New Year's Eve/Valentine's Day

So I didn’t quite make the New Year’s Eve by Valentine’s Day deadline, so maybe I should just combine the two.  We held our somewhat annual New Year’s Eve party and enjoyed spending time with the Haukap’s, Salmond’s and Schier’s.  We were trying to remember exactly when this tradition started and I am thinking 05, the year I was pregnant with Grant.  So that would make this number 5, actually 4, we skipped the year I was pregnant with Ryan.  I was sick, we had bunk beds pieces all over the basement and well, it just wasn’t the high point of our marriage.  I am glad we rebounded, because it is always so much fun.  The kids are getting more independent, so we don’t even have to take turns doing basement duty any more, we just pop a movie in the dvd player, shut the door and make a run for it, a good way to start the new year.  As for Valentine’s, I didn’t get pics, but the boys made me some very sweet valentine’s, although Grant refused to sign his name.  At Miss Regina’s urging, we have been working on using a capitol G, then all lower case and to say it is not is favorite activity is an understatement.  He has made several valiant efforts, as long as it is his idea to do so.  I’ve never been much into Valentine’s, but wanted the boys to see Jason and I exchange gifts and cards.  The charade went well and it was a good excuse to pick up a new book I had been wanting so that Jason would have a present for me.  He added a really sweet homemade card, so everything worked out perfectly.