Weekly Wrap-up

Last week was a busy one with all of the Valentine's happenings- especially the weekend! Everyone remained healthy so the kids begged to finally have friends over, which we did every day! I was definitely in need of a break after having extra kids in the house all week. Luckily, we did the V-day date night swap with Tongs so they could go out on Thursday night and we were able to go out on Friday night. Trading is the best! Our kids absolutely love being together and it's so nice to be able to get a night out alone-even if all we did was eat at the Bombay House (yummy Indian food!!) and then go shopping-at least the shopping was calm and uninterrupted by kids on the run!
I don't know if I've mentioned this before but Skylar is in love!! Absolutely, without a doubt, in love. This is not a shock to us. She's been in love with Donovan Tong since birth practically. They are both convinced that their love will stay strong throughout the years and they will end up married.

The future wedding announcement

They are kind of getting to that awkward stage of life where the opposite sex becomes "icky" so we'll see if they like each other much longer. So, of course, Skylar was really excited about seeing him on Valentine's Day and giving a Valentine to her boyfriend, "Dadoo" (what she used to call him when she was little). I had to laugh at the Valentine that she made for him. It's just too cute!
On Saturday we headed up to the Hanamaikai's house for Kaipo's birthday party. It was a pirate party and my kids were so excited! We had some good food-yummy luau chicken- and a great time! It's always a good time with a house full of Hanamaikais! We promised our kids that we would stop by IKEA on the way back and see if they could get into the playland. By the time they got in they only got to play for 15 minutes but they loved every minute of it. IKEA has become our family's favorite store. Even Kade joins in screaming "IKEA!!!" when we pass it on the freeway!
On Sunday Skylar gave a talk in primary. Her subject was: The scriptures teach me about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and how to return to them. She talked about when Jesus visited the Nephites and told them to be like their little children. She did really well on her talk. Skylar loves to speak in church-something she did not inherit from her mom!
Ben had work off on Monday and we went to yet another party for Dylan's birthday. We went to Chuck E. Cheese where it was crazy busy!! We had a fun time with the Tongs and the Hoens amid the chaos. We were sufficiently worn out by the time we got home and everyone crashed for a long nap. It was a great ending to a busy weekend!