the sweethearts...

This year Savvy's white picket fence - flower garden valentine box won! She was so excited and just knew she was going to win. She was just tickled all morning long. When she got home that thing was completely torn up just so she could get the candy out!

Carter's class didn't have a contest this year, but I'd say who doesn't love an eagle valentine box? He totally would have won.

He cracks me up!

The yearly heart pizza. It was different this year. Yes, that is wheat dough Savvy is shaping. It's part of the new us. The no white bread us.

Poor Carter's migraine started about an hour before this picture. Lucky for us, we caught it in time. And he slept through much of the rest of the day.

For years Alec has tried to catch us leaving our special delivery.

He'd better get a little faster and keep on trying.

We didn't even cheat this year!

He was mad last year when we rang the doorbell from inside the house.

They'll never get us.

So this is our new thing for the last few months. We've been working on some sign language and me and Lukie started doing the 'I love you' sign. All the kids have since joined in and we are able to silently tell each other 'I love you' at the perfect moment. I was so excited to find these dog tags with the sign for I love you on them. Perfect.

It was very special when these two sweethearts knocked on our door and hand delivered sugar cookies with a special letter. They each wrote their own letter to every single one of their children along with each grandchild. It was a perfect ending to the day when Alec read his and said, "I have the best family."

I couldn't agree more.