A Weekend to Remember

We had been looking forward to last weekend for weeks for two reasons... 

The first was a visit from our dear friends, Jim and Bethany.  We always have so many laughs when they come to visit, and they certainly delivered on that this weekend!

The second was a delicious Sauerbraten dinner homemade by Nanny accompanied by lots of time with family and great friends.  It was such a special occasion that Gracie wore her (and my!) favorite princess dress, and Matty donned his cool shirt and tie look.  I was hoping to take a lot more pictures, but my camera battery died pretty early in the day.  You can get an idea of the fun, laughs, and love that we share with this special group of people from the pictures below...

Gracie loved her purse from Aruba!  Thanks Steven and Bobby!

Matty was yelling at me for taking pictures in the "firehouse"... apparently it is a security issue.  He's got a very healthy imagination :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

We started out the day with special chocolate donuts for breakfast then it was off to school for Matty.  Gracie and I hung out with Nanny a little bit while Matty was in school.  Here is a typical scene at Nanny's house... first thing Gracie does when she arrives is eat grapes off the kitchen table!

Matty's class had a valentine party that all the kids were super excited about.  Each kid brought a different kind of fruit which they got to add to a big bowl to make "Friend Fruit Salad".  Matty brought heart shaped watermelon :)  Then they got to exchange valentines!  Matty and I made these heart shaped crayons for his classmates by breaking up crayons and melting them in our oven...they were fun to make and Matty was so proud to give them to his friends!

 Just more sweet pictures of Gracie Girl taken using Instagram on my phone...

Gracie was having one of her dramatic sass-attacks when I took the next picture.  When something doesn't go her way, she falls to the ground and pouts.  I started taking pictures of her, and she cheered right up!

Finally Dr. Love came home from school, and the fun really begins!

Awww... melt my heart...

Ok, now Gracie's had enough... "No Matty!"

Matty taking the princess car for a spin...

My sweet boy ready for a special valentine dinner...

Dinner by candlelight just isn't the same with sippy cups and booster seats at the table... but it definitely is fun!

My sweet valentines... what a lucky girl I am :)