Such a Sweet Valentine's Day

Yesterday my son disclosed he has a girlfriend. My 5 year old son.

I was looking at his pile of Valentine's on the kitchen table, and asked if he had a good day and a nice Valentine's party. He said yes. I said I like his Valentines. He said he got one more special one but it was "personal" and "none of my business". I respected his privacy. He mentioned his "special valentine" several more times, but reiterated I was not allowed to see it.

A few hours later at his bedtime, he came into my room clutching a piece of red construction paper. He whispered that I could see the outside of the card, but not the inside, because that was "personal". (never mind he can't read, so unless it is drawings, he doesn't know what it says either!) He showed me an adorable hand-made card with a picture of an alien with a giant eye and cut out letters that said "i have my eye on you". I told him it was very nice and he was lucky to receive such a special card. He continued to stare at it lovingly. Then he told me he would show it to me one more time, and said, very softly, "her name is written on the top very small". He showed it to me quickly and I saw the name "Alana". A girl he has spoken of before, but I have never met. I asked him if he wanted me to try and set up a playdate with her, and he said "YES!". A few hours later when I was going to bed, I peeked in on him sleeping. He had her valentine next to his head on his pillow.

And that is what Valentine's day is all about!

Happy New Year

Things I am so Thankful for:

• My Immediate Family ( my DH and my 3 amazing kids - as crazy as they make me, my life would not be as blessed without them!)
• My Family (my MIL - who we literally couldn't live without! my Dad, whom the kids adore, and we don't see nearly enough; and my brother and his family; whom we never see, but I want to interact with just the same)
• My friends (who are my rock and my village whom I could not live without)
• Our jobs (both me and DH, who have suffered NONE from the recession)
• Our health (we are lucky to have all around us healthy)
• Happiness (provided by amazing friends and family)

May 2011 provide you all this and more!

Valentine Crafts

Had been seeing this adorable wreath on the blogs for a while. So this weekend I ran to the fabric store while the kids were at Sunday school and grabbed some cute fabric. And in about 1/2 and hour me and the girls made these cute wreaths:



It was really so easy. While the kids were at gymnastics, I sat in the observation deck and cut (and ripped) the fabric into squares. Then we just glued and poked them in. The girls loved it, and I think they are cute!

Merry Christmas One And All

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,
The gladness of Christmas give you hope,
The warmth of Christmas grant you love.
~Author Unknown

Christmastime is Here!

This was a perfect weekend for getting ready for Christmas! It even snowed! We put up the tree, put out a little version of the Christmas village, lit the porch and inflated Frosty in the front yard. It was great. I am really in the Christmas spirit! How 'bout you?

Thanks for the Memories

Big Man's summary of Thanksgiving:

• I had Turkey (he did not - he refused to even try)
• I went to Grampa's
• Grampa has a dog
• I ate a donut