COSMIC Valentines Day!

Just wanted to write a short note on what the "going ons" were for Valentines Day. It actually started on Friday the 13th. I picked up the kids from school at 3:16 pm. How awkward it was to be the only parent (as far as I could tell) carrying 3 big Valentine balloons, 3 gift bags filled with goodies, and a bouquet of carnations for the little lady. I waited for the bell to ring. Only a few seconds later Sunni came running out of her class with THE biggest smile on her cute little face.

"Is that for me?" she asked (already knowing the answer) I handed her the flowers and asked her to be my Valentine. The wind was really picking up so as I was untangling the balloons from the gift bags Michael came up.

"Holy cow Mom! Do I get one?" Yes, of course I replied.
"This day is AWESOME"...Soon comes Joey taking his time. But I swear as soon as he saw the gifts his speed picked up a little.

"Thanks Mom! Your the BEST"..(My heart was melting)

My response, "Okay let's get in the car it's FREEZING!!"

On the way home I told the kids that "Cupid" left a package for them. When they got home they unwrapped the gifts Eric and I bought for them and the gift from "Cupid" Here's what they got:

Sunni- A Barbie Collector Doll " My Melody" plus a gift set of Barbie clothes
Michael and Joey both got a Nerf Target Blaster with two guns!

And lastly "Cupid" got the kids the game operation.

**Ahhh the festivities did not end there my friends! It has only begun!**

Saturday we started the day off with practice testing for Michael and Joey from 9am-12pm
*Which meant SNUGGLE time for the hubby and I. (and some shopping for odds and ends)

After the pick-up at Noon we headed to the Red Rock for their yummy buffet. We have never had a chance to bring the kids to a buffet and give them a chance to eat WHATEVER they wanted. Michael was brave and tried the Sushi. He loved it so much her went back to get at least 5 more rolls! Joey stuck with pizza and mac n' cheese, and of course Sunni only had Mac n' cheese and mashed potatoes. All three also had an unlimited amount of deserts! Ice Cream, brownies, German chocolate cake. The kids were so full when we left they could hardly walk.

After letting our food settle for a little bit (shopping). We had a date with Texas Lanes. 5:00pm sharp! Cosmic bowling is the bomb! Might just be a bi-weekly tradition in this household! Lights go out, music blasts, everything glows!!! It's awesome. We paid for one round and had to go back for another. Too much fun! Sunni even had a blast rolling the ball. We did nothing but dance and laugh. Shared a mound of chili-cheese fries and a few sodas! Michael actually did very well. He beat Eric 101-103. That's my BOY! I woke up this morning sore but I suppose I used muscles that haven't been used in a while. Sheeesh it must have been at least 7 years since the last time we went bowling!

You would think that the night would end pretty well after that. Nope. I had the WHOLE day planned! After my defeat in bowling. (with bumpers..yea, I'm not a pro) We headed to Caesar's Palace to run around the forum shops. Eventually landing right in front of FAO Schwarz! How could we not go in? Toys, dolls, giant PIANO! This equals fun! Each of the kids had $10.00 to spend on anything they wanted. Joey got a funky doll called Munny. He comes blank so you can make him into any kind of action figure you heart desires. It's made by a company called Kidrobot. You can got to www.kidrobot.com/munny Pretty neat idea for the creative kid in your life. Sunni got some Kitchen Littles (the baking set) www.kitchenlittles.com
perfect for her new collector Barbie. Michael opted to wait until today to get something. He wants some new shirts (like he doesn't already have enough) or a game for one of his many systems.

What did I get you ask? Well number one and wonderful kiss and hug from my darling husband and secondly (This may sound weird to some people) but I got the Collector 1959 first Barbie replica Barbie. I have wanted this Barbie since I was 4 years old. Eric's present is a little delayed. He will be getting the NEW U2 CD and the New Nascar DVD (behind the scenes). I feel bad because I forgot the camera to take pictures of all the events. I promise the next time we go cosmic bowling pictures WILL be taken! (Which should be soon) Let me know about all your V-Day activities! Oh oh we also ordered the families FAVORITE cake. Baskin Robbins Ice cream cake, half chocolate cake half chocolate chip ice cream. (Which is also half my Birthday cake!)

The Valentines activities are not over! After church we have crafts, heart shaped pizzas to make and movie night with popcorn and M&M's (valentine M&M's of course)

I'll write the details tomorrow!

~Traci~