Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day!

About 4 years ago we started a tradition to eat at home and have a fun red themed dinner. I try to make the dinner a nicer one than one that I just throw together last minute. So last night we had Spaghetti, with heart shaped Rhodes Rolls, and a Pink Punch to drink. Then for dessert I made a Chocolate lava cake topped with Ice Cream. The best part of the cake is that they are small like the ones you get at a restaurant. So yummy!

Makayla had her first Valentine's party at school. She was so excited to take her Valentine's and to have a class party. When she got home we were looking at her Valentine's and she kept saying - "Whoa Mom, check this one out!" It was fun to help her read the names of her friends on the Valentine Cards, and to see how excited she was. Micah is still a little bit too small to understand Valentine's Day but he was excited about the nandy (candy) that he had access to for most of the day :o)

I hope that you all had a fantastic day surrounded by those whom you love and those who love you.

New Experience!

I have been doing home child care for the past year and a half. It has been so nice to be home with my kids and to be able to take and pick up Makayla from school. Lately life has been so crazy and I have been stressed. Clint and I made the decision that I would find a part time job at nights and only watch my niece. It was hard to tell the parents that I am stopping watching kids. There are lots of benefits - more money, less hours, more time with just my kids, more time to help Makayla with school - but it was still sad. Those little girls I have been watching have become like family and it is sad that I wont see them very much.

I found a job as a night custodian for the church working at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. I started training this week and I am pretty excited. It is the COMPLETE opposite of what I have been doing but the atmosphere is incredible. It is strange to start the workday with a group prayer. To have spiritual devotionals together as a team. To not have to be careful about talking about the church with coworkers. It is super exciting, however, my shift is from 9:30 pm - 1:30 am and that will take some getting used to! My first shift is tonight! Hope I can function tomorrow :o)