Serving For The Greater Good

Eric came home from a 24 hour OB shift and surprised everyone with Valentine candies and flowers. It was a nice surprise, probably seeing that we haven't had live flowers in our home since last year. There is just something about flowers that is so theraputic and peaceful. I used to work in a flower shop, and worked off all my wedding flowers and it was so relaxing, I LOVE the smell of flowers....





Kids opening a Valentine's package from their special great Aunt Phyllis. She sure knows how to spoil kids. They get more from her then they do from us for Valentine's day.


Backwards Dinner day. Usually, in the past, I was always known for making dessert before starting dinner. This was one of those days coming back into our lives again.
Here the kids are eating their brownie dinner for Valentine's Day.


And here are the kids eating their pot sticker and rice dessert.


Earlier that day we played Settlers of Catan, which was one of Caleb's favorites. Another something we haven't done in a long time that is coming back into our lives.


(By the way incase you noticed that all the kids are wearing different clothes in each picture for our Valentine's Party, it is because we had to spread out the love over the week.)

Last Year I felt that we needed to start a new tradition to have a family getaway of love each year. A special time set aside just for our family to be together to spend together, which are the weeks around Valentine's Day, with being flexible with Eric's schedule of course. Last year it was a very emotionally difficult trip to Disneyland, something that we promised the kids for years that we would do once their father got done with school.
This year it was just as emotionally difficult, we went to the Great Wolf Lodge. Something that we had made official plans to do right before the car accident. Just like our trip to Disneyland, I am glad it is OVER and done, and that we don't have to go again...PHEW!!