wonderful cosmos. I actually could not eat another bite by the end of our meal, and I ordered the petite fillet and Marc had something large and rare. I have enver had a piece of meat that literally tasted like butter. Marc really wanted to have dessert there and try their banana cream pie, he has a thing for banana cream pie, but there was no way I could even attempt it.

We met up with our friend Joey from Newport for a wild ride and some serious dirty boy hanging out, and ended the night with Alisha and a cover band. It is great hanging out with our friends and a night without the kids. I got our dessert (and Alisha's breakfast) on the way home via Voodoo Doughnuts. Marc enjoyed waiting in the car while I plowed through the line and because he got to hear Hells Belles at Dantes for a good ten minutes from outside the club. Worthy of a Valentine's day!