Fancy Valentine's Day!

Eric took me out to dinner for Valentine's....it's been embarrassingly long since we went out together!! I got all dressed up and we went to JJ's, a fabulous little French restaurant, which is right down the street from our house. {the chocolate mousse cake was AH-MAH-zing!} super big thanks to Doobs who came over and stayed with the boys. They said we could go out and do it again sometime, because they had such fun. {or maybe it was just the cupcakes I bribed them with!}

One of our favorite places

We came home from the library with 31 books today. I think we have a problem!!! (A very good problem!) and today we found a whole new shelf of garbage truck and fire truck books! It's definitely one of our favorite places!!

Tanner Land

Tanner is really loving to play in his room lately.  Perhaps it's the new shelves. Or the new big-boy bed (a twin mattress on the floor!) Or perhaps it's the million Christmas gifts that he is still really quite excited about playing with.  But for whatever the reason, we are loving his imagination and creativity.  He is usually rescuing cars, trains, and Little People by the dozens, thanks to his police cars, fire engines, and Rescue Bots.  He is on a mission, EVERY day, and there are ALWAYS emergencies to handle.  And if there isn't an emergency, then there's garbage to scoop and dump.  Every time I try to throw something in the (real) garbage, he asks me if he can have it for his garbage or recycling trucks.  Then it goes into a pile in the middle of the floor. . .the garbage dump, according to Tanner.  :)

This week, my MISSION is to update the blog.  I'll go back and get things posted in order and we WILL get this blog caught up. Christmas, new car, potty-training, checkups, school projects. . .the whole shebang.  I promise.  . . .I mean it this time!!!! :)