The Reeves Review: February 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Daddy-Daughter Date

I got up with the girls at 7:30 and let Jason sleep for a while. He then took Rylee for a Daddy-Daughter date to lunch at Chick-fil-a, to the gym, and then got drinks at Sonic. I stayed home with Reagan and we both took naps. Rylee is at a point where she really does not want to take a nap, and when she does, she has trouble falling asleep at night. Here's the problem, if she does not take a nap, she falls asleep before supper! I think we are just at a difficult transition time.

Stomach Virus

We went to eat at Scotty P's last night. When we left home, Reagan was fine. After we got there and sat down, she got fussy and said her tummy hurt. She would not eat her food and just sat there. After we were nearly done, she started throwing up. We got her all cleaned up and headed home. Before we got home, she threw up again in the car. Here's a word of advice that I learned during my 18 months of morning sickness...keep a gallon size Ziplock in your car, you never know when you might need it!! We got home and had a really rough night. Jason and I were up with her every 30-45 minutes. Finally, the last time was about 4:30 am and she slept until 7:30 am. She has not thrown up again and we are hoping she is on the mend. Hopefully the rest of us won't get it.

She was really sweet even though she felt bad.

By the afternoon, she was feeling better.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Picnic

Today was such a beautiful day, we decided to have a picnic in the back yard. We ate sandwiches and chips on a blanket and then the girls played on the swingset. I sat on the blanket and read while they played. It was a beautiful day!

Look at the curls!

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Valentine's Day 2009

Rhonda and I enjoyed our Valentine's Day together a day early this year. Originally, she thought that I had arranged for her sister, Laura, to babysit our daughters while the two of us ate supper at a secret location (that was the story that I gave her). In reality, I asked Laura to watch our girls overnight at her house while I took Rhonda out to eat at a new Benihana location in Plano and then surprise her with an overnight stay at a local hotel. I was going to take the girls' items over to Laura's house a day early, back a small bag for Rhonda with and have it in the hotel room before she ever knew anything about the plans. I made the hotel reservations a month in advance, worked out all the details with Laura, made the restaurant reservations, and then "Murphy" started showing up.

First, Rhonda mentioned in passing that she hoped we weren't going to a Japanese restaurant because she wanted something where we have our own table. Great, now I find this out! Then, Laura's daughter got sick a few days ago with the flu, but we were hopeful that she'd be over it in time for our kids to spend the night. Then, Rhonda made plans to go out of town to visit family on the morning that we would be waking up in the hotel! I convinced her to perhaps leave a little later in the day. Finally, the surprise plans came crashing down after I loaded the girls' items in my truck late at night to take to Laura's house the next day when Rhonda went looking for Reagan's sippy cup...in my truck. I was already asleep in bed when Rhonda came in asking why I had sleeping bags, clothes, etc. in my truck. Given all the bumps in the road, I decided to let her in on the plans so that we could communicate everything that was going on. Rhonda was very proud that I went through all this effort (still got brownie points), and now she had something tangible in her mind to look forward to. We had a great supper at Benihanas (the romantic evening made up for the group-sitting arrangement), and had a wonderful stay at the hotel (even hit the hot tub on a chilly evening).

When checking in, I reminded the hotel staff that I requested a room overlooking the pond (rather than the Dallas North Tollway), and the staffer noticed that my room was not where I asked to be. She said, "Let me see what I can do for you," and then updated our keys and said, "See if this room will meet your needs." To our surprise, we were upgraded to a two-room suite (two widescreen plasma TVs, 1 1/2 bath, two doors to enter from within the hallway, a balcony that we didn't even notice until the next morning, etc.). Turns out we both ended up with a surprise after all. It was great! Enjoy some of our photos and a video below.

Happy Valentine's Day, Rhonda (our 12th time as old-married-folks), next year it's your turn to plan ;-)

Nice fountain show at the Shops at Legacy.

We love Japanese food.

The bedroom with TV #1.

Living room.

Living room and TV #2.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

AWANA Party

Rylee's AWANA class had a Valentine's Day party. They asked them to wear red or pink shirts and we all brought valentines for the class and treats for the kids. It was a really fun time. She is really blessed with a wonderful teacher who really cares!