Valentines

I am really loving our Valentine's tradition with the kids.  Our candlelight dinner is always such a treat for the kids!  This year we made strawberry angel food cake skewers which were the hit of the evening. 
Pierce got a new mini Nerf gun, Layla got a new book, and Allee got a new shirt.  The kiddos gave Derek some Mizzou shorts and the kids each gave me a rose and told me why they love me, this part cracked me up.
Pierce: I love you because you give me hugs.  (Such a sweet little guy!)
Allee:  I love you because you cook dinner.  (Aaahh yes because THAT is the best she could come up with!)
After dinner we went to Derek's volleyball game.  I use to go crazy because we never had a date night, and some days I still long for time just Derek and I, but as the kids grow I am realizing how fast they are growing and before long they won't want anything to do with us.  So, for now I am enjoying our family time.  Date nights will come back, but we only have a little time with our kiddos being kids.