My Valentine

In the words of a friend..."I was a girl with dangerously high expectations for this flowery holiday. A girl who dreamed of dancing and diamonds and dinner I had to dress up for. A girl who ultimately took matters into her own hands and planned year after year of fabulous Valentine's adventures. Until, one day. I got tired. I realized my husband loved me, and I loved him, whether or not we were dining & dancing on one specific day of the year."

After reading that...I felt like I was reading my own thoughts. But this V-Day I had NO EXPECTATIONS. I really just want to spend the day with my kids and have a great family dinner together. Here is how our day went.

Breakfast...pink, heart shaped wheat pancakes with strawberry milk.

Valentines for the kids...

Painted toenails...

One handsome little devil...

Heart shaped hair-do...(specifically requested by Kya)

Some great holiday socks...

A day spent baking cupcakes...we had fun doing this...

Roses for me from my "true love" and carnations for Kya from one awesome daddy...

BBQ spare ribs for dinner...enjoyed by all (I had to tell Kya that is was ok to get dirty)...

Family Home Evening with a "Minute to Win It" activity...

Chocolate bowls with ice cream for dessert. This was a GREAT day.

But, in the end, I still got my fairytale ball. I got to dress up and have a night to remember. Carl was on the committee with the men in our ward to put on a Ball for their wives...I think it was all for me. Carl, you made a evening come true. I love you!

(Carl volunteered me to take pictures of couples...which I loved...but we had a little too much fun taking pictures while we had some down time)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Cards and Crafts

For playschool last week, we focused on the letter "L", talked about Valentine's Day and the girls and I made crafts and V-Day cards. Kya loves doing crafts, so she was loving it.

I made this love sign, got the idea from HGTV crafts.

And my sister sent me this idea, making cards from paint swatches and stickers. So fun and so easy and cheap.

Zander

Zander had his 2 year doctor's appointment on the 2nd of February. Aside from three shots and not liking the presence of the doctor or nurse...the appointment went over pretty well. Here are his stats....

34.75 inches tall (50%)
25.6 lbs (25%)
and his overall percentage is 10%

He's my little guy. Great things come in small packages, right?

I am getting to posting pictures from Zander birthday party. And some video of him doing a little breakdancing...this kid has got some moves.

Starting young...let's see what kind of skills he's got!

T-shirt from Gma G

Sweet flashlight from Abuela G

Nice face dude!

Getting attacked by dad at Hop 2 It

I think he likes the cake...the boy loves CARS.

Not my best work...but he loved it.

A big wheel from mom and dad. His feet don't reach the pedals yet...oops. Hopefully he will grow fast so he can actually pedal and not flinstone it for too long.

Jack of all...master of none

So....I had my first basketball game last night. I haven't played basketball in probably five years...holy cow. My team has been playing for a month now, but I had to wait for my nose to heal completely. I was a little gun shy, not wanting to re-injure myself...but I am also out of it a bit.

I got home and while talking with Carl, realized that I want to be really good at something. I know I have talents and a lot of hobbies, but I just wish that I was super great at just one thing...like that is just "my" thing.

This is NOT a "whoa is me" post, I was just thinking about that last night after feeling a little bit like a fool...not rebounding, missing shots and forgetting a little bit how to play. It was fun, just a little embarrassing. hahaha Good times.