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Happy Valentine's Day!  We didn't do much today....Ana Kate is easy to please, she was happy with her balloon and candy and we made a giant heart cookie for Whitney.  Doug and I didn't really exchance gifts or anything, we don't usually make a big deal over it.  Technically I did get my new camera last month and I just ordered a new lens...so I'd say that is my present for Valentine's, Mother's Day, and my birthday!

This afternoon I was supposed to take some pictures of Whitney.  So we drove about 10-15 minutes to go to this neat location with a waterfall, then walked about 1/2 a mile to get to the waterfall (and it was COLD today....and Whitney had heels on).  So we get to the waterfall, get in position, I get out my camera to start metering and I get nothing....at all....the battery was dead!!  I actually felt like all I could do was laugh about it...I didn't even think to check the battery because I rarely have to charge it.  In fact, I don't think I've charged it since I first got the camera almost a month ago, and I use it every day.  Anyway...let's just say Whitney didn't think it was very funny.  So hopefully I can talk her into another photo shoot, but I doubt it will be anytime soon.  : (  So I think I will buy an extra battery and always make sure I have at least one battery fully charged in the future! 

Today is also Tet (Vietnamese New Year) as well.  So we had originally planned to eat dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant.  However, we don't have many around here and the two I know of are in Fayetteville, so we ended up going to a great Chinese restaurant in Rogers instead.  Ana Kate loved it and ate lots of fried rice and spring rolls.  She even drank some of my green tea after it had cooled down.  We had a great time.   After dinner we went for a drive and Ana Kate napped in the car, then we stopped by Mimi's (my Mom's) for a short visit.  When we got home Whitney was just getting ready to go out with her boyfriend Josh.  When Josh got here he had some Valentine's chocolates for Ana Kate...it was SO sweet and she LOVES chocolate!!  She would have eaten the whole box if I had let her. 

Not much else going on tonight...I was excited to see that The Amazing Race is back on....one of my favorite shows!!  I would love to go on that show, but I definitely couldn't do it with my husband...we would kill each other, plus I could never leave Ana Kate for that length of time.  Hmmm...maybe when she's older.  I guess I have time to find a race partner...

Photos were super quick tonight....I didn't have the right lighting and was too lazy to mess with it, I promise to do better tomorrow.  We might even get outside for some of the pictures this week!

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We had a quiet day at home today.  Ana Kate slept in this morning and then didn't take a nap.  So, she fell asleep on the way to church and slept through most of the service.

After church Ana Kate helped me make another Valentine cookie for Whitney, then Doug and I watched a movie.  Whitney just got here....so I'm going to get of the computer and go spend some time with her. 

43/365

I have had a cold all week and this morning I woke up with a sinus headache....so, we didn't do much besides some laundry and cleaning today.  I took a nap with Ana Kate and feel a lot better tonight.  On another note, Ana Kate's bite looks much better today...yay! 

Photos were quick, but we did have some good natural light this afternoon.  The black and white picture was underexposed because I didn't change my settings when Ana Kate moved, but after some post processing I think it turned out interesting...

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We stayed at home today and were in our pajamas for most of the day.  We baked some Valentine's cookies and Ana Kate 'helped' decorate...mostly she just ate the candy decorations...but we had fun!  I even managed to find a gluten free cookie recipe so we could make a giant heart cookie for Daddy as well.  It was really good too....you couldn't tell that it was gluten free at all.  I used Alton Brown's recipe from food network, with a couple of substitutions/changes.  (I only used 4 ounces of butter and then substituted 1/2 cup of peanut butter for the other 4 ounces.  I also used a giant heart cookie pan and filled it up with about 1/2 to 2/3rds of the batter and baked at 350° for 20 minutes.  I stored the remaining batter in the refrigerator and will make cookies out of it later.

Ana Kate was so cute when Doug got home today.  We could hear him in the garage before he came in, so she was waiting for him and she said...'Daddy is going to be so happy to see me.  I'm so excited!'

Photos were done quickly at dinner tonight...neither one of us was really into it.  You can see in the picture that Ana Kate's bite is looking better.  Yay!  I was supposed to take pictures of Whitney today, but she wasn't feeling well.  Hopefully I can get them done this weekend.

Our cookies...the plain one is the gluten free version. (We accidentally got a couple sprinkles on the plain one.)

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We went to a MOPS playdate today and Ana Kate had a lot of fun.  She played on her bike, with the soccer balls with the other kids, and then made a Valentine card for Daddy.  She did have a hard time sharing, but overall she did pretty well.  And most importantly it tired her out....she went down for her nap as soon as we got home.  Not much else going on today other than a trip to the grocery store. 

Ana Kate's spider bit looks only slightly better, but it's definitely not getting worse...so I think the medicine is working.

I took the pictures today at the playdate.  Ana Kate actually was asking me to take her picture...quite a change from the norm!

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Well this morning Ana Kate's spot didn't look any better, so we went in to see the doctor.  The doctor said it could be a spider bite (wasn't 100% sure), but decided to treat it with antibiotics to be safe.  So hopefully it will start clearing up soon...it still looks pretty bad.  Ana Kate was in such a good mood today.  Before we left for the doctor she said 'Mommy, I don't want to get a booster shot.' She obviously remembers our last visit to the doctor.  When she was there she sang a couple of songs and the nurses were clapping for her and telling her what a great singer she was.  And of course she loved being the center of attention.

Not much else going on today.  Ana Kate refused to nap, but then fell asleep in the car this afternoon.  I'm not feeling great today....I think I caught a cold this weekend, so I was hoping to have an early bedtime.   Not sure that will happen now with the late nap.

Photos today were very last minute when Ana Kate woke up.  She was hiding from me and I was bribing her with chocolate without very good results.  : )

i heart faces - Kisses

This week at i heart faces it's all about kisses.  This is a photo of my daughter and nephew a few months ago.  I was trying to catch a picture of them kissing....but Brad was watching me!  I love the look on his face in this one.

 Be sure to check out all the other great entries at http://www.iheartfaces.blogspot.com/.