A Peek at the Poulsens

It was Natalie Jane's first Valentine's Day! We went to visit Daddy at work, all appropriately dressed in love colors.  Austin asked for chocolates, so he got a big heart full of yummies (with the coconut ones picked out...gross!). He surprised me with flowers and my favorite chocolates the night before Tine's, which was very sweet. We also got The Music Man (Matthew Broderick version) because I saw part of it on tv a while ago and thought it was completely charming. Qdoba was doing a BOGO deal if you share a kiss, so we participated and kissed Natalie for a free entree. She didn't get any food, but she was just fine with the silver platter!  On another day, Natalie wanted to be a flower girl: She had a BALL: Sam, my brother, was participating in an honor choir hosted in Lincoln, so he stayed with us for a couple nights. He and Natalie had some good bonding time. She ha...

I can't get enough pictures of this sweet girl, period, but I'm especially photo-happy during bathtime! I always promised myself I'd be the sort of mom who wouldn't embarrass her kids with nakie bath pictures, but now I understand why it's so tempting...I tried to compromise by censoring : ) ...except in this picture, but I HAD to capture the wrinkly perfection of this delicious bum!  This picture is funny (above) because it captures one of my favorite things Natalie does in the tub. Every 25 seconds or so she suddenly has the urge to check on this turquoise sponge pillow; she turns around, reaches for it, pats it a couple times, and then gets back to playing. It is inexplicable and HILARIOUS haha. Sometimes she decides to turn herself around and face the other way. (Tired of pictures yet?!) ...what?  Sometimes she likes to have a washcloth on her head...don't we all? ...