brandon and sarah: Valentines Day

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Valentines Day

I am a lover of Valentines Day. Even when I was single I didn't loathe the day. Some people bulk at the commercialism of it, but personally I find it wonderful to have a day to focus on love!

I like to 'go big or go home' for Brandon's Valentine's Days :). This year was no different. Sadly, this sparked some controversy...which really does make me sad...because I never meant it to be bad or distasteful. I saw it as funny, and so did Brandon (thankfully). I love my husband and we, thankfully, have a wonderful marriage. We've had to fight (like climb those mountains like Miley, ya'll) to make it good. But it is good. I have no shame in that. So...with that said, Valentines Day 2012:

yes, that is what you think it is

Surprising Daddy at school with his cookies, balloons, and lunch. It was no easy task hiking 200 yards into the law school with
2 boys, 3 balloons, 1 plate of cookies, 1 purse, 2 sodas, and 3 Subway subs

Derek enjoying said lunch

We returned home from Daddy's school to find Valentines for my little Loves from their Ma and Pa

Payt was thrilled. I couldn't get him to stop looking at his Tonka stickers long enough to get a decent picture!

The day after Valentines my Little Loves and I made sugar cookies. Haha. That was an adventure... lesson learned: follow the instructions! I thought for sure that we could swap around two steps and things would still be fine. Not so, not so. Apparently cookies really do need to chill before they can be cut into shapes.

When did my "babies" get so big? *sniff, sniff* so bittersweet.

eating the cookie dough crumbs :)

hahahahahaha! Like I said, chill before trying to cut into shapes...not the other way around!

Happy Valentines Day. I love you, Brandon.
Oh, and if you're wondering, Brandon really hit it out of the park this year...my Valentines Day gift was a surprise weekend get away just the two of us. More to come on that later!

1 comments:

Heidi said...: Those cookies sparked some controversy?? I loved them and thought they were such a cute idea!; February 26, 2012 12:50 PM

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The Things They Say

May 9, 2012- While waiting outside a McDonalds Payt asks, "What's that Mommy?" I am busy proofing one of Brandon's papers and just say that it's a store. He replies, "uh, that no store Mommy!" I say, "Oh, it's a restaurant, Payt." Payton then starts laughing like I am the silliest person ever. He says, "It's no rest-aunt, it's please nuggies room!" Payt calls chicken nuggets 'please nuggies' :)

March, April, May 2012- Payt has recently become a dirt-a-phob. He is constantly yelling for a "PAPE-A TOWEL" when ever the smallest thing gets on him. With his British accent he sounds so sweet and funny.

May 4, 2012- Me: "Payton, you do not yell at me!" Payton: "Only Daddy yell at Mommy?" Me: (a little stunned) "Umm, no. No one should be yelling at anyone." ...to be clear, Brandon NEVER yells, but it was a shocking reminder that we need to be careful with our tone around our little ones!

May 3, 2012- While playing in the bathtub Payt was holding a green plastic (semi transparent) scoop over his penis... Yes, I just wrote that... I asked him what he was doing, to which he exclaimed "Makin' my pee-nas geen Mommy!" I thought that surely I had heard him wrong, so a few minutes later when he did it again I asked again. This time he spoke even more clearly with a, "Look, Mommy! My penis is green!" Gotta love little boys!

Jan. 2012- We ate at Jose Peppers, where Payt got a balloon. Once in the car, he managed to get it untied from his wrist; thus when the car door opened out went his balloon. He was, of course, upset and wanted his balloon back. I told him that the balloon was going home to go to bed. Payt starts crying "I want my balloon. Jesus home. My balloon. Balloon go to Jesus home." haha. Earlier in the week he'd asked me where Jesus' home was and I said Heaven and pointed up.

Payt 1/18/12- while Payton was saying the dinner prayer Derek started babbling. Payton growled "my turn, Derek (which actually sounds like 'dang it'), my turn" then he returned to praying in such a sweet voice. Again, Derek talked and Payt screeched "MY TURN, DEREK!" and then sweetly returned to blessing the food.

Payt 1/17/12- I ask Brandon what he's doing, to which he replies "just farting around." Payt calls out "I wanna fart, too, B!"

Payt 1/15/12- passing the fire station on the way to church Payt says, "B, where fire gucks?" I say I don't know, maybe they're sleeping or out helping someone. Payt says, "No, they at store buy bandaids."

Payt 1/9/12- on the way to the doctor's office I ask Payt what doctors do; he replies "put bandaids on ouches"

Payt 12/11- Recently Payt learned the word "ouch" and "touch". Now, when ever he sees a razor he says, "No touch! Ouch, ouch!" and holds up his hand. For the longest time I couldn't figure out how he knew that, but then we remembered that almost SIX months ago while on vacation he got in my make-up bag and sliced his hand on my razor.