"HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY"

Our 14th day of Valentine's finally arrived! 

We had a lot going on today. First, Jaedyn and I went to Jantzen's school for his class Valentine's day party. Last night I put together a bag of goodies and stamped a bag for all the kids in Jantzen's class that had their names on them to hold all of their treats. After Jantzen passed them all out, he got to enjoy some yummy Valentine's treats and watch a movie. Jaedyn was happy that she got to enjoy the fun along with her big brother...

       Before the kids got home from school, I set out their Valentine's gifts. When they got home they were so excited to see what they got.      Here's what I got Jaron (I couldn't find the book he wanted, so I gave him a rain check on it)...      This is what I gave Jantzen...      And here is what I gave Jaedyn...      Notice how they all got new hot chocolate mugs??? It's because they all love to drink hot chocolate all year round, even when it's 120 degrees outside...crazy kids!!!    This is all the goodies that I got for Valentine's Day, I was spoiled!      Josh gave me some new boots, an iPod Touch, and a lovely card (I have a collection of these funny cards tucked away), I got a box of yummy chocolates from Jantzen's teacher, and Josh had Nena make me some yummy chocolate covered strawberries. I, of course, shared the strawberries with my family except Jaron because he hates them...he's weird, I know!    Jantzen made me this cute Valentine at school, I loved it!!       For Valentine's this year I gave Josh an LCD screen for his GoPro camera and some of his favorite Girl Scout cookies...      It's safe to say that this little lady LOVES her new bear...      I think the boys also love their new Lego's...just a little bit.      For dinner, the kids wanted to make heart shaped pizzas again, so we did. This year I didn't make homemade dough, instead we used a garlic flat bread which was so much easier and it tasted really good. I did still cut the pepperoni slices into hearts because the kids like that. This year I also decided to let the kids all make their own pizza, just the way they like it. I think they all had fun...              Here's the finished products (Jaedyn didn't want hers cut into a heart shape)...      They did taste really good!      It was a fun day celebrating our love for one another, I'm happy that I can do fun things like this for my family.     HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Preschool Valentine's Party

Today Jaedyn had a Valentine's Day party at her preschool. I didn't stay for it this time, but she said she had a lot of fun and she got some fun Valentine's from her friends. She gave all of her friends one of the felt Valentine's bags that had a lot of fun goodies inside, including the stylish sunglasses she's sporting...

       ...she was so excited to get the purple ones.    Jaedyn's absolutely loving preschool this year!

"14 Days of Valentine's"...Day 13

Here's what I gave my family for day 13... 

 I gave Josh some Brachs "Sweetheart" candies...they are his favorite Valentine's Day treat.

   I gave each one of the kids a little light that can clip on their books to read in the dark...       ...they all loved them! Jaedyn's using hers as a flashlight.

"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.