I WAS EXCITED TO BEGIN SOME NEW TRADITIONS THIS VALENTINE'S DAY WITH MY LITTLE LADY AND MAN. I MISS PLANNING HOLIDAY PARTIES NOW THAT I NO LONGER TEACH, SO I DECIDED TO PLAN A SPECIAL WEEKEND AT HOME FOR OUR FAMILY OF FOUR. AFTER ALL, WITH THE ADDITION OF JOEY WE HAVE LOTS OF EXTRA LOVE TO GO AROUND!
WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL FOR DADDY, SINCE HE TAKES SUCH GOOD CARE OF US. SO, WE DECIDED TO MAKE HIM CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES!
SWEET JOE LOOKS ON AS CHARLOTTE AND I PREPARE THE STRAWBERRIES. (YOU CAN HELP NEXT YEAR LITTLE MAN!)
FULL OF ANTICIPATION...
THE WAIT IS KILLING HER.
"WHEN CAN I DIP THOSE STRAWBERRIES?!"
"I'M READY IF YOU ARE, MOMMY."
THE CREW POSES WITH THE FINAL PRODUCT.
THEY LOOKED GOOD TO ME!
...APPARENTLY, THEY LOOKED GOOD TO CHARLOTTE, TOO!
CHARLOTTE WORKS HARD ON HER SPECIAL VALENTINE FOR DADDY.
ANOTHER NEW TRADITION WE STARTED THIS YEAR WAS TAKING A FAMILY TRIP TO BARNES AND NOBLE, SO THAT EACH FAMILY MEMBER COULD PICK OUT A BOOK FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. (I CANNOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS IDEA...THANKS MEL!)
...APPARENTLY, THEY LOOKED GOOD TO CHARLOTTE, TOO!
CHARLOTTE WORKS HARD ON HER SPECIAL VALENTINE FOR DADDY.
ANOTHER NEW TRADITION WE STARTED THIS YEAR WAS TAKING A FAMILY TRIP TO BARNES AND NOBLE, SO THAT EACH FAMILY MEMBER COULD PICK OUT A BOOK FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. (I CANNOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS IDEA...THANKS MEL!)
CHARLOTTE, UNABLE TO CRACK A SMILE WHILE MENTALLY FOCUSING ON WHICH BOOK SHE WILL CHOOSE.
JEFF AND I EXCITED FOR OUR NEW TRADITION TO BEGIN!
I HAD TO WAIT FOR JEFF TO REVEAL HIS SPECIAL PRESENT TO ME LATER THAT NIGHT - A SONG - TO BE PLAYED ON HIS GUITAR AND SUNG, A TRADITION HE STARTED OUR FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE! (I KNOW...I'M A LUCKY GIRL.)
AND HERE ARE OUR SELECTIONS...
JEFF AND I EXCITED FOR OUR NEW TRADITION TO BEGIN!
I HAD TO WAIT FOR JEFF TO REVEAL HIS SPECIAL PRESENT TO ME LATER THAT NIGHT - A SONG - TO BE PLAYED ON HIS GUITAR AND SUNG, A TRADITION HE STARTED OUR FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE! (I KNOW...I'M A LUCKY GIRL.)
AND HERE ARE OUR SELECTIONS...(YOU MUST KNOW THAT CHARLOTTE BELIEVES BARNES AND NOBLE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLACES ON EARTH. SHE SQUEALS WITH DELIGHT AS WE APPROACH THE STAIRWAY LEADING UP THE CHILDREN' SECTION. SHE OFTEN ATTRACTS A LOT OF ATTENTION AS SHE MAKES HER WAY UP THE STAIRS, OOHING AND AHHING. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP HER SELECT JUST ONE BOOK WE PRESENTED HER WITH FOUR OPTIONS - TEN TINY TADPOLES WAS THE LUCKY WINNER! SHE IS VERY CLOSE TO COUNTING STRAIGHT TO TEN. IF ONLY SHE DID NOT JUMP TO 8 (HER FAVORITE NUMBER) AFTER THE NUMBER FOUR!)
MY TREAT TO JEFF WAS PREPARING ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MEALS, "BISCUITS OF LOVE" (A MEAL I MADE OUR FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE) ONCE CHARLOTTE WAS TUCKED IN BED. WE ENJOYED A LOVELY MEAL BY CANDLE LIGHT WHILE JOEY QUIETLY LOOKED ON (I BELIEVE THAT WAS JOEY'S GIFT TO US!). IT WAS SUCH A SPECIAL WEEKEND - THE BEST OF 2010 THUS FAR! WE ARE A VERY BLESSED FAMILY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CARRYING ON OUR NEW TRADITIONS NEXT YEAR.
MY TREAT TO JEFF WAS PREPARING ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MEALS, "BISCUITS OF LOVE" (A MEAL I MADE OUR FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE) ONCE CHARLOTTE WAS TUCKED IN BED. WE ENJOYED A LOVELY MEAL BY CANDLE LIGHT WHILE JOEY QUIETLY LOOKED ON (I BELIEVE THAT WAS JOEY'S GIFT TO US!). IT WAS SUCH A SPECIAL WEEKEND - THE BEST OF 2010 THUS FAR! WE ARE A VERY BLESSED FAMILY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CARRYING ON OUR NEW TRADITIONS NEXT YEAR.
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