Happy Valentine's Day - 2009!

Brad has to travel all week so we celebrated Valentine's or Valentime's (per Luke) a day early this year. Luke, Jake & I decorated heart-shaped cookies for Brad with food coloring pens. Funny thing is when Brad called home yesterday Luke spilled the beans and said, "Hi Dad, ahhh, we aren't making anything!" and then asked me if he could tell him that we WERE making something special. Luke was excited to give Brad the cookies but not without an ulterior motive...he wanted Brad to share the edible Valentines with him and Jake.

My darling boys decorated sweet cards for me, bought me my favorite chocolates, as well as a beautiful bouquet of flowers AND a cool running outfit to wear to work off the chocolate!

I bought Jake and Luke each a big, soft, floppy doggy stuffed animal. But when I showed the dogs to Brad he looked disappointed. I asked what was wrong and he told me he bought the boys doggy stuffed animals too however, his easily fit into the palm of your hand. We laughed; I didn't mean to take the wind out of his sail. Actually it's perfect; now the bigger dogs each have a puppy to take care of!

These dogs'll be waiting for the boys in the morning!
I would have added the "puppies" in the pic but the boys are sleeping with them tonight!!!