Valentine's Day

This Valentine's Day was really fun. Usually the only way Kaleb and I celebrate this "holiday" is by going out to dinner, just because it gives us a credible excuse. We don't really want to get into the idea that Valentine's Day is the only time of the year you do special things for your loved ones, instead we tend to think that regular days of the year are even more special to surprise each other with gifts, cards, or whatever. However, Kaleb just had to go and get his girls a treat, so after he got done with his night shift, he went and bought donuts. As you can see, Nevaeh completely enjoyed that V-Day surprise! "It's nummy!" she repeated over and over. Taylor is missing in these pictures because, unfortunately for her, she can't enjoy the sweets yet!

Yummy donuts....can you guess which ones immediately caught Nevaeh's eye???

This year for Valentine's Day, my dad bought my mom one of those Edible Arrangements, a bouquet made out of chocolate-covered and regular fruit. On her lunch break, my mom brought over a chocolate-covered strawberry and apple for Nevie-girl. She enjoyed them both...

These got a "It's nummy!" too!

In other news, we've been pretty sick here at the Gibbs' house. Kaleb's been feeling a little under the weather, and Taylor has recovered from her cold, but poor Nevaeh has been sick for quite awhile. We've missed church three weeks in a row due to her cough and runny nose. Finally, last week I took her to the doctor, and since she still wasn't any better by the end of the week, the dr agreed to prescribe her some antibiotics. This is the first time she's taken anything like that, so I was kind of nervous. I just want her to feel better! And really, snot and persistent coughing really brings out the worst in me. It's disgusting, and if I don't check her face every few minutes, it's all over the place. Ew, so gross. Thankfully, she hasn't been super cranky or anything, just even more mellow than she usually is, and a lot more dramatic and emotional (which is saying a lot, because if you've spent any time with her you know how much of a drama queen she can be!). Pray that she gets better soon! We've been cooped up for too long!

My thesis is coming along pretty well now, I have about 30 pages, single-spaced....so I'm making noticable progress. It is a lot more difficult than I imagined, but I know the sense of accomplishment will be great once I have finished. I owe my family so much for their help with the girls, giving me some time here and there to work on it. Ally even comes over after school to play with them for awhile. Nevaeh just loves her boyfriend, Matt, who sometimes comes over with Ally and plays with her. Also, his family raises the pigeons that fly home, and he brought some over and took one out of the crate and let Nevaeh pet it....obviously that puts him high on her "Favorite People" list.

Taylor is sitting up by herself now, and goo-goo, gaa-gaa-ing a lot more. It is adorable! She has so much fun observing her big sis running around, playing with toys, and looking at books. I'm definitely raising some readers!

Love to you all!

Oh, and since I gave you an update on everyone but Kaleb, I will just say that he's about the same...work and being a great daddy.