Happy LOVE Day! 2/14/2011

I have never been a huge fan of V~day. Sure I have always enjoyed the thoughtful over-priced flowers that A would send to me, or getting the kids little Valentine's goodies has always been fun, but it isn't a holiday that I love.
Well that all changed last year, and it was even better this year! Last year Kenna and a bunch of her friends heart attacked our yard, and Jdog got her back by putting a huge banner on her garage saying "Will you be my Valentine?"
This year the planning started WEEKS before Valentines day. Jdog knew he wanted to heart attack Kenna this year, and wanted a poster to go with it. I said Crush soda would be cute to say I have a crush on you. He loved the idea, and then took it to the next level. He asked me to buy him a bunch of cheese-it crackers and sweet-tart candies. He painted on a poster "I hope this doesn't sound CHEEZY, but I have a big CRUSH on you! Kenna will you be my SWEETART?'' It was adorable!
Sunday night we loaded up the car and headed over to Kenna's house. All three kids were so excited, they kept saying we better not get caught! I pulled down the street from her house, the kids put their hoods up on their jackets (they looked like they were getting ready to rob a house), and they went to town decorating. I stood guard watching to make sure we wouldn't get caught, while the kids decorated. I had to say GET DOWN three times, because a certain someone kept peeking out the window! She should know that if you peek out of a window with the lights on inside, while it is dark outside, lucky for us, you can't see very well! They put the Crush soda, cheese-it, sweetarts, and foam hearts (that J & Sis had decorated to look like conversation hearts) ALL over their yard. Jdog then scattered the goodies, along with his poster, on the front porch. He finished it off by hanging a BE MINE banner on her garage, and we bolted. It was SO MUCH FUN! I felt like a kid again out toilet papering with my girlfriends!
Then to have Kenna and Kate come and decorate J's room (something they had been planning for a while too) and to see his face made the day even better!
Finally to end the night Koda had the GIANT stuffed puppy delivered to him from Anique. I don't think the day could have been any better. Oh wait, I would have changed the fact that I made a ham dinner, potatoes, and green beans. I should have served them toast! Almost everyone complained about something wrong with dinner! Oh well, I sent them to bed, plopped on the couch with A, and watched the Bachelor while texting Ash about what we thought about the show. It was the perfect ending to (in Jdog's words) an awesome, totally cool day!