Our new Valentine tradition!

We have started a new tradition in our home- since we have 7 kiddos to buy Cristmas presents for, Mark & I decided to wait until Valentine's Day to give gifts to each other. I have been so excited- it was so much fun having the little girls pass our presents to each other, then they sat & watched us- I think they had just as much fun- they helped wrap our presents and took our pics as we opened them. I got Victoria's Secret items-(YAY!) I gave Mark a hard-case for his lovely Peaches, (his Strat guitar), a stand for it, some shoes, jeans; things I had been buying as he said he wanted them- and then hiding all over the house. He was very surprised because he truly wanted what I gave him. We also bought a new baby for the family, and her name is JiJi. She is a Jenday Conure; a small breed of Parrot, and I am in LOVE with her. She has become quite bonded with me and only wants me to hold her. She lets the girls hold her for short periods- then she flies to my shoulder. And the cutest thing ever- when I sing, she starts to dance, bouncing her head up and down to the beat, squaking loudly along. And she does it EVERY time I sing to her!! She is a hoot!! I never knew these birds had such personality- and she loves to cuddle- getting under my hair and rubbing her head on my neck- and licking my face and chin. The only negative- she has attacked Mark on more than a few occasions- she makes a spitting sound if he gets too close to me- and she brings blood when she bites him on the finger! His feelings are hurt because he wants to love her too. Hopefully she will learn to love him... we shall see!!