Our Valentine’s Day was a busy one this year, since it fell on a Sunday. Leaving enough time to take public transportation to church, our Sunday mornings are quite hurried.
So, our ‘gift giving’ had to wait until after lunch this year, but the kids were still excited . . . and surprised. However, we really missed American Valentine heart candies. These are good as they taste like ‘fizzy drinks’ but they just aren’t the same.
One of the greatest joys of giving a gift is to see the kids’ reactions. They are always so excited and I LOVE it!
Emma received two new church movies – “Rigoletto” and “My Turn on Earth” – two of my favorites! These are right down her alley with her drama interests. We’ve seen these a number of times since she opened them.
Caleb was beyond thrilled to receive ankle weights – 3 sets of them! He needed them for his gym workouts and we had the hardest time finding them . . . so he may just have been more relieved than anything.
Hannah seemed a little bit less excited as she opened her “Capital Mystery” books, but she is enjoying them.
Cami got a jewelry box for all her dress up jewelry. She was happy!
Chris was excited about this one. Having had to leave all his electric-based tools in the states, he was going through withdrawals. Too bad all our Ikea furniture is all put together now.
I was not forgotten – I told Chris not to get me anything as we had just gotten my iPhone, but he still got me some white chocolates. I do admit I let the kids eat most of them but they were really good!
We rounded off the excitement of the day by spending time with some friends from our ward. A great day to feel the love of those around us!
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