Although Andy was going to make a nice dinner for us, we decided to go out to celebrate Andy getting in to grad school! So proud of him! I was pretty confident he would get in, but of course it was nice to get the official acceptance letter. Such a romantic Valentine's gift! I bought these mini mailboxes on clearance at Target last year, and we've had fun "sending" mail and goodies to each other the past week. The Nanas even joined in the fun, ie spoiled us, too. My dad and Andy also spoiled me with flowers. Ben gave me a million hugs and kisses. I felt so loved!
Ben's hair was getting a little long, so it was time for haircut #3 on Saturday. He loved the first one, but he was just not a fan of this one. He went back and forth between crying and being interested in the toys, so thankfully it only lasted about 5 minutes. I'm not sure why they always cut his sideburns like that, but lucky for him, he looks cute no matter what his hair looks like.
We had a lunch date with Auntie Anna, Uncle Joe, and Grandpa before it was time for Andy and I to have a Marquette bball date. One of Andy's friends works for a law firm that has a theater box and he kindly invited us to join him and his wife. First of all, I didn't even know there was such a thing. Secondly, it is definitely an awesome place to watch a game! Open bar (actually, we had a server bringing us drinks) and food galore! I'm not typically a big dessert person, but they had this s'more cake thing that was amazing. Oh, and Marquette won too. Note to self: need to invest in MU attire for Andy and me.
On Sunday, Ben had a little play date with the son of my friend from work. I love that they both have reddish hair AND that they weigh the same even though Ben has a whopping 13 months on the little guy. :) Ben was good at being gentle and he thought he was pretty cool when he was sitting in his chair with the baby.
And although I hardly consider Monday part of the weekend, I have to document Ben's first day of pre-pre-school. That picture on Ben in his winter gear with his lunchbox is definitely one of my all-time favorite Benji pics. I know he had no idea of what was in store for him, but I made sure to prep him by telling him how much fun he was going to have at school. I am so so so proud of how well he did! He was extra clingy this morning, so I was afraid it was going to be a rough goodbye, but he did so well! There were a few tears and "mommas" but he was easily distracted by a cool toy. I used a crazy amount of will-power in and refrained from calling to check on him, but I was dying to know how he was doing all day. My mom got to pick him up and the report was that he did great! He made an art project and ate a good lunch. As expected, he didn't sleep much, but he did manage a quick cat nap in while being held. The teachers loved his sweet personality and said that he is a special guy. He sure is! I love this big boy so much!
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