Happy Valentine's Day

We are working on Hadley's "v" sound;  it sounds like a "b" sound right now.  A few days prior to Valentine's Day,  I was explaining to her about it being a holiday to celebrate love.   She started rattling off so many things that she "lubs."  "I lub my baby dolls, I lub ketchup, I lub my polka dot blankey."  Then she proclaimed, in the sweetest possible voice, "I lub lub, Mommy."

Valentine's Day fell on the day of a ballgame for us this year.  Super romantic, huh?  Luckily, Justin and I celebrated the Saturday before by having a nice dinner out in Bowling Green, walking a few rounds around the mall, and then picking up a treat from Starbucks before heading back to pick up the kiddos.  It was such a nice time to be together and have adult conversation, though.  Sometimes you need to break away from daily tasks and talk about something besides what's for supper and to-do lists!

Hadley had a Valentine's Party at school, and her Granddad got to be her special guest.  She had treat bags and Valentine's for her classmates, and her little decorated shoebox was full of goodies when she got home.   She ate so much pizza, at her party, that she didn't even want supper that night.  I made homemade cards for Hadley and Canaan and got them a little Valentine goodie.

Hadley made Daddy this tissue-paper heart and I got homemade bath salts.  Can't wait to use those!

At church a few Sundays ago, I found something I made for Justin three years ago.  I had no idea that he had even kept it and was even more impressed that he keeps it in his Bible.  It's the little things sometimes, right?  Happy Valentine's Day from our family to yours!