Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day today.

Seven years ago, exactly, I ran into a boy named David on campus. He came to my computer lab, then walked me home and spent the evening hanging out with my roommates and I. I didn't love him yet, but I did like him a lot. I had no idea how much I would grow to love and adore him.

We are lucky to have a day to celebrate the loving people we are surrounded with.

We started out the day with some Valentine Presents for Lydia. A puzzle, a book, a love note, and some little treats. She loved it all (except she was a little scared of the dinosaur puzzle for a while). We were going to buy all of those things for her anyway (except the treats) so it worked out to give them to her and make the day a little more special.

This year we made cute little Valentines for Lydia to deliver to all of her friends. I googled "Panda Bear Valentines" and found these darling ones to print off. The panda bears are a perfect match for our life right now. She loves panda bears and I love that she loves panda bears. Our day was filled with lots of happy things. Sue (David's mom) brought by yummy Valentine treats for us all, we went to a cute little Valentine party with some kids in our neighborhood and decorated cookies, did crafts, played games, and exchanged Valentines, and then my mom came down in the afternoon and brought Lydia and I lovely roses and spent the afternoon with us. It was just such a nice day.

I've been thinking a lot about love lately.  There are so so many different kinds of love and so very many people that I love. It's amazing how much I love my sweet babies, Lydia and Austin. When Lydia was born, I was overwhelmed with this giant sort of love that filled my whole being. Austin fills my heart with a much softer, protective kind of love. I love them both fiercely. 

How blessed I am to be able to have so many people to love, and to be loved so much in return. To have a husband that shows me through word and action how much he loves me every day. To have such a supportive and loving family. To have such kind and loving friends. To have such loving children. Our life is good and is filled with so much love.