I have never been a huge fan of Valentine’s day personally. It’s kind of a cheesy day for couples to celebrate being in love and for single people to mourn over not being in love. Blah, blah, blah! ha! I have always said that if Travis’ wants to celebrate Valentine’s day that is fine, but that its a lot more fun when he gets me stuff or does something special for me on a day when it’s not expected! But, since having kids, it is a fun holiday to celebrate the love in our family with them.
This year was the first year that the girls enjoyed the candy and even the Valentine’s. They were so sweet. And of course the boys loved making Valentine’s for their friends and enjoying the Valentine’s their friends gave them from school. When I was shuffling through some old papers a few days before Valentine’s I found the Valentine Zane made for Travis last year. It was just incredibly cute and so sweet. He had written “Happy Valentine’s Day, Daddy!” on the inside and had decorated the outside with hearts on the outside. Then, the Friday before Valentine’s day Tate, I was digging through Tate’s backpack to get out his papers from school and I find this little red heart card with a stamped heart on the front that said, “Happy Valentine’s Day” and then I opened it to find the most precious hand written note I have ever gotten from Tate. It was simple and plain, but so incredibly adorable. Inside on the blank card, Tate had written: I love you. *SIGH* oh my heart just melted when I read that. It just showed me that my little Tater is growing up and the fact that he had not only written, but taken the time to ask his teacher how to write “I love you” on this card was just so sweet!
We had a nice day together as a family. We got to cook lunch for the college kids at our church. We made chicken enchiladas and some yummy dips. The meal was a hit and we enjoyed getting to share a meal with the college kids. Our kids enjoyed it too and all the attention they got from them! Then we enjoyed a nice relaxing day at home as a family. It was a lot of fun!!! Valentine’s day used to be about Travis and me, but now it is about our kids!!!! 
