Patrick's:: Valentine's Day with the Patrick's

Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine's Day with the Patrick's

On Saturday night, my parents offered to watch the boys so Ryan and I could go out for a romantic date! haha
None the less, we were excited to go out alone! It doesn't happen often, so when we get to go out, it is very exciting!!
We went to the Big Bowl in Roseville, one of our favorites. The wait was an hour, so we enjoyed a beverage and appetizer at the bar while we waited. It was so fun for us to get to chat and connect. We did a lot of talking about our hopes and dreams of where we see our family in 1 year, 3 years and 5 years and 35 years. The joys of being young and having big dreams for our family. Best Valentine's date- At the end of our conversation, we decided, we may not (OK, we don't) do things the same way as other families, but we do things our way and could be happier with our lives! :D
On that note, I called my mom and got the report that Stephen was pretty fussy.... We got our left-overs boxed up and headed home. Ryan put John down to bed and I rocked Stephen. JOY <3
My mom brought V-Day goodies for the boys. John got a little Elmo doll, a few new shirts and shorts for this summer. Stephen got Sophie the Giraffe! Sophie is a teether, a fancy one at that! Lucky boys!

On Sunday morning I got to sleep in while Ryan tended to John. :) (Love this!) Then we headed to Jana and Steve's. It was a beautiful, beautiful day!! We hung out and talked about Alana's hockey game the night before, Steve played with John and little Stephen was quite fussy. It was fun for Ryan and I to chat with Jana about our plans to head south to Florida next winter. Yay! We are super excited (!!!)
Jana knows her Valentine's: ;)
She got John got a book about animals, Ryan got protein bars and I got chocolate hearts! haha, Absolutely perfect! :D Thank you Nana Jana for thinking of us!
I had to cut our visit short because I was not able to console Stephen, I knew in my gut he must have an ear infection. When he is fussy, I know he loves to snuggle in our bed with blankets and nurse. So, that is just what I did with him when we got home.

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I took Stephen to the Dr this afternoon, and he has a double ear infection... his eighth!!! We have been referred to an ENT. SJ's primary Dr thinks tubes may be in our future....

We came home to pot roast and veggies in the crock pot. Yummy. For dessert, we had more heart shaped cookies. Dad frosted his and I did mine and the boy's. Many laughs at dinner- Oh, I love my family!! XO