Valentines Weekend

Friday was Valentines Day.  My Valentine spoiled us with beautiful flowers.

 I surprised the family with hearts.  It's so fun to surprise each other.  Brandon didn't know what I was doing with the hearts because he was working late, and I didn't know he was getting flowers (also because he was gone late).  It made for a fun morning.

 Later, Noelle surprised me with more and more flowers... from my garden. 

 As you can tell, it made a beautiful bouquet.

When I picked Melanie up from school, the first thing she asked was if I had a Valentine for her.  Unfortunately, I didn't... I thought the hearts and the special dinner were good.  She was a little heart broken, but eventually forgave me.  That night, we had a "magical" dinner.  I made conversational heart cups and set the table with heart plates.

 I also made heart pizzas, which Brandon grilled for us out back (grilled pizzas are by far the best).  I fashioned the dough and most of the ingredients to look like hearts.  Unfortunately, they all turned out to be under the cheese and therefore, not apparent.  O-well.

 It was fun!

 Saturday afternoon was a warm one.  We took Preston on a little adventure out of the house.  We took him to a park.  Mom and Preston (and a not-so-happy Oliver) hung out in the shade while the older children played.  It was definitely a nice change to get out of the house, even though it turned out to be such a short adventure.  Mom is getting a little cabin fever.

 This here is proof that it is WAY too hot for February!  Look at that girl... she was covered in sweat and all red from the heat.  Brandon took them all to Quik Trip and got them slushies.  That seemed to help cool them down.  It also helped the not-so-happy Oliver smile a bit.

It was a fun weekend and we really enjoyed our little adventure.