Happy Valentine's Day

Our Valentine's Day started on Friday with both kiddos having party's at their babysitter/preschool. Treyson took goody bags for his older friends and Gerber Puffs for his 2 other infant friends. Anniston took her Dora Valentine's to school with candy and then treat bags too. She was SOOOO excited about her party.


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...Let me back up by saying that I thought it would be a neat thing for Jerry and Anniston to shop for her Valentine's and treat bag items together at Wal-Mart. I'm always getting out with Anniston while the boys stay home, so I figured it was Jerry's turn. Here were my instructions (ha): We have to make 15 treat bags, she needs Valentine's cards, and then we need 3 bags of chocolates to fill up our teacher gift boxes. $47 later, Jerry and Anniston return home. What??? $47!!! You did read that correctly. Oh my goodness....Anniston's never going to want to shop with me again. . . Dadoo is such a sucker!!

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I had to have some computer training for a new system our office converted to on Friday. I left training just in time to make it to Anniston's party Friday afternoon. She was ecstatic! They played a little game and then made Ice Cream Sundaes...yumm!! So during this little Valentine's game, one little boy in particular was being a little lump on a log. He didn't want to participate, and stood there with his arms crossed and a pouty look on his face. So Anniston and the rest of the class are participating, and she accidentally (I was watching--it was an accident) bumped into him. She didn't really notice (this is the same boy she danced practically off of the bleachers at the Christmas program), but he got so mad. He leaned over --with his arms still crossed-- and said, "watch out Snow White!" quite rudely. Wait a minute. . . did he just call Anniston "Snow White"? Surely not. . . oh, surely---yes, Anniston has her entire class calling her Snow White--not Anniston!! ARe you kidding me? Do you know she is the 2nd to youngest in her class? Most of the other kids have turned 3, which I worry at times will make her want to "follow" versus take on a leadership role. I guess I don't have to worry about that. I knew at home she would have us refer to her as Snow White, but I can't believe she's got all her friends calling her this at school too--and not just during "dramatic Play time". CRAZY!

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Anyway, Anniston got more candy than Jerry and I could imagine helping her eat. So her Valentine's day was a success! Here she is in her classroom playing the game (similar to a cake walk), and then eating her sundae.

On Saturday, Jerry and Anniston brought home some beautiful hot pink roses for me. Anniston was very proud of them. She wanted pink, Jerry wanted red--so they compromised and got the dark hot pink. I'm sure this was difficult for Jerry, seeing that I've gotten red roses for the past 14 Valentine's days--yes, 14 (we figured it out on Saturday evening...this year made 15). But Anniston has a way of winning!!

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Saturday evening, Jerry grilled shrimp, steak, and lobster tails. They were SOOOOO good. This is another tradition we started when we got married. If there's one thing Jerry and I can't stand, it's to go out to eat and wait for more than 30-45 minutes--totally not worth it to either of us. So we just stay in on Valentine's day, and I love it.

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I hope everybody had a wonderful Valentine's Day!