Baby's First Valentine's Day

I know I'm quite partial, but I have to admit...this little guy's quite a cutie...even when he doesn't feel so good (case in point: Look at the photos below). It was nice having a 2nd valentine to love this Valentine's Day.

We spent a lot of time together today as a family. The events of the week are still sinking in-- and it was just nice to be together and do a whole lot of nothing. Jack seems to do the best when he's around his humidifier, so for a good part of the day, we were all upstairs in his room. The more time I spend in his bedroom, the more I love it. Anyway, Boomer and I were on the bed in Jack's room folding laundry (translation, I folded laundry and Boomer did all he could to lay on it-- it was a viscous cycle :). Mike read the newspaper and played with Jack. I remember looking around saying to myself, "isn't this nice." It was.

Everyone got a special Valentine's Day present...Mike got a photo of Jack in his Cincinnati Reds cap framed and a new keychain with quite a cool charm on it. Boomer got bones, a new stuffed toy (which amazingly is still in tact with the sturffing in it too-- gotta love the American Kennel Club dog toys-- they hold up pretty well). He also got a new collar, which was a bit of a neccessity due to the skunk incident. Little Jack got an outfit and a new pull toy. He also got a really nice stuffed toy from Grandma & Pop (thanks!!!), It lights up and plays music-- and is sure to be a favorite. I got a rose, a really nice card, a chocolate dessert and a gift certificate to get stuff to make Jack's first scrapbook. Lets just say Cupid hit this house hard :)

Unlike previous years when we'd head out to a restaurant for dinner, we stayed in for the evening-- and it was really enjoyable. I fixed a special dinner (filet, salad, and twice baked potato-- a fan favorite) and we actually ate in our dining room, which I think we do about 3 times a year. Jack even sat at (or should I say "on") the table in his bouncey seat and hung out with us while we ate. To say the day was a special one, was an understatement....