Valentine's Day

I appreciate Valentine's Day more each year that I'm with Austin. There is less pressure and more intent to show actual love. We had a nice extended V-day this year because of different plans, so it felt like we were celebrating our love all weekend! Austin surprised me with beautiful pink roses (and it truly was a surprise because he very much dislikes buying flowers, but he knows I love them) and he picked out a Six Sisters cookbook that he knew I would like. I told him to choose a recipe out of the new cookbook that I could make for Valentine's dinner, and he chose sweet pork quesadillas. They were so good! I will definitely make them again.

I am grateful for family group texts! They keep us unified and connected, uplifted and silly. Makae and Aaron were dateless on Valentine's Day so they sent us this pic of their celebration at Abe's :)

HAHA

Stockton requested Spongebob for his Valentine box for school, and I delivered! I was so proud of my project. It sat on the table for a day until he took it to school, and I smiled every time I passed it haha.

The Valentine's Sweetie!!

Jack was inspired by my Spongebob project...he made his own, except he did Doodlebob haha. The eyebrows!

Natalie wrote her own Valentine's for each student in her class. They were so sweet and sappy!

SIGH. WHY CAN'T MY HOUSE STAY CLEAN. Every room looked like this when I walked around that morning. I will miss my children when they move out, but I am FIRM in my knowledge that I will not miss this mess.

I didn't take a before, but I do like the after : ) 

I finally got my own copy of Little Women! I grew up loving a pretty, illustrated version, but it was falling apart and it was a junior edition so I needed the full text. I am definitely not in a reading mode right now, but when I am (will I ever be again??) I look forward to this treat!