Smiles

She always saves her biggest smiles for Dad.

Saturdays

This picture taken back in January depicts why I love Saturdays so much. Brad doesn't have to rush off to school or work before the kids are even up, and we all get to have a little lazy fun family time.

My Valentines

I am lucky enough to have 3 Valentines now. My handsome husband, adorable Johnny monster, and Izzy busy buns. Brad took us all out on Saturday to dinner, and it was absolutely delicious. Dessert was even better. This is the heavenly piece of chocolate cake that Brad and I shared. Don't the chocolate curls look divine?

Johnny chowed down on his gelato like there was no tomorrow. He even took the extra spoon so no one else could steal any of it.


And here's sweet Isabela in her "love me" shirt. We do love her so much, and can't believe she's turning 5 months this week!


We hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day with the ones you love!

Cousin Fun

My sister Melinda came and stayed for a few days with us last week while her husband was out of town. I loved having her here, and Henry seemed to really enjoy playing with Johnny and Bela. Henry is such a sweetheart, and I think it's adorable how much he loves his mom. He gets a little jealous when he feels she's showing too much attention to anyone else.

I wanted a picture of Melinda with Henry and Bela, and just had to laugh when I saw Henry's face:


Clearly, he doesn't want her to get too comfortable sharing his mom's lap. Thanks again for visiting guys, we love you!

Little Engineer

For Christmas Johnny got this set of blocks that he absolutely loves. It's fun to watch him work on his buildings, and even funnier when his Dad starts explaining about structural support as Johnny just keeps stacking the blocks higher. He knows what's going on.

The Great Escape

Today I caught Johnny trying to sneak out of the house. He'd been coming up to me all morning telling me he wanted to go bye-bye to church, and was very upset when I told him we weren't going today. I guess he decided to take matters into his own hands. I was sitting in the living room playing with baby sister when I looked up and saw him over by the front door reaching up on his tip-toes trying to open the front door so he could make a break for it. I love that he's also wearing his dad's jersey over his shirt, and holding on tight to his popsicle. This kid has style.

The Perfect Gift

For Valentine's Day this year I wanted to get Brad the perfect gift. Unfortunately for me, I waited too long and it sold out.

No, this is not a Snuggie, it's a Slanket. I don't think anyone could say no to a blanket with sleeves made for two. How romantic.