Valentine's Day

Better late than never... I wanted to blog for posterity the happy events of Halle Grace's first Valentine's Day. It's so much fun celebrating "first" holidays with a 6-year-old who can understand what's going on! Sadly, I don't have many pictures as it was a very busy day around here.
Friday night, Daddy came home with roses for me and for Halle Grace (I sure love that guy!!).
The next morning, we had a yummy breakfast and everyone got a bag of little treats. Scott had taken the boys shopping, and they each had a little gift for Halle Grace and for me. (That hubby of mine is training those boys up right!) :) Then Scott walked in with a HUGE stuffed puppy dog for Halle Grace. She was lit up like a Christmas tree all day and carried that thing around all over the place!
That evening, we had our 3rd annual Valentine fondue dinner. Unfortunately, I tried a new recipe for the cheese fondue, and it didn't work out so well. But the chocolate came out perfectly (that's the most important anyway, right?).
After dinner, we all got dressed up and went to see Oz the Musical. Our friend, Skylar Silvia, was a munchkin in the show and Diana DeGarmo (sp?) from American Idol played Dorothy. The kids were GREAT! We were so impressed - they were really into it and loved the show. They were all sacked out in the car on the way home.
All that love in one day would wear any kid out! :)



In other news, Grant is working toward his wolf badge in cub scouts. One of his projects was to plan a meal for the family, cook it, and clean up. He looked through a kids recipe book and chose spaghetti and meatballs (one of his faves). He did such a great job - he even chose "helper" jobs for Halle Grace and Garrett. Here they are rolling meatballs (sorry - I know it looks a little gross!). The dinner was a huge success and I was so proud of him!


This past weekend, we took a little weekend trip to Charlotte to visit some dear friends from college. Thanks, Ryan and Renee for a GREAT weekend! We got together with Shannon and Ron as well, and the kids all had a ball! It's so fun to see all the kids together - and they all got along swimmingly! We are so blessed to have these friendships that time doesn't seem to touch. LOVE old friends!