First up: Valentines Day.
The kids awoke to just a little bucket of love, filled with a flower planting kit, bubbles, toys and of course what every woman needs to feel loved... CHOCOLATE! (Note: not all items included in each bucket...except for the CHOCOLATE of course!) The kids were pretty surprised and of course the next question that came was,
" I wonder who brought the buckets for us?"
A valid question from a 7 year old who has it all figured out, from Santa to the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. So who does that leave for Valentines? Cupid? No, I get the credit for this one! Gotta love that!
Zack was the lucky winner of the bubbles, along with a new bouncy ball, which he was clearly happy about.
And that left the flowers to the girls.
Brylee went straight for the CHOCOLATE. Thats my girl. She also got a frog and some Valentine socks.
Her first experience with bubbles, not quite sure what to think yet...especially when they pop in her face!
After the goodies came some pink heart pancakes, or at least an attempt at hearts. Guess which one they all wanted. It of course turned into an argument which wasnt making me feel so much love. We'll re-think the strategy on that one next year.
Still happy to have the finished product, even if they were a little lop sided!Eat your heart out!
Following breakfast included another round of bubbles. Ryan continued his attempt to warm Brylee up to them.
It worked!
Next up: Daddy Daughter Dance.
This is the second year Madi and Katelin were able to go to their school sponsored dance. Alissa of course, was upset again, but next year she will get to join in. Wont that be fun for Ryan to get to take all three of them!?
Off they go!
They were just as excited as last year, but what Katelin really had her eye on...was a prize! They came so close last time to winning the dance contest, that this year, she was not going to walk away empty...winned? They actually didnt get a prize, but the title is enough to be proud of.
Following breakfast included another round of bubbles. Ryan continued his attempt to warm Brylee up to them.
It worked!
Finally, we got to enjoy the highlight of the day, my favorite...grocery shopping! Not really, but it couldnt be that bad when it ended with a purchase of not one, but two boxes of CHOCOLATES. Why? They were on sale of course, 1/2 price. Why get one when you could have two for the normal price? I'll let you guess how long it took me to ingest the 2 boxes.
Next up: Daddy Daughter Dance.
This is the second year Madi and Katelin were able to go to their school sponsored dance. Alissa of course, was upset again, but next year she will get to join in. Wont that be fun for Ryan to get to take all three of them!?
Off they go!
They were just as excited as last year, but what Katelin really had her eye on...was a prize! They came so close last time to winning the dance contest, that this year, she was not going to walk away empty...winned? They actually didnt get a prize, but the title is enough to be proud of.Raise the roof...
and boogie woogie!
But no dancing win this time.
and boogie woogie!
But no dancing win this time. Ryan was down to his last option at pleasing his daughter...the hoola hooping contest.
The problem here is...Ryan cant actually hoola hoop. (Notice how its around his neck?) So instead of winning it the traditional way, he decided to be...creative.
The problem here is...Ryan cant actually hoola hoop. (Notice how its around his neck?) So instead of winning it the traditional way, he decided to be...creative.How about letting the hoop hoola you? Run around...and around...and around! Are you picturing this?
Or you can always do it around your arm...
or leg.
Needless to say, after many different forms of hoola hooping...except for the correct way of course, Ryan actually won the contest! Leave it up to a group of young screaming (and chanting) girls! Ryan actually felt bad for the Dads who were actually doing it correctly and didnt get any support. But I think he liked the 2 minutes of fame. And Katelins prize? One sweaty Dad! Enough to make a daughter proud!
Or you can always do it around your arm...
or leg.
Needless to say, after many different forms of hoola hooping...except for the correct way of course, Ryan actually won the contest! Leave it up to a group of young screaming (and chanting) girls! Ryan actually felt bad for the Dads who were actually doing it correctly and didnt get any support. But I think he liked the 2 minutes of fame. And Katelins prize? One sweaty Dad! Enough to make a daughter proud! 
5 comments:
Oh, my goodness!! That is like a dream Valentine's Day for any kid--I think my parents thought it was just for them, but I like your idea better! Love it--and you even get to claim it! That's cute that Ryan was going nuts for them, and I'm sure they loved it! Too cute!
SO cute. I love what you did for Valentine's Day. We just skipped it. I guess I should work on that so that I have sons that make good husbands.
Your girls look super happy to have a date with dad. Fun! I remember spending time with my dad and thinking I was the coolest girl in the world.
Way to go Ryan on kicking some can with the hula hoop. Who says that just because you can't do it doesn't mean you won't win the game?
That hula hooping deserved to win. He threw himself under the bus for that win. Can you even imagine doing that in front of people? Oh mercy! Hilarious! Thank goodness someone was taking pictures so that you could enjoy the moment too.
I agree with Julie- he deserved to win! That is awesome that he did that. And- in response to your comment on my blog- I think your pancakes are great. You are too hard on yourself. You are an awesome mom and do cute things too!
I cheat anyway. I use cookie cutters. I grease up the cookie cutter and then pour the pancake batter into it and use a clothespin to pick it back up to flip them. You can do that with any cookie cutter for any themed pancakes.
Ryan is an amazing dad! I am so proud of him! <3
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