February and Valentines

Since we have REALLY struggled to ever do Christmas cards, I usually try to do some kind of Valentines Card for family. This is what I came up with for this year. And I thought they turned out pretty cute. Getting to this point was a little more work than I'd hoped. It required so many pictures and thank goodness for digital photography, because I had so many awful pictures! Ok, maybe they weren't awful because they were of the cute boys. But sometimes the boys can't quite come up with a decent smile, or are just plain silly, or have completely run out of attention spans. SO, these were the best we came up with. And of course, afterwards I let them get some pictures of what they REALLY wanted to do, which apparently was to make strange fighting poses. But hey, they put up with me, so I did the same for them. And some of their fighting pictures are pretty funny. One day, I know I'll be glad I took them! But for any of you who didn't get a family card, please know that we love you too!

And a quick story about Valentines...Rett grew up getting candy cards from his parents for Valentines, so we have kept that tradition going. The boys, of course, LOVE getting all the candy and reading the cards. I have recently been trying to cut out sugar from my diet and working really hard on watching what I put into my body to ensure I am healthy and fit. Well, one day Drake came up with the cutest little thought! The boys were eating some of their candy, which, surprise, has lasted quite a while, they still have most of it. Anyway, they were sweet and asked me if I wanted a bite of a candy bar. I was very tempted, but told them no because I was trying to make sure I was giving my body what it needed most, which isn't sugar. So, Drake replied a little later, "MOM, next year for Valentines, I am going to make you a VEGETABLE card!" Well, it was a very sweet thought! And even if I can't convince my kids to give up the sugar, I am making an impression by trying to eat healthy myself, no matter how small that impression is! Cute Drakey, I would love a vegetable love note!