Happy Valentines Day

I know it's a bit late to blog about Valentines Day, but better late than never. Valentines Day for us is a family event. Every year I cook crab & lobster (this is mainly for Derek & I) & then after dinner we have chocolae fondue (this is mainly for the kids & I). Delicious!! This year Derek had the romantic task of replacing the bathroom faucet (Thanks a bunch). Thanks sweetie for my new camera!! Watch out Kevin, Mike & Andrea because I have a ton of camera questions.



Abby & Lindsey were thrilled to get "the thing that helps me sleep" as a gift for Valentines.

My dad

It was 4 years ago today that my sweet dad passed away. Day's like today make me stop & reflect. It gives me a chance to think about how blessed I was to be raised in a loving home with parents who cared for me & were always there to help me. There are so many things I miss about my dad...most of all I miss being able to talk to him, he was such a great listener & always gave me such sound advice. I miss being able to give him a "bear hug", make him burnt chocolate chip oatmeal cookies,or staying up late talking, playing games & eating junk food. I miss watching the little things he would do to show my mom he loved her. I am so grateful for the knowledge that my family will one day be reunited with my dad & that our Families are Forever.

Finally...

So last night as the kids & I were eating dinner Abby yelped & started to cry. We asked what was wrong & through the miracle of not so official sign language, tears & hysteria we were able to make out that she had bitten down on her fork. Ouch!! Abby kept crying & saying her tooth hurt, then Gray being the genious that he is suggested maybe her tooth was loose. Yep, it is official Abby has her first loose tooth. Yeah Abby. She is so excited about this because many of her friends have already lost teeth. I cannot tell you how many times last night I heard, "I can't believe I have a loose tooth" or "I didn't think my tooth would be loose today." Oh the thrill of growing up. I have a hunch that this is going to be a long & painful process. Let's put it this way, Abby is not known for her pain tolerance & can sometimes be a bit of a drama queen. So we will see how this whole loose tooth things goes.
P.S. Grandpa we need you to fly to Illinois to pull out Abby's tooth!!