So, I'm going to do my best to keep this summary of our great Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as short and sweet as possible. But, those of you who know me -- no promises. :)
Friday morning we had a visit planned with some special friends. Before we headed over to their house, Porter spent some tummy time being entertained by his singing, spinning, light-up Valentine bear. Thanks, YaYa!
Mesmerized!
We were so excited to spend time with Jory, Nell, and this beautiful new addition to their family:
Meet Reed. Isn't she lovely?
It took Kaiser and Nell about an hour to warm up and really start having fun and goofing off with one another. Once they remembered that they were friends, watching them was a hoot. Nell is quite the daredevil and decided to jump off of one of their living room chairs a couple of times.
"Here I go!"
Looking before she leaps.
Kaiser was inspired and decided he'd do the same from her (much smaller) Pottery Barn chair.
Who are we kidding? Our cautious kid didn't even come close to jumping.
Kaiser put up a fight when I had to break the news that it was time for us to go home, but we promised another playdate with the Karthikeyan girls was in the near future. Once we got home, he crashed hard for naptime, which left me some one-on-one time with this adorable kiddo.
Bouncy bouncy.
That evening we welcomed Daddy home, and after dinner, bath, and bedtime for the boys, the parents watched a movie from the Redbox (Cyrus, which wasn't half bad) before putting ourselves to bed.
Saturday we enjoyed a lazy morning. Two of us stayed in our jammies for most of the day. Daddy and Kaiser spent quite a bit of time in the basement. At one point, our boy came upstairs and informed me that he was getting his guitar to go play music. I followed him back downstairs and watched he and Daddy have a jam session.
(In case you didn't know, this is the way a real rockstar holds his guitar.)
By the time I could get them both in the frame, Daddy was a solo act.
Meanwhile, Porter did some more exersaucin'.
He also admired himself in the mirror for a while.
The basement dwellers eventually brought their party upstairs. We put our Music Together CD in and played Partridge Family.
Porter's a natural on the tambourine.
This Mr. Tambourine Man likes to play his instrument against his leg, but lost it for the picture.
That evening our friends the Lunardinis invited us to their house. Brett sees Dave at work on a fairly regular basis, but I haven't hung out with him and Jess since before Porter was born. We were all excited to spend some time with them again.
Ready to meet new friends!
Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures while we were over there. You'll have to take my word for it that we had a wonderful time. Porter loved snuggling with Jess, and Kaiser handed out smiley face stickers and fended off two black labs trying to steal his dinner. The boys went down to sleep beautifully and let us enjoy a delicious steak dinner and several rounds of the game Apples to Apples. So fun to reconnect with our friends!
Sunday morning our family went to church. Before we left, I asked my color-coordinated Valentines to pose for a couple of pictures.
At first Kaiser refused, so I just snapped Daddy and the babe.
Porter's like, "Dude, just cooperate and take the picture already."
Hot hubby and his "mini-me"s.
Reading I Stink.
One of his favorites. He knows it by heart.
Are you surprised that this was one of Porter's pre-naptime activities?
Cuteness close-up.
That evening after dinner, we all busted out the Legos and got to buildin'.
Working on a dump truck.
A semi-interested Porter watches on.
Convinced him to clean up so he could bathe with Baby Brother.
Another tub togetherness moment.
The rest of Brett's and my night can be summed up with these pictures:
Yes, my better half knows my love language. He had run out during the boys' nap to do some research work at the hospital, and what do you know? He just happened to stop at the Milkshake Factory to pick up my current favorite, coconut bark. Mark was there and hooked him up with another box of deliciousness, too. Happy Valentine's Day to me! We I was a complete glutton and ate way too much of this stuff while we caught up on some of our TV shows on Hulu and periodically checked in on the Grammys. Perfect end to a weekend with the three men I love most in the world!
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