Valentine's

What a day!!

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the kids what a good Valentine's gift would be for them. To my surprise, a couple of them said books. To my excitement, I got to go to Barnes and Noble and spend money. I tried to find everyone age appropriate books, and books that had series. Luckily, I was able to find series for all the kids but two. It was fun lining them all up with matching red bags, then saying "go" and all start throwing paper around. At first most of their reactions where, "books?" But after they started looking at them, they got excited, and I told them that if they liked and read the first two in the series, we would go get more. Made my heart feel good when a couple of them started reading right then. Also thrown in, Monster Nation tickets, I'm not sure who is more excited, the kids, or Cory! My mom had asked what we had planned for Valentine's Day, I told her nothing because of it being a school night and kids would still have homework. So, she handed me a movie, and said to make it a movie night. We got pizza, then all the kids grabbed blankets and piled up in the living room. Popcorn and M&M's ready, we watched Courageous! What an amazing movie!! I think in parts of the movie we all had tears in our eyes! It was such a perfect night, what Valentine's is all about. Love! Love of God, Love of spouse, Love of children, Love of family. I couldn't have had a better Valentine's Day!! N