This year, the kids made me a pretty (and yummy!) heart shaped Valentines cake. It was a double layer of chocolate cake with cream filling. Natalie especially enjoyed decorating the cake. Tyler just wanted to eat the candy. Valentines Day is one of Natalie’s favorite holidays. She loves the exchange of Valentines cards and candy and the fun craft stuff she gets to do.

On Saturday night, the kids decided to put on a show for David and I. They called it “Dancing with the stars”. They got dressed up in silly outfits and danced around and told some jokes. It was funny watching Tyler basically do anything his sister told him to.

This afternoon I caught Nat knitting while listening to music. She didn’t know I was taping her. You can see her thinking about stuff and moving her body to the music.

For one of her 2nd grade assignments, Nat has to put together a family tree and write & memorize a speech. She also has to bring a special item and talk about it. I captured a video of her practicing her speech today. It’s due in 1 week.

This evening while doing homework, I told Tyler how smart he was. He did a really good job finishing his homework and read some books to me.

Me: Are you the smartest one in your class?
Tyler: No, Mikaela is.
Me: Mikaela? Why is she the smartest?
Tyler: Because she lost the most teeth. You are smart when you lose your teeth.
Me: Why?
Tyler: Because you get money.