How Do I Love Thee? And Thee? And Thee? And Thee?

So since Valentine's Day was on a Sunday, and we don't shop or spend money on the Sabbath, I needed a way to make the day special. Furthermore, I was looking for cheap fun.

I decided to cook a heart-shaped pizza and we drank homemade sparkling cider (one can of prepared frozen apple juice and one 2 liter of 7-up). We had raspberry sherbet, mostly so that Andy could eat it without worrying about his milk sensitive stomach. The thing that made the evening extra special was that we all ate by candle-light and toasted with our plastic cups. (This cool candle was a gift from one of my students back in the day.) K. was a little worried about it being too dark, so we ended up turning on a hall light to ease his concerns. A. and G. were full of compliments and toasts to me. They said it was the best day ever! So I think this will end up being one of those traditions that sticks. :) Always looking for those.

So who do I love? My sweet Andy. What a great friend and husband he is. :)

And my 3 boys. Who knew that I could handle THREE of them!?! But I can hardly imagine my life without them. They definitely keep me laughing and they maul me with hugs. Best Valentine's Day EVER!

The following are pictures of 4 year old G. He is getting so big and this was a Sunday a few weeks ago. He just looked great. The first picture is what he looks like when he's "put out". It took me a while to get him to look at the camera. He's funny that way. :)

I love the last one. I have said before he is my clever child. Just the other day, A. was chasing him through the house and G. dumped out a bag of toys to make a booby-trap. It would have been pretty effective had Andy not saved A. just in time. Clever, that boy... You can kind of see it in his eyes... lol