"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 12

For the 12th day of Valentine's, I got my family each a box of "Reese's Pieces"...

   ...because I love them all to "pieces"!!!

"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 11

For day 11's gifts, I gave all of my kids a bag of donut holes... 

   And, I found this awesome chocolate remote control at Target and I just had to get it for Josh...       He loved it!!!

"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 10

On day 10 of the Valentine's gifts, my whole family got the same thing. They each got a bag of Hershey's Bliss mint covered chocolates... 

   This is a favorite family treat and they were so good!

"Sweetheart Ball"

Last night Josh and I went on a date to our stakes "Sweetheart Ball". It was a Valentine's dance for married couples. Josh was a little hesitant to go because he doesn't like to dance, but I do, so I convinced him to take me. Luckily for us, we have a live in babysitter, so it was a free date.

When we got there, they had a little area where you could take pictures with your "sweetheart". We took full advantage of that. Here we are before the dance... 

   ...and after with the group of couples that came from our ward...      The dance was actually a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Josh danced all the slow songs with me and one of the fast songs. The rest of the time he stood next to me or the wall while I danced with some of my friends. It kind of felt like I was back in high school having fun, except this time I could dance as close to my date as I wanted and no one told me I couldn't!    Josh and I did a little playing around for the camera before we went home...it was fun!!      I had a fun date night with Josh, maybe next time I'll be able to get him to dance more...and maybe not!

"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 9

On day 9 I got Jantzen and Jaedyn some gummy bears... 

   ...Jaron a king size Twix candy bar...      ...and I gave Josh some of his favorite drink...a Diet Coke!...      Jaron was nice and shared his Twix bar with me because they are my favorite!! He's such a nice boy.

"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 8

On the 8th day of Valentine's, I gave Josh some "Honey Comb" cereal (we really did go on a date)...

   The kids each got some "Silly Putty"...      Later, after playing with it for a while, Jaedyn lost her Silly Putty and when I asked her where it was she said, "the Holy Ghost took it!". I said, "I don't think He did", and she said, "yes He did!". Okay!!!

"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 7

Here's day 7's gifts for my family.

 Each one of the kids got a sweet treat (Jaron got Skittles, Jantzen and Jaedyn got Lifesavers Gummies)... 

   Josh got some Oatmeal Cream Pies...      Some sweet treats for the sweet loves in my life!!

Straight O's & Ice Cream

After every quarter at Jaron's school they have a "Straight O Ice Cream Social" for all the kids that got straight o's for citizenship. Jaron has now had straight o's all year long...so far! I have volunteered at both socials, dishing up 700+ bowls of ice cream...I always get a bruise on the palm of my hand afterwards. 

Jaedyn came with me this time and one of the counselors insisted that she should have a bowl of ice cream too, so she had chocolate...

   ...and she loved it!!       The last ice cream social I volunteered at, Jaron wouldn't let me get anywhere near him. You know, it's not "cool" to have your mommy around when you're in middle school. He saw me from across the room and quickly turned the other way. This time I told him that no matter how fast he ran, I was going to get a picture of him...and I did! He was sitting by Kennedy and Peter and these are the kind of pictures I end up with when I go to Jaron's school to try and capture his greatest moments...       They are showing way too much excitement here!    
   Keep up the good work Jaron!!!