Valentines Day!

SO we had a great V-day! Did I take pics? NO! Do I ever take pics? Nope, its in my DNA apparently to always forget to use the camera.

Oh well I can still tell you all about it :) We had a fancy candlelight dinner for 6. We all celebrated together! It was so cute. I put on the nice tablecloth, red heart napkins, and the candlesticks. We even used our glass goblets. (K they are from the dollarstore so thats not really as cool as it sounds) I set the table and lit the candles and put a valentine on each of the kids places. They LOVED it. And we didn't even knock over the candles and light the house on fire.

And no one died, which sounds morbid, but could have happend. First Sydney choked on a piece of sausage. She managed to help herself, but geesh kid smaller bites. Then 2 minutes later Carter tried to swallow a chunck of chicken without chewing! He even started turning shades of blue, but never fear Jeff got it out and he was fine. But SERIOUSLY kids!!! who taught you how to eat?!?!

On Saturday we made chocolate drizzled rice crispy treats for Jeff and my primary class. We also gave some to our own kiddos so they thought that was pretty neat. I just love my cute little family, and my completely wonderful husband. I am so lucky and blessed to have them.

3:33 pm

Sofia watching the pony rides at Thanksgiving Point.

Playing at the Dinosaur Museum.

Rockhounding yes I said rockhounding, as in really looking for rocks. I know, I know! But they really love it.

Hamburger night! A favorite at our house!!

Monday thru Thursday my girls walk through the front door at 3:33 pm like clockwork. And by 3:50 my house is a disaster area, backpacks, shoes, socks, papers, toys they couldn't wait to play with, snack crumbs and probably spilled water juice or milk. By 5:35 when Jeff walks through the front door we generally have it mostly back in order, but by 8:00 I am wondering why I bothered, and we do the clean up thing yet again. (SIGH!) The kids go to bed and I pick up some more, do some deep cleaning and go to bed. (Those sweet girls can mess things up even after they are in bed :) In the morning by the time they walk out the door I am looking around and wondering how we can do so much damage in so short a time.

And yet I find myself at the window by 3:30, waiting in excited anticipation, for my little tornados to return to start the cycle all over again. Its funny what being the mom does to you. I wouldn't trade a minute of the craziness......even for a house that stayed clean longer than 5 minutes.

I am so GRATEFUL to be a mom, and so happy I have my four little whirlwinds!!