Audrey's Birthday/Valentine's Day

There was much excitement and many sugar-laden treats for both Audrey and Kate today. Audrey, as the birthday girl, was feted at both home and school, and she and Kate both enjoyed Valentine's Day festivities.

In the morning, Audrey opened a few birthday presents, and both girls opened Valentine's Day gifts containing matching dresses, which they both later wore to school. For breakfast they had a sin dawg and scrambled eggs.

Both girls handed out Valentines at school and received Valentines from their school friends in return. Audrey got to wear a birthday crown all day, and the principal paid a special visit to her classroom to give her a birthday card. Mama volunteered in Audrey's classroom in the morning, then stayed for lunch (Audrey "bought" lunch -- pizza -- for Mama with her meal card) and recess before heading to work. Then Dada came to school at the end of the day to hang out with Audrey for the class Valentine's Day party. Audrey decorated and ate a cookie, and looked through the Valentines she had received. On the way home from school, she picked up a birthday gift from her friends Charlie and Finley.

Dada and Audrey then went to pick up Kate, after which the girls opened some Valentine's cards from Honey and Honey Grandpa and a Cinnabon gift box from Grandpa Dave, which had arrived on their doorstep during the day. Then the girls went to pick up Mama from work and go out for Audrey's birthday dinner. She picked a Vietnamese restaurant that's a family favorite, and which the girls call "the chicken noodle soup place." After the family arrived back home, Audrey opened a few more presents and (with Kate) enjoyed one more treat, a chocolate "love bug" from Moonstruck Chocolate (in lieu of a birthday cake).