House-sitting
Beginning last Tuesday, the three of us have been house-sitting for a couple who lives a few blocks away. We've also been dog-sitting for their cute little chihuahua mix, Milie. The beautiful, three-story house has been a nice little home away from home and Milie has found a little place in all of our hearts (even Tiffany's, despite her best efforts).

Thursday
The three of us decided that our neighbors, Tina and Kyle, deserved a relaxed night to themselves so we volunteered to do some free babysitting for them. So on Valentine's Day, instead of chocolates and flowers, the evening was filled with toys, baths and potty training routines. The truth is though, that the three of us are so enamored with Kyan and Mikayla that there was no shortage of affection on our Valentine's Day.
Thursday was also Heather's last day as an official VSer. Thankfully though, it was nearly a non-event because Heather is staying in the city and continuing to live with us in the house as an associate VSer.

Friday
Clay provided us with a fun-filled evening on Friday, providing the pizza and the movie. Tiffany, Amanda, Dan and Clay wasted the night away watching the hilariously quirky and sarcastic antics of "The Flight of the Conchords" (look them up on YouTube, you won't regret it).

Busy Busy Saturday
Mikayla's first birthday party and Trivia Night were both on Saturday which means between taking care of Milie, grocery shopping and those two events, we were pretty active all day. Heather and her parents flew out of St. Louis that afternoon as well, destined for San Antonio Texas where Heather's twin sister and brother-in-law are also doing VS. There was more than slight tinge of jealousy in the air as Amanda and Tiffany bid good-bye to their southern bound housemate.
However, Amanda and Tiffany enjoyed Mikayla's birthday party and "Team Young Blood" were a force to be reckoned with at trivia night (at least for the first few rounds).Sunday
Determined to have quiet, nap-filled day, Amanda and Tiffany skipped Sunday School on Sunday but as always, had our spirits lifted by Pastor Sam's sermon and by being the presence of our church family. Amanda attended Scott and Mary-Beth Neufeld-Wall's duel surprise birthday party which was fun, encouraging and had no shortage of fantastic food.