Our Valentines

Our cute little Valentines before church. Landon was wearing a shirt that said, "Hug Me, Kiss Me, Hold Me" & after this picture, as we were rushing out the door, he decided to spit up all over it, so I made a quick change at church. I love my little sweeties. In this picture I think Morgan looks so grown up. She looked adorable today! She was wearing her black & cream plaid shirt that matched Hallie's and she had on her sparkly red shoes to match the red ribbon on her skirt. I could tell she liked the clothes I had laid out on her bed last night because she came into our room this morning dressed for the day. She has been such a huge help with Landon, & is such a sweetheart.
Jackson looks like he is sitting on something really uncomfortable & trying to smile even though he is in pain or is it surprised? :) Hallie looks like she has just done something to Jackson & thinks she is really funny. What funny kids!
At church today, my friend was getting ready to teach her lesson. Just before she started speaking we hear this conversation in the hallway from a little boy with a loud voice, "Yeah, and guess what, we came and washed the church the other day." I instantly recognized the voice, the conversation continued from the teacher, "Oh really?" the little boy, "Yeah, me and my Dad, we went in that room, and then we washed this, and we washed that, & we washed the church!" (we actually washed/cleaned the church back in October) Of course this was all spoken loudly & with excitement, while the sisters in Relief Society were sitting nice & quietly listening to the conversation. I laughed & admitted that it was indeed my son. :)
Tonight Brian spoke at a Court of Honor for Greg, one of the Y.M. he had taught. While we were there Jackson came and sat by me (we were sitting next to the dessert/ picture table that had a huge cake on it) Jackson stared at the big flag on the cake for a minute or so and then said, "Mom, let's eat that cake right now!" The room was dark because there was a movie about our country playing and I said, "Jackson, what do you think the people would think if we started to eat the cake right now?"
He quietly, but very assertive replied, " They will say, Oh! It's time to eat cake!!!!" I told him that we should wait until they were ready to serve it to us & then we could eat it. When the cake was being served, he then gladly helped himself to 2 plates. :) He brings so much entertainment to our house & family.
Hallie is definatly showing us how a 2 year old should act. I don't think I have ever met a more determined, opinionated, or funny girl than her. She tells us all the time what she does and doesn't like. She woke up from her nap today & was excited to see the table all decorated & couldn't wait to eat the candy. I feel like I am watching a different movie every time I watch her. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad or mean, but overall... very entertaining.
My sweet Valentine! Since Hallie's birthday was Friday, & we celebrated more on Saturday, Brian & I went out for our Valentines date on Thursday night while my sister Kaylie watched the kids. The kids love Aunt Kaylie, and get so excited when she comes over. Brian & I went to dinner at Out Back & had a heavenly Pina Colada & a delicious dinner. Brian ordered a meal that came with shrimp stuffed with crab on the side. I think they actually took a whole cube of butter, if not more, melted it, let it sit for a while on the counter, and then placed the shrimp in it. One bite tasted yummy but then we felt like we had eaten a pound of butter from just that one bite so we didn't eat anymore. Other than that though, the food was excellant & the company was even better. I love Brian so much! I love having date nights with him & being around him. He is one amazing guy!
And look at this cute little fella. My boys were definatly trying to entertain the people at church today. One of our friends, Hollie, asked if she could hold him during Sunday School. She was sitting on the row right by the door at the back of the room. The teacher asked someone to say the prayer, and we all bowed our heads to pray. A couple of seconds later, after the prayer had been started, we hear a loud explosion. I knew immediatly what it was... yep Landon filling up his diaper. I bumped Brian's arm & started saying my own prayer that the diaper had contained all that had just been filled in it. The prayer ended & I hear the back of the room laughing. I already felt a little embarrased & can only imagine the attention I would have gotten had Landon done that while sitting on my lap in the middle of the room. Brian quickly got up to go and rescue our friend & enjoyed getting friendly smiles from friends in the back of the class. :) The bishop later told me that his wife had been anxious to hold Landon, but after this incident, he leaned forward & told Hollie that his wife wasn't envious of her anymore. :) Landon is such a sweet little guy & smiles all the time. He has brought so much love to our family.
I am so grateful for my Valentines. Valentines Day is one of my favorite holidays because I love expressing love to all of them. Brian teasingly asked me yesterday if I would be his Valentine. I told him, "Are you serious? I thought you would never ask!" I am so blessed!