Valentine's Day 2011

I will start this by saying...I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY! I feel that there should not be one day set aside to tell your loved one you love them, this should be a daily act. So to waste money on something so stupid in my opinion is ridiculous. That being said. I do have children that enjoy Valentine's Day and so I WILL celebrate it for them and show them that I do LOVE them and their dad more than they know!!! I woke up bright and early on this great day and made my kids a special breakfast. Heart shaped pink pancakes on heart plates with sparkling cider, boxes of chocolates and valentines. They all told me that hated it!! :)

Samantha made her first Valentine box. It was so cute and I didn't help her as much as Dave says. When I went to her class that day I had several of her classmates ask me to make them one.

Samantha and William both had class parties and Ben got to tag along to both. They had so much fun making crafts, frosting cookies and playing games!

We had a romantic evening consisted of serving a pasta bar t0 60 kids at cancer camp. I couldn't think of a better way to show my kids I love them by having them provide an act of service with their cousins, aunts, uncles and granparents. Our family loved the food, company, making valentines and watching their cousins zumba!

Not a bad day for a holiday I HATE. :)

Happy Birthday 2 Dave

Dave got older and wiser on the 9th. The kids planned a great party for him. They were a little upset that we did not get him any presents. I tried to explain to them that Dad's new car was the only present he was getting. The result of the lesson....they telling me I AM NOT A NICE PERSON.

The decorated all afternoon....so much crate paper and so much tape! It was so cute to watch them. They were so excited!

They planned dinner, nickel city and dessert. All their plans benefited themselves more than Dave but because Dave is such a great father he went along with their craziness and had a great time!

Parenting tip: DO NOT give your kids slide whistles before you get into a car! Dave doesn't like cake so the kids chose strawberry shortcake for him and cupcakes for themselves complete with cherries jubilee and daiquiri ice ice cream!

I asked the kids to tell me one thing they love about their Dad.

Samantha.......he takes me on daddy dates!

William.......he goes on daddy dates with me and he farts in my face. (Then Will laughed and said "that will be so funny")

Benjamin...... hmmm(he puts his finger on his chin while he says hmmm) He Love Me!

We are so blessed to have such a great father and husband. Dave is a very quiet, private person so many people don't know just how AMAZING he is!! We love you!!