How sweet it is to be loved by you...

Happy Valentines (one day late) to everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing and wonderful Valentine's day with your loved one(s)! I know I sure did!

Chris is traditionally anti-Valentine's day... he believes you should be sweet all year round! He also has had some pretty negative Valentine's day experiences in the past. So we mixed it up a bit this year and made the holiday fit us! :-)

Lily spent the night with her grandparents Saturday night so we could have our Valentine's day celebration earlier in the day to beat the crowds! Because our plan was to celebrate in the morning with just the two of us and in the afternoon with Lily, we skipped church. We enjoyed a very lazy and relaxing morning! Chris gave me a wonderful massage and then took me out to lunch! It was a great way to start the day!

After lunch, we went to Chris' parents house and had a good long visit! Then we headed to Beth's where Lily made Chris and I candy apples for V-day! :-) That was fun! And then we headed home to just enjoy the rest of the day! Lily made me THE most adorable and SWEETEST Valentine's day cards! Now that she can write, it is amazing how she expresses herself! My card told me how much she loved me and why - priceless! Her card to her daddy was JUST as PRECIOUS! She is such a kind-hearted little girl! :-)

Unfortunately Valentine's day ended on a sour note for me! I have come down with the stomach bug that the Hutching's had last week! And if I had any doubts about how miserable it was (which I didn't), I certainly don't anymore! lol.

I hope you all had a magical day full of love! I can't wait to read and hear about all the special Valentine's day memories!!!