Goodbye February, Hello March! (part 1)

Valentine's hat

Our February was busy and went by in a flash. 

After a first weekend full of birthday parties, our next highlight was Valentine’s Day. We made heart cookies with Mom the day before and Valentine’s Day morning we kicked off a daylong present opening extravaganza. Mom and Dad and all our grandparents sent us fantastic gifts. Mom said it was like Christmas morning, but all day long.

School was its own celebration. Hazel and I both had big, exciting parties with our classmates. 

A clown visited my class and we made Valentine’s hats. My teacher brought cupcakes. We each decorated a Valentine’s bag, which were then filled with Valentine’s from all our friends. I had such a blast and was so excited to go home and play with my new toys, I flew out of school like a cannonball out of a cannon when Mom picked me up. I crashed into her with a big hug and ran into the house. 

Hazel also had a big party. Her class all ate lunch together, and she also had a Valentine’s bag full of cards and treats from her buddies. She made an awesome Valentine for Dad and Mom with beans and a photo her teacher took of her at school.

Turner, who is babbling a lot more lately, spent the day at school too. His class didn’t have a party but he also made a Valentine for Mom and Dad, with an imprint of  one of his cute little hands and feet.  

We spent the afternoon playing with our new toys, then had a nice dinner at Fuddruckers. I can’t wait for next Valentine’s Day to roll around.

Mitch @ the McKenna

Our next fun February event was Dad’s birthday. We kicked the day off by singing to him. We gave him some nice homemade cards, and helped him with his gifts. He had to go to work, so during the day, we helped Mom make an ice cream cake and helped eat it when Dad came home.  Then, just after we went to bed, our babysitter Claire came over so Dad and Mom could go out. We were supposed to be in bed, but Hazel and I popped out to say hello. We were too excited to see her to sleep.

The next day was a really rainy day and we went to the McKenna Children's Museum in San Marcos. It was a blast! They had a pretend city, a great art room, a grocery store, a hospital and ambulance, and a fish tank with real alligators, turtles and fish. Turner liked crawling around the baby area. After spending the morning there, we headed home and had a nice lunch together at Taco Cabana.

For more on February, check our blog tomorrow!