February 19th, 2012

This week included Valentine's Day, a half birthday, and sledding!

• Here are the girls writing out their valentines for classmates, cousins, and friends.

•  Valentine's Day morning breakfast. (And the waffles are pink if you can't tell)

• I was the teacher this week for preschool so that included the Valentine's Day party! 

• Bodee has learned how to take advantage of his sisters:)

• A couple of years ago Todd and I borrowed a tradition from his brother's family. Instead of going out on a fancy date for Valentine's Day we just stay home with the kids and have a really nice dinner. It makes it so special for them and allows us all to tell each other how much we love them. This year I made chicken parmigiana, jello gigglers shaped like flowers, vegetables, garlic bread, and angle food cake with strawberries and whipped cream. The kids each got a box of chocolates and a little present. It was perfect! 

• The girls with the flowers their Dad brought them. The large bouquet behind Brynn is what Todd brought for me:) 

• Thursday was Addy's half Birthday. We normally don't celebrate half Birthdays but since her Birthday is in summer and she's not in school they allow her celebrate the day on her half Birthday. Here is the treat she brought as well as the Birthday Bag she got to take home for the night with fun Birthday books and a Birthday journal to write in. 

• Saturday brought on perfect winter weather so we decided to get the kids out of the house and up to Tibble Fork Reservoir in American Fork Canyon to go sledding. The girls loved it and were fearless. Right away Addy wanted to go down by herself and soon after Brynn followed suit. They even hit jumps, flew off the tube and laughed their guts out. So fun! Bodee kind of liked sledding but he really like to just sit and watch all the others go down the hill. We are loving how fun our family is becoming! After sledding and a drive in the mountains we met up with Grandma and Grandpa Bassett for a late lunch at McDonalds and let the kids play. 

• Friday night Todd took the girls with his brother Trent and family to the Sticky Shoe to see The Muppets. The girls had already seen it with me but they loved it just as much the second time.
• On Wednesday, I met up with my friend Cassie. We've been friends since we were infants. We met up for lunch and let our kids play. It was so fun to talk to her and to catch up on our lives. I am so grateful for old friends.
• Funny Brynn saying this week: We were snuggling in bed early in the morning and Todd must have bumped her nose without even realizing it. Brynn says "What are you going to say Dad? Sorry or nothing?" It really made us laugh!