That's a Whole Lotta Love

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

Usually I demand that Matt not make a big deal out of Valentine's Day. I tell him it is ridiculous that people spend as much money as they do at retailers that jack the prices up like they do. "PLUS," I add, "you are supposed to love me EVERY SINGLE DAY of the year!"

  Do I still feel this way after all that has gone down in the past year? No way! Bring the over-priced retail home, Baby! Just kidding. But, we do need to celebrate the love this year. Life gets so crazy, busy and over-run that I think we forget to celebrate the thing that brought us to this place! I am glad we have a day dedicated to love. It is important.

 

It is a gift from God.

 

Valentine's Day is a day of thanksgiving for me. A day to be grateful to God for the gift of Matt...and all these other little people that followed.

 

The children are psyched. Sarah asked yesterday if she could have off from school for Valentine's Day.

 We made Valentines for eachother and hung them up all over the house. It was awesome. Seeing them when I woke up this morning was such a delight!

Joseph made me a mountain. He also made a Valentine for his new best friend, the Dinosaur.

See? They DO love me!

 

 

Meet Dinosaur.

Besties.
There is a story, of course.
Joseph's godparents gave him a K'NEX set for his birthday. This particular set makes a number of different dinosaurs. Joseph's goal was to figure out how to make the most difficult one...the one rated three stars. After he accomplished the build, I think he realized how much energy and love went into it. He refuses to take it apart and now Dinosaur is a part of the family. He even asked permission for Dinosaur to join our family rosary. Dinosaur is adept at finding the right bead and following along.
At one point during the rosary, Thomas got too rough with Dinosaur.
Joseph: "TOM!! The Dinosaur was gonna pray the rosary until you distracted him and pulled off his head! BUT THEN, (as Joseph is patiently putting it back together) MY DINOSAUR NEVER GAVE UP!!"

Welcome to the crazy train, Dinosaur.
Happy Valentine's Day.