All we need is love

I tried really hard this year to make sure Valentine's Day was special for my kids because last year I was on the couch most of day feeling very nauseous. We started the month off by putting hearts on each kids door. Each night we put a new heart on their door and wrote something we loved about them. I also made a big envelope made out of felt for each kid so that we could write notes to each other, that was a big hit for Ella.

Tanner is in joy school with a few friends and we had a little Valentine party, which he loved. Ella had a party at school and got quite the loot, it felt a little like Halloween.

We stayed in on Valentine's, Dave and I like to go out to celebrate another night. The kids helped me make heart shaped pepperoni pizza for them and I made Fillet Minoan for me and Dave. We also had a special love potion drink that was quite delicious. Each kid got a little present to open as well. Overall I think they felt special.

 

Daddy Daughter Hoe Down!

There is a yearly daddy daughter dance that is put on by a church, I have heard that it is a lot of fun so Dave and Ella gave it a try. It was a hoe down and they had such a good time. They ended up doubling with another dad and daughter in our ward. Ella was beaming ear to ear when they got home. She is already excited about next year. She is into silly faces lately and doesn't want to just smile for the camera.

Stop it Wind!!

This boy has such good smiles, but I would say that right now he is my hardest child. He gets frustrated so easily, he hits others, he yells, hes very sensitive, tempermental, doesn't like change and he can be a challenge. He is also so funny and he makes me laugh everyday. The other day we were walking to the bus stop to get Ella and it was pretty windy. Well Tanner wasn't in the mood for wind. He yelled at it the whole way. Some of the phrases that came out of his mouth:
"Wind, you are not my friend so go away."
"Stop it. You cannot have my pants so stop trying to blow them off."
"Stop pushing me."
"You are not going to blow me away, so stop it wind."
There were many more. I was trying so hard to not laugh because he gets pretty mad when I laugh at him.