It's Love Day!

This morning, as usual, I made a mental list of what needed to be done around the house: dishes, pick up toys, fold laundry, sweep kitchen floor, etc.  And, as usual, I tried to find something to do to postpone the inevitable.  I think cleaning is so much more more bearable if there's music on.  So I thought, "It's Valentines Day.  I'll make a playlist for today!"  I opened up my trusty iTunes and typed in "love."  The resulting playlist was surprisingly great.   I must love love-songs.  Who couldn't love Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Michael Buble, Van Morisson ("Crazy Love" is one of the best songs of all times, in my opinion), Diana Krall and of course...the Bee Gees?  OK.  I may be alone in that one.  But my siblings will back me up!

A few pics from our Valentine's Party.  

We did the shaved crayons between waxed paper thing and made these hearts. I hung them from the ceiling over our table with thread.  Luke gave them "oohs" and "aahs".

Making sugar cookies.

There is No Charge for Awesomeness

We LOVED the movie Kung Fu Panda.  Barrett and I as much as the kids.  Sometimes you watch a movie enough times that the dialogue becomes incorporated into every-day life.  Such is the case in our home with this movie.

Sunday morning I was getting ready for church.  Anna and Kate were in our tub, playing as usual.  All of the sudden I hear Kate (who is quite alarmed) say, "That's the Wushi finger hold!"  And sure enough, I look over and Anna is squeezing her finger, pinky pointed skyward, eyes full of mischief.  Within a moment comes the inevitable "Skidoosh!" accompanied by a very confident pinky flex.  

To which Kate then withdraws her arm with a forceful yank and yells, "An-na!"  It became apparent that she really thought she could have been disintegrated right there on the spot.  Very reassuringly, Anna looks at Kate while giggling and says, "Don't worry Kate.  It only works in China...and we don't live in China."