My Valentine

I woke up this morning with an extra little boy in my bed. Hyrum hugged and squeezed me tight and told me "I lub you SOOO much Mommy". Those words are always so special when they come without notice. Last night when I tucked him in he said, "I lub you Mommy, but I just love Camilla the bestest. Actually... I just lub all ub you!" Man, he's cute! Camilla joined us after she woke up and we all had early morning cuddles. I'm always a fan of the extra love around Valentine's Day.

 

My darling Mr. Stannix planned the best Valentines day. He started out by arriving home early from work with a dozen white roses and a four paged love letter for me and a single red rose for Cami girl. It was very sweet, and his note made me cry. We then headed out to dinner at the Cactus Club with our besties up here. We've known them for almost five years. Camilla used to call them "Tay-tay" and "Cha-cha". It's crazy how much time has gone by! We actually got to drive together and talk with out our crazies running around! We visited over dinner about all sorts of things and I enjoyed every bit. I surprised Mr. Stannix by ordering a steak instead of my usual burger. We laughed and ate off each others plates, that's the nice thing about being married. I snuck away to the bathroom, which was the coolest ever. They had TV screens on the back of the doors and "Exotic foot flush" toilets. We laughed about that too. We then shared a slice of white chocolate cheese cake and continued onto the activity portion of our evening. Taylor planned a photo scavenger hunt around the mall. We split into couples to complete our lists and then met up afterwards. It was a lot of fun!

And now a little bit on my Valentine. I am so lucky to call him mine. He has worked hard getting an education to support us, and I admire that. I love his "stick-to-it" attitude and perseverance. He's willing to do anything I ask (I just have to remember to ask). He is loved by the children. I love watching them play and wrestle around together. I also love that he can plan and pull off a successful Gospel lesson very last minute for FHE. The kids learn a lot from him. He is a huge planner and is always scheming and planning for the future. When we go on vacation, he has to have a plan, and I love that about him. He also has many other amazing qualities like loyalty, love, determination, forgiveness, hope and patience. I could go on and on, but I'll save some more of the good stuff for future posts! I love that Mr. Stannix!