You are my VALENTINE!

The kids could not, or i should say would not, wait until evening time for their Valentine's. They were so excited it was like Christmas to them for some odd reason. I told them all they were going to get was a peice of chocolate but they new better. Mom loves books!

Etheny is my most "Superlicious" girl so guess what she got! Yep, they complete the set.

Ryker has been asking for a Quad for over a year. Knowing that we were wanting to wait til his baptism, and having such a desire, we decided that we just couldn't wait another year so here it is! It has been such a joy. He carry's it with him everywhere and read out of it all day. It has been a huge lesson to me that i need to read more myself. What an example he is to all of us. He even reads to Ethney and questions her about what he read. Kinda funny! He got Bryan to read with him the other day too. You go Ryker! Don't be surprised he he asks you to read with him some time too. I love this kid!

(Thanks Bry for my new camera, that took all these pics!) Long over due.

Valentine LUNCH! Salmon anyone?

Yes our favorite! We have the best little seafood market right up the street. (Coast to Coast) on Gentile street. He always has the freshest, yummiest stuff. So i decided that instead of spending $100 on lunch for me and B, i would spend $10 and have more than we could eat and some left over! All you need is a cup of rice, wasabi and you got it..... SALMON! (in the raw) of course.

Delicious! Our favorite meal.

Valentine Dinner! Pizzaria!

This was my fun center piece that i made to go with dinner. I got into a crafty mood and thought i would have fun with it. Ryker came home from school the other day and told me he found a "Free" tree in the street. That tree ended up being my inspiration for this piece. Fun huh!

Nothing better than a Heart shaped 2000 calorie dinner! YUM! Bry and i DO NOT go out on Valentine's. We are afraid of the crowds and tend to like to keep the chaos at a minimum! So we have started a tradition that we go out another night and stay with the kiddies on the actual evening of V day! It is actually kinda fun and we enjoy celbrating the holiday with those we love most! The kids loved it this year and we kept it simple! Instead of Crab and shrimp, we had Pizza and salad! Nice and easy for me since i had too much to do that day already! What a wonderful Holiday!

Three cheers for all that we love! HUG, HUG!