Valentine's Day

Feb. 14. I love Valentine's Day! 

Our breakfast included heart shaped pancakes. 

Eleanor took Valentines to her friends at ballet. Her friends were kind and gave her treats and cards too. 

The boys came home excited to share their notes and treats.

We had heart shaped pizza for dinner. 

The girls spent their Christmas gift money on these expensive bubble wands and they continue to keep them happy, even at home. 

We stopped at the park after picking up Eleanor from preschool. I'm trying to take more time and slow down because I'm always in a rush. The park date was good for our souls, especially since we knew cold weather was in the forecast. 

On Thursday, school and work were cancelled for another snow day! 

Snow day means more sledding. 

The girls and I were freezing so we hung out in the car. After sledding with our friends, they invited us over over for dinner.

During Eli's game on Saturday, Aaron stepped in to be the bench coach. Eli's team played a tough team, but Eli managed to score 2 goals! He was awesome. 

After nap cuddles with dad are the best. 

Aaron gave me a new plant for Valentine's Day!

 Now I just hope I can keep it alive. 

XOXO

 

Pics from Mom

I love seeing the pictures my mom took with her phone. She got some good ones!!

 

Beach

Our final day in Florida included visiting the Kennedy Space Center. I joked that we spent millions of dollars to see Mickey Mouse and our kids were just as thrilled to meet an astronaut and see the beach. 

Alex and Bryan told us about Kennedy Space Center and I'm so glad they did. My kids have always been intrigued with space. Maybe they will become Astronauts one day. 

We finished our trip with a visit to Coco Beach. It was beautiful! Austin was so excited, he jumped in and his glasses washed away into the ocean. It was the first time for our kids to see the ocean and I know they'll always remember the beautiful sand and water. My cousin Matt was in Florida so he met up with us and we had fresh sea food for dinner. 

Sunday morning came and it was time to say goodbye. We made it to our gate right as our flight was boarding. We quickly gave my parents a hug and made it on the flight. 

Adelaide slept peacefully in my arms. I know she won't remember this trip, but I'm grateful for pictures I can share with her. We'll just have to go back when she's older. :)

When Aaron returned from his deployment, I dreamed of going to Disneyland together. Although it didn't work out at that time, this was the perfect time for us. We crammed a lot into 4 days and I know we'll be talking about this trip forever. Yay to family vacations and memories together!