My Valentine

Yesterday Dave came home from work with flowers for me.  He went to the Flower shop and hand selected each stem and then came home and arranged them himself.  His mom taught him well :)

I am very lucky to have such a wonderful person to share my life with.

Speaking of Dave's mom, today is her birthday.  Happy Birthday Lynne!!!  You are a wonderful Mother-in-law, Grandmother, and Mother! We miss you!

And Happy Birthday (yesterday) to Dave's sister, Mary Kay.  You are a fantastic Aunt and Sister(/in-law) and we wish we were closer to celebrate with you.

Bye Bye Curls

 

Ady had her first Haircut this week.  It was getting so long and looked beautiful, but she doesnt like to wear it up  and it always got in her way.  One morning it was particularly snarly, so I jokingly said to Ady, "Why don't we just cut it so it won't get so snarly?" and she said "OK!" and asked if she was sure and she gave a big grin and said "Let's cut it!"  She was very patient and let me do it without any complaints.  I was the one cutting and no one else was home, so regrettably I didnt get any pictures of the actual process, but I did save some of the baby curls for her scrapbook.

 Now her hair isnt curly anymore.  It isn't flat straight, either, but it doesnt have those nice ringlets that it used to have.  It falls nicely though, so I am happy with it.  As soon as we were done I thought she looked like a friend of Kyler's, Hadyn, and as soon as Kyler got home from school he said "You look like Hadyn now, Ady!" That's ok though, because Hadyn is a very cute girl. :)

 When I let Ady look in the mirror after it was all done she gasped and then smiled really big and said "I look like an even BIGGER girl now!!!"

(These pictures aren't the greatest.  She has been sick and her eyes look so tired!)

Bloomin' Bags

A friend of mine who used to live here has just launched her own website to sell her handmade bags.

She was always sewing such super cute things for people ( I have a few baby blankets that she made for Tayden and Ady) and is very talented. Take a look!

http://www.bloomin-bags.com/

Fever

We all seem to be fighting something. Everyone (even Dave this time) has been having a fever on and off for a couple of weeks, and only a few other symptoms.  Luckily Kyler's has only been low and only a day or less at a time, so he has still been able to go to school everyday and keep his Perfect attendance record.  (He is very proud of that.  He has never missed at all - this year or last year)  Tayden on the other hand misses alot.  I knew he would.  He is our sick one.  Anytime any of us get sick, Tayden gets it a lot worse and it lasts a lot longer for him.  His fever is a lot lower today, so he should be able to go to school tomorrow.

When I called the school yesterday they said, wow its going around!  They said a lot of parents were calling about sick kids yesterday.  Some other families that we know at church who are in our school district have also been sick at the same times as us.

I enjoy having Tayden home, so it hasn't been too bad.  And of course he is so "good" at being sick.  He doesn't complain all that much and just deals with it.  If it were Kyler there would be a lot of whining.  Sad but true.  Tayden is just used to it, I suppose.  Ady has enjoyed having him around too.  But we can't keep him home all the time just because we like it! :( He has to go back to school tomorrow!