From my Honey!

As promised, here's a picture of my Valentine's necklace! (I couldn't get a really clear picture because of the flash.) Eric and I don't usually exchange gifts, so it was extra special this year when he initiated doing gifts!! I love him so much it blows my mind!

Thanks, Eric. I love you!

My boys!

Seriously...is there any denying that these two are related?? LOL

I snapped these while the boys were chilling before Levi's bed time. :)

Today was a good day! Valentine's Day!! Awhhh! Eric got me a pretty necklace - a heart with diamonds on it. A girl's gotta have her diamonds - thanks, Honey! I got Eric some dress clothes. Levi got him a green tie with white polka dots. (Green is Levi's favorite color.) I'll take pics of the tie & necklace tomorrow. My original idea was to get Eric a gun, but that didn't pan out. Bummer! So, we'll go pick out one together after he gets his gun permit renewed. Fun!!

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! May it be blessed with love from the One who loves us above any other!

What does Daddy reeeeally do??

Levi woke up at 5:50 this morning (nice!) so he got to go to work with Eric. I picked him up from Eric's office and took him to school. Here's the conversation he had with one of the teachers, Tammy:

“Good morning, Levi!” (I told him to tell Tammy where he got to go this morning)
“Wif Daddy to office!”
“You did?! How wonderful. What does Daddy do at work?”
“Works for Steve” (Steve is Eric’s mechanic)
“Works for Steve, huh? What do Steve and Daddy do?”
“Drink coffee.”
LOL I love my child this morning!

Oh no you didn't!

Yep, I did...just posted these embarrassing pictures of my son. I can do this because I'm the mom! LOL They were too cute not to share!!

Levi got in trouble for throwing a temper tantrum, so he had to go to the corner.

How pitiful is this....

And, of course, the potty shot! Look at this adorable face....

The weekend...

You know what's more fun than spending money? When it's someone else's money! Saturday, I got to go shopping with my mom. At the end of each season, when the clearanced items are somewhere around 70% off, we usually go shopping for all the grandkids to get clothes for the following year. We met at Target and then went to Dillard's and Kohl's. It's pretty crazy, but incredibly fun to pick out clothes for a 5 year old, 4 year old, almost 3 year old, almost 2 year old and a 1 year old! :) Thanks, Mom for a fun day!! Levi was very excited about his clothes...especially his Reggie Wayne jersey.

Today was church and then lunch with the family at El Nopal. The kids have gotten to where they ask for a quarter to get something out of the gumball machine. Today, Papa gave them each two quarters and you would have thought he gave them the moon! They all ran out to pick out their prize! (Dad, you know you've set a precedence now!!) Levi got a football sticker. I think it was the Detroit Lions...the worst team in the NFL this season! You're right, Dad...50 cents doesn't go very far these days! LOL Levi loves his new sticker and put it in his toy room. Sorry, Mom, but I think he likes Dad's sticker way more than his new clothes!! ;) Dad wins again!

It's late and tomorrow starts the work week over again (sigh). Hopefully we'll get out tomorrow night for a walk or bike ride before the cold weather gets here again!!

25 things I love

I did a "25 Random things about me" on Facebook, so I thought it'd be fun to do "25 thinks I love" on my blog!! (Plus, I'm trying to kill time while I'm on the elliptical!)

I love:

My husband. He makes me laugh a lot and love more deeply.
My son. I have no idea what I would do without him.
Diet Mt. Dew. I think it has cocaine in it and I'm addicted.
Going to the beach laying in the sun and baking myself. (How many more days, Jenny?)
Ice cream.
My friends. God has blessed me far beyond what I deserve.
The movie Sense & Sensibility.
Going boating. I miss our boat! :(
Singing to the Lord. Praise & worship has become so special to me. I love praising God!!
Reading the Bible. I don't do it enough, but when I do it, I feel like God speaks to me.
Baking.
The smell of fresh laundry.
My new house. Another blessing I don't deserve.
My family. My parents and siblings are amazing and I love spending time with them.
Eating. Love it too much!
Leaving work feeling like I got a lot accomplished.
When my son wakes me up by breathing in my face in the morning.
Strawberries and chocolate.
Coach purses.
Technology, but it also scares me!
Jewelry.
Clothes.
Shoes.
Jesus. I'm amazed every day that he died for me.
The feeling I get after working out. I'M DONE!!

Sweet dreams...

Kids are so funny! Saturday night, Eric and I went in to check on Levi before we went to bed. When Eric leaned down to kiss him, Levi sat up in bed and roared at us. Yes, roared, kind of like a lion or tiger. We both just immediately busted out laughing. He woke up and just stared at us for a couple of seconds and went back to sleep. Then he whispered softly "love you".

Those memories are priceless.