Today was definitely one for the books! This year on v-day, James and I celebrated with the kiddos. It was hands down, one of the best Valentine's Day I have ever had. No gifts, no fancy dinner, just family and lots of fun!
We started the day off by Jenna waking us up because she saw 2 gifts in the living room with her name and Jake's name and woke us up so she could open her's. She is our early bird...goes to bed early, wakes up early!
Next, we went to watch Paul Blart: Mall Cop. What a funny movie! I was very pleased because it was pretty kid friendly and Jacob loved it. Jenna too, but she did get a little antsy! We all got popcorn and coke...don't tell my trainer :). The kids (and James) were all on their best behavior and the day went so smooth!
After the movie we went to Johnny Rockets. It is not my fave place to go, but it is loud, which means Jacob and Jenna can be loud! We just hung out and enjoyed the music. Jacob and Jenna were so surprised that I knew most of the songs they played, but I am a little old school! I remember my Mema and Mom listening to Diana Ross, Marvin Gay, Chubby Checkers, and the list could go on for days!!!!
After lunch we went home for a little bit to clean house and rest up for the final "event" of our v-day. We ended our day at our gym - Legends! So, so, so much fun up there tonight. It was pretty dead, so we had the turf field pretty much to ourselves. Jacob, James and I played catch for about an hour. Grounders, pop-ups and any other game you can make up with a ball and glove. Jenna put balls on a tee and hit baseballs for a while. She always kinda just does her own thing! She did shag balls for us when someone would make a lousy throw though!
After an hour or so, we bought good 'ole Gatorade and took a 10 minute break before we headed to the other side of the gym to the batting cages. Proud to say, "Yep, I've still got it!" Just joking! But really, I LOVE going to the batting cages. I tried my hand at baseball and softball. Softball was a breeze, but a baseball coming at me 65mph is a little (o.k., a lot!) un-nerving! I must say, I couldn't hack it...I bolted out of there and made James finish my round. Give me a big round softball and I am in my "element"! James is a show-off though. He goes into the very fast b-ball cage which is like 70mph and he walks out saying, "Man, that was too easy." So I say, "Yeah well, well... try the softball one, betcha can't hit those!!!" Yep, he can.
Jacob and Jenna had fun too! Jacob does pretty good and Jenna, well, atleast she tries! She is so funny! She is not scared of anything!!! She puts the helmet on, walks in the cage, and starts swinging away. She made contact a few times, which was fun to watch. I really hope one day she decides that she wants to play softball!
I wish I had the camera with me to take some picts, but oh well. We finished off the night by stopping in at my Mom and Dad's and got to visit with Chloe for a little bit.
Today I felt so blessed and thankful for my family. So many times it is easy to get caught up in the routine of life and not enjoy your blessings, but I am so happy that today was not one of those days! James, Jacob and Jenna are wonderful blessings from the Lord and I love each one of them so much! If they weren't asleep right now, I'd give them a big bear hug! Hope you all had a great day and felt the love!
.JPG)
