Since everyone has been posting Easter pictures, I thought I better do something more recent than Christmas :)! But instead of jumping to Easter, here is a quick little post of our Valentine's Day weekend. Andy and I try to switch who gets to plan Valentine's Day and our Anniversary date each year, and this year Andy got Valentine's Day. A couple days before, he saw a flier for dinner and dancing at a golf course restaurant up in Springville canyon. Other than a little miscommunication with our babysitter, and thinking for an hour or so that we might not be going out at all, it was perfect! Luckily we were able to reschedule our dinner reservation! It was the perfect date - just the two of us in a room of strangers (not that we don't LOVE going out with friends as well), with great food and great music. Andy danced several songs with me in the little neglected dance corner of the restaurant, often just the two of us. I felt bad for all the women who were wishing their husbands/dates would do the same! I was hoping they'd break out some music we could swing to, but it's probably a good thing they didn't because I tend to laugh too much when we make the attempt to swing dance, and I'm sure we would have created quite the scene!!! Anyway, thank you Andy for planning our fun little date and for being willing to dance with me through eternity!!! I can't imagine a better dance partner. You are the best!!!
A sweet lady in our neighborhood had the young women make up this darling Valentine house for us! I wasn't home when it was delivered, but apparently they even sang "Happy Valentine's Day to You"! The kids had way too much fun picking at this house all month and I had to test out the red, white, and pink candy corns I'd never seen before! Such a cute idea!
This is the last "Hurrah" for eating off of the Valentine's House. The kids really got into it - they completely removed it from it's base during their demolition!
We also were given an invitation (from some guy we did our mortgage with many years ago) to go ice skating for free! So, we took the kiddos and although it was extremely crowded, we all had a great time. They didn't have skates small enough for Kassi, but Drew and Jesi had lots of fun trying out their ice skates and holding onto me or the wall! Jesi especially loved it despite her many falls!
Andy knows how much I love to ice skate, so he was quite the trooper watching Kassi on the sidelines while I helped the other kiddos skate!
Oh, the memories! I don't think I got a decent picture of the kids and our little Valentine tradition this year. My dad used to put a signed card on the front porch, ring the doorbell, and run around to the back door. Of course, we all knew the cards were from him, but we all loved it! So, we continue to do that in our family. This year the kids each got a little book with their love notes from Mom and Dad on the front porch. Every year the holidays and the traditions that go along with them are more and more fun. I hope you all know how much we love you too! Maybe next year you can join us on the dance floor and we can request a couple swing worthy songs for us to laugh our heads off to as we attempt to pretend like we know what we're doing!!!
Since everyone has been posting Easter pictures, I thought I better do something more recent than Christmas :)! But instead of jumping to Easter, here is a quick little post of our Valentine's Day weekend. Andy and I try to switch who gets to plan Valentine's Day and our Anniversary date each year, and this year Andy got Valentine's Day. A couple days before, he saw a flier for dinner and dancing at a golf course restaurant up in Springville canyon. Other than a little miscommunication with our babysitter, and thinking for an hour or so that we might not be going out at all, it was perfect! Luckily we were able to reschedule our dinner reservation! It was the perfect date - just the two of us in a room of strangers (not that we don't LOVE going out with friends as well), with great food and great music. Andy danced several songs with me in the little neglected dance corner of the restaurant, often just the two of us. I felt bad for all the women who were wishing their husbands/dates would do the same! I was hoping they'd break out some music we could swing to, but it's probably a good thing they didn't because I tend to laugh too much when we make the attempt to swing dance, and I'm sure we would have created quite the scene!!! Anyway, thank you Andy for planning our fun little date and for being willing to dance with me through eternity!!! I can't imagine a better dance partner. You are the best!!!
A sweet lady in our neighborhood had the young women make up this darling Valentine house for us! I wasn't home when it was delivered, but apparently they even sang "Happy Valentine's Day to You"! The kids had way too much fun picking at this house all month and I had to test out the red, white, and pink candy corns I'd never seen before! Such a cute idea!
This is the last "Hurrah" for eating off of the Valentine's House. The kids really got into it - they completely removed it from it's base during their demolition!
We also were given an invitation (from some guy we did our mortgage with many years ago) to go ice skating for free! So, we took the kiddos and although it was extremely crowded, we all had a great time. They didn't have skates small enough for Kassi, but Drew and Jesi had lots of fun trying out their ice skates and holding onto me or the wall! Jesi especially loved it despite her many falls! 
Oh, the memories! I don't think I got a decent picture of the kids and our little Valentine tradition this year. My dad used to put a signed card on the front porch, ring the doorbell, and run around to the back door. Of course, we all knew the cards were from him, but we all loved it! So, we continue to do that in our family. This year the kids each got a little book with their love notes from Mom and Dad on the front porch. Every year the holidays and the traditions that go along with them are more and more fun. I hope you all know how much we love you too! Maybe next year you can join us on the dance floor and we can request a couple swing worthy songs for us to laugh our heads off to as we attempt to pretend like we know what we're doing!!! 
