L-O-V-E

Is it pathetic that the only Valentine Day pictures I have are of my children? Not a single one of Bryan and me and our undying love for one another. What is wrong with us? Bryan did give me a really sweet V-day card that had a sweet little message about how when the chaos has all settled and we finally get a minute to talk and be together, that is his favorite time of day, etc. cheesy, blah. Don't you feel like it's the truth? I mean don't get me wrong, I obviously adore my children, but those few little moments I get to just sit and talk to Bryan are really nice and something I really look forward to. I should have taken a picture of Bryan and me talking. Maybe I'll leave that to the next post. I feel really fortunate that I have that relationship with my spouse and that I know he genuinely enjoys my company. We just work really well together. So without getting too cheesy or sentimental I just want to let Bryan know that I am very lucky.

Now back to the important people (obviously by the pictures on my camera)
We made cupcakes. I don't know if it was necessary to take a picture of the boxed cake mix cupcakes I made, but the frosting is homemade and we did stick fancy toothpicks in so...
I also put the girls in the cute little heart outfits their Grandma sent them at Christmas. Audrey is giving fake smiles these days. It looks more like she's squinting but at least she wasn't...


crying. Smiling through the tears. I had even shaped their hair into hearts. Maybe that's why Julia was crying. The price we pay for beauty and holiday spirit.

We had pink pancakes for breakfast...
and Audrey hogged all the bacon. She is a true descendant of the Phillips'. We are lovers of bacon.
It really was a great Valentine's Day. I feel so fortunate to have so much love in my life. A wonderful supportive husband and two beautiful little girls. Now I just have to remember that when my 4 year old is whining constantly and my 1 year old insists on being held every time I'm in the kitchen trying to fix something and when my 29 year old forgets to tell me how wonderful I am ALL the time.

Happy Valentine's Day!