My Sweethearts

Valentine's Day is probably my favorite holiday! I love having a day to devote to making sure you love on the people dearest to you! I know we should really do this every day, but I do get into he commercialism of it all! I love the flowers, candy, cards, and hearts!!!

We had a pretty low key Valentine's Day around here...but that's just the way we wanted it! Mark and I got to go out to dinner on Friday night at Outback- where we went on our first date. And we wanted to see the movie Valentine's Day, but we were running late that night and ended up getting there after it was already sold out! I was so sad because I really wanted to see it! There are so many famous people in it! And you know me and the "Stars"! So we'll have to try again another day!

Mark sent me 2 dozen mixed roses and chocolates which was such a fun treat! He knows I love flowers and miss my days of working at Steamwood Florist! Valentine's week at the florist was a crazy busy time, but oh so fun! We'd work until the wee hours of the morning, cutting, trimming, & arranging flowers, blowing up balloons, and organizing deliveries! It was a blast! Maybe that's one of the reasons I love this holiday so much! Such good memories and the smell of the shop bursting at the seams with flowers is the best scent ever!

On Valentine's Day we woke up with the boys and Mark made heart shaped pancakes for breakfast!

Then we gave Nolan & Heath some Valentine goodies! This was a favorite tradition of mine growing up...my mom and dad always surprised us with fun gifts in the morning on Valentine's Day! The best was opening up my Cabbage Patch Kid- Ally Kelly, or was it Dottie Ally? I had them both! Can't remember which one was a Valentine gift!? But don't they come with the best names!

Nolan got a "Mater" car and a heart shaped Pez dispenser. Heath got a Valentine book.

(Oh, and sorry about the boogers in the pictures...we are dealing with colds, teething, and ear infections over here, and snot is just part of the package! It's never ending!)

After presents, the boys bundled up and headed out to play in the freshly fallen snow!

Nolan helping Daddy shovel.

They built Nolan's 1st ever snowman...not much snow, so he's small, but Nolan had fun looking for rocks and sticks to help in the construction. His name is Bob, Daddy named him!

And finally, my sweethearts together!

Later in the evening, Mark and I put the boys to bed and settled in for a romantic evening of Taco Bell and the NBA All Star game! We're simple!

Nolan's finger painted Valentine's...

Happy Valentine's Day to you! xoxo The Jansens