With the street. . .
The Street WON!!!!
I cannot tell a lie. I was excited for several reasons: We don't have to sell our house in this horrible market, we get awesome health insurance and some pretty spectacular extras with this new company, we get to be around all our dear friends we've made (even McKay made a couple), and we're going to have a more secure future for our family. That's big! I know it will make some of our family and friends in Idaho a little sad. That is really the only draw back! Family and friends mean everything to me and I was looking forward to possibly living closer to them, especially the grandparents! But lucky for us, we have some amazing support from both sides who truly want what is best for us and we are grateful for that. It would make this change far less rewarding if we didn't have them and their support.This Valentine's Day was sweet and mostly uneventful. I did steal this awesome idea to "heart attack" places in your house. I loved this idea. I decided to use the wall going up our stairs since it is void of any decoration at the moment anyway. I plan on making this a new tradition.
Emmie had to sneak in the picture as I was taking it. . .I'm glad she did. Some of the hearts said:
To: Morgan From:Emmie "Thanks for being nice to me."
To: Emmie From: Dad, "I love it when you giggle and give me big squeezes."
To: Dad From: Mom," I love it when you make me laugh"
To Mom From: dad,"I love it when you give me hot kisses. And I love that you are always, supportive, and happy, and you never complain, and are sexy and so on and so on." I swear I didn't tell him to write that! It gave some of our neighbor kids some red cheeks though when they read it!hee-hee
To:Morgan From:Mom," You are one smart cookie and such a great helper. I love you."
To:Rhyan From:Morgan," I love you because you are the cutes!" ("the cutes" and "the poops" are common phrases in our household to determine what mood the girls are in. For example: "Rhyan is being the poops!")
To:mom From: Emmie," I love you mom. You're the best!" of course I had to help her with that since she doesn't write. :)
To:Dad From:Morgan,"I love you when you're a rockstar!"
On Saturday, McKay and I went out to dinner and then to chaperon a stake dance. . .woo hoo! It actually wasn't bad at all. We had some good chats with other leaders we don't normally get to see. And over all, we only had to split up a few "bear hugging" dancers. So on Sunday, the girls got a bag of goodies from us and McKay told me my surprise will be coming in a few days! After church I wanted to make cupcakes. Half for my family and half for Kim's birthday. These are the ones I decorated. I tried this new recipe for cinnamon/chocolate cupcakes and I thought they were wonderful!! The frosting was also divine. Maybe a little too rich, but still divine.
By the time we had dinner and were ready to frost cupcakes; Morgan was the only one willing to pose in pictures. Lucky for me she dressed up for the occasion in her ballet leotard! Look at her eyes. . .she's wondering why I didn't warn her about how fast the sprinkles come out! Ha.
This was about half way done. I mean srsly, how much crap can you put on it?
A lot! Doesn't Morgan look like a girl version of McKay? It's amazing.
Side note:The ones I kept for our family, I made in a heart shaped silicone baking dish. NOT the ones in the dollar section at Target. . .Sabra! :) It could've happened to any of us. It's just funnier when it doesn't happen to us!
Let's fast forward a year and a half. This is what we get. . . It's like she's saying,"Oh mom, you wouldn't believe it, but the craziest thing just happened. . "
The explanation. "Okay, I know this looks pretty bad. . .but hear me out."
And then, the submission. "I know, you're right. Nail polish. Bad idea. I'll remember that."
Rhyan is more and more fun every day. Then there are these days, and I think back about my sweet easy-going baby that just loved to be held and how wonderful that was.