Valentines

Valentines week was pretty crazy!!! It all started when carter come home from a scout campout and said all of his friends were asking girls to be their Valentines. He told me he thought it was lame and wasn't going to do it. I was glad... The next night, Carter went to a movie night at Brennen Normans house and apparently Valentines was the main topic of discussion there. He came home that night talking about asking someone to be his Valentine. He told me again that he was feeling pressure to ask someone but was going to resist. Well by Sunday, he had decided he would ask Baylee Mickelson to be his Valentine. I was dying inside thinking that my little boy is going up. I tired not to make a big deal about it, but it was a big deal! Some of his friends had texted girls to ask them, but he decided that he would ask Baylee to her face. On monday before school, he walked up to and asked her. She said "yes". Oh brother! So, Yesterday he took in some hand dipped chocolates and gave them to her. She gave him a gift also. I still can't believe it!

I told my friend Missy that I would watch all of her kids for her while she and Doug went out. I had 10 kids here. It was a little crazy, but went pretty smooth. Needless to say, I went to bed early!

On friday, the 10th, I went to a Walk-A-Thon with the twins at Kitty Ward elementary. They were excited to see me! We were walking/running around the loop and some 3rd grade girls would not stop bothering them. They were acting really crazy and just wanted to be by them. I was so annoyed. I asked them to go do their own thing and stay away from my boys. Max and Will were thrilled that I did that. Apparently, they have been bothering them for quite awhile. I am not liking girls right now! I did have fun with the boys. That night, I took the twins to in-and-out and to the movies. We had a great time and I think they really enjoyed the one-on-one time with me!

Ben called from Afghanistan and set up a massage and facial for me. I was pretty sick, so it relt good to be able to go and relax for a bit. While I was getting pampered, he had Mandy deliver a chair to my house from Home goods. I was talking to Ben last week and was in Home goods looking around and I walked past a cute chair. I mentioned to him that it was cute, but left it at that. He called Home goods from Afganistan and had the ladies go and find it, and email a picture of it to him. He bought it and had Mandy go pick it up. I can't believe he did that. I love him so much and am so grateful to have such a thoughtful and loving husband. I can't wait to spend next Valentines with him!

He received his package a day late, but was very excited to get it. The kids wrote him the cutest little notes. I bought him a cute frame and put a picture of me kissing his cheek in it. I also made him a book with 10 things I love about him. There were of course treats and the gift I think he liked best of all- an article of clothing sprayed with my perfume! Oh how I miss him!