The Answer + Other Things

Thanks for all the great guesses as to what yesterday's picture is. 2 people got it right: Beth + Allison! It is the inside of an orange peel. I've been busy lately, which has been a nice change from November + December (except for Christmas) when I was inside all the time. I've been getting out more with Kiera and seeing friends which has been a lot of fun. Jared started another class and we also joined a cell group.

We had fun spending the day together on Valentine's Day, although we didn't make a big deal out of it. I personally don't really like being told "you should celebrate your love on this specific day" and then it can become a competition to see who's husband is more romantic. I have no problem with those couples who want to do something special on that day, but I would rather Jared do romantic things for me because he wants to instead of because he's supposed to on Feb. 14th, although I suppose it gives couples a reason to do something fun + romantic together. Since we just went to Florida and then So You Think You Can Dance, we spent the day at home. Jared made waffles and we had them with butterscotch sundae ice cream on top (SO YUMMY)! We enjoyed a quiet afternoon together while Kiera napped and then in the evening we had my parents over + a friend of Jared's over and we all played Bohnanza together which was quite fun.

Kiera is now transitioning to 18-month size clothes, although just the shirts. The 18-month size pants are too long for her and the 12-month size pants are becoming too short. Can't they make something in between? This is my most recent picture of her that I took yesterday morning wearing this pink shirt for the first time. Isn't it pretty? I'm quite surprised she didn't try to pull the bow off!


















She added a couple of new words to her vocabulary this week: "Brush" (referring to her toothbrush when she sees it) and this morning she said, "Soos" when I was putting her shoes on her. I love it! Yesterday, she had a 5 1/2-hour nap and then slept 13 hours straight last night. I don't know why, but I wasn't complaining! She's been pretty happy these days and I'm having an easier time with her lately than in the past 15 months which is something I got prayer for while we were on the retreat. Thank you, Lord!