Feelin' the Love

We had a great Valentine's Day at our house, despite the kids having colds. The boys woke up this morning to find their presents: Madagascar 2 DVD, cards, and little stuffed guys that would giggle and say "I love you"

Ben and I had already exchanged our gifts earlier. He had flowers delivered to me at the house on Thursday so I would be surprised. He had been teasing me that the car was my Valentine's present, and that he would put a flower in my car on Valentine's Day. Instead, I got a whole bouquet!

I had told him that I wanted to get him a new alarm clock, with a dock for the ipod. He found one while he was out, so I told him to get it for his Valentine's Day gift. I also surprised him with a DVD and his favorite candybars.

We spent most of Saturday just hanging out in our jammies and watching movies. I would much rather stay home and take a nap than get all dressed up to go out and eat with all the other people who made the same plan. The boys got a surprise visit from thier Nanny who brought them some Valentine's gifts. She had gotten the boys each a red bicycle helmet, and a balloon, as well as some heart donuts and chocolate milk. Christopher really enjoyed the donuts, so we just let him go to town with it and gave him a bath afterwards. B loves helmets, and despite the snow, kept asking us if he could go outside and ride his bike. He wore his helmet off and on for the rest of the afternoon.

After a great afternoon nap, I started to make a special dinner for my boys. Ben loves empanadas, so we had to have those for dinner. Each year for Valentine's I make a red velvet cake. This year was no different, and B chose to add a "special" decoration of red sprinkles. Needless to say, we all went to bed stuffed and happy. I am so grateful to have such great guys in my life!