Valentine's Day...Again...Belated

February was a pretty exciting month for us! We got to try new things, spend time together (between work and school) and fall deeper in love. For Valentine's Day for Scott I did my mother's alleged days of Valentines. It was wonderful, and it was fun to think of cute little things that he would like. One day, I cleaned the entire apartment, good enough for us to move out! It was quite the surprise when he got home. He loved it. For one of the days though, I got a pot roast and we found a good recipe and made it together. Roast is his all-time favorite food, and it's kinda pricey, so we don't often eat it :) We LOVED it! Here is a picture! It sure looks good!

Scott, the handy-man that he is, took apart his friend Matt's computer to fix it all up, and this is what it looked like. I can't believe he knows how to put all that back together, but he swears he does :) I guess we'll see :)

For me for Valentine's day, Scott did a wonderful job! I came home after a twelve hour day to this! He had gotten cute little glass bowls and filled them with water and tealight candles. It was so romantic!

He had set up our tent (which we are dying to use outside!) and set it up with a "fire" burning int he background. Upon closer examination I found the fan with a spotlight behind it with construction paper flames blowing. He even got a fire crackling sound and had it playing. How cute!

The ENTIRE house was lit strictly with candles. I can only imagine how long it took to light all of those haha.

In our tent :) Aww, he's so good to me!

One day, work was cancelled for me (one of the kids was sick) and so Scott and I got to actually eat lunch together! It was really fun. He made ham, egg, and cheese sandwhiches for us and we enjoyed them thoroughly. He's such a good cook!

Then I decided that I was going to make Valentine's sugar cookies for my visiting teachees and that Scott was going to help :) This is us in our schnazzy aprons :)

Here Scott is, punching the cookies out. We got cookie-cutters from our wedding, and I LOVE using them! They are so great! He was quite the good puncher!

See what I mean? There is NO extra space there!

He even made me a little "heart flower" :)

I should have known that, as a boy trapped in a man's body, eating the dough would be his favorite part :) See the flour in the corner of his mouth? Yup, that ranges from chocolate to spaghetti sauce to bread crumbs to....well, you get the idea :)

I frosted the big cookies and then put the little ones on top. I sure thought they were cute! I LOVE SUGAR COOKIES!

Okay, so this had to make the blog. One day, while Scott and I were making mac and cheese, I went to open the cheese packet and forgot my own strength. It apparently was ready to open, and it did, quickly, poofing fake cheese powder all over me and the kitchen! It was quite the surprise. Scott inhaled it and then kinda yelled. I think it startled him :) Anyway, I thought it was funny, and I was surprised at how far that stuff "poofed!"

Oooops! Guess I'm gonna have to clean that up....

One Sunday I woke up to remember that we had two bags of apples that were going to turn into mold if I didn't use them. So we invited friends over for Apple Grandes! I made my own apple pie filling for the first time! It was SO good, and my friends enjoyed the Lee family tradition. It was a great night!

Oooooh! YUM!

Waiting for our friends to get here :) We love each other!

So that was February :) We had a great month with many challenges and that many more blessings. It was a great month and we are so excited to continue on our journey! Well, I've got to go, the Sunbeams like well-prepared lessons! This week we are teaching "I am thankful for plants, trees, and flowers." Man, they get to learn all the fun stuff! The Gospel is true!

Deck the Halls...Very Belated

Well,I know it's February, but I still haven't gotten around to the Christmas blogging. But hey, my mom just got hers up the other day. Like mother like daughter :) Our trip to Spokane for Christmas was AMAZING! Scott and I both thoroughly enjoyed it! Our trip up was pretty uneventful. We just enjoyed the long drive together as a couple. I read aloud for a lot of the way, and Scott and I got to listen to lots of good music that had previously been forgotten (Chicago and Journey). We laughed when Journey's "Anyway you want it" was playing and we remembered Tony telling us that it was about making pizza...oh my sweet brother haha.

We surprised my mommy by showing up a day earlier than we told her we were coming. Scott had told me that if I was real good on Saturday we could leave Sunday. And he hopped in the car Sunday, even though I gave away his cheese (I figured we weren't going to get back until it was bad, but apparently that's a federal offense :). The look on her face was priceless as she was hustling eleven kids about trying to get ready for dinner. Shane just looked at us and said, "oh, hey guys." And then realized that we were there haha. I love my brothers! Ryan jumped on me and gave me a monkey hug, and the rest of the kids were so excited. It was great! They all wanted to show me a million things, especially Levi. He wanted to show me his snowman punching bag, and he said, "I get to punch him and he just comes back for more!" It was a great start.

One of the highlights of our trip was little Ellie. We got to help my mom watch her, and we both just melted. Needless to say, our baby hungry got a little hungrier :) But she's so dang cute!

While we were there we got to introduce my family to the game "Farkle." We all loved it and played several times. Levi, my little buddy, was rolling for me. He actually rolled some awesome roles! I loved having him around me all the time. He is so smart and cute!

And finally, it was my turn for Ellie! She is such a sweetheart!

My best friend and me :)

We brought the guitars, and my siblings constantly wanted to play! It was great! Here is Batman (Levi) playing along with Scott on what he called "The little kid guitar."

In the car waiting to go caroling with my family. Scott got to play the guitar while we all sang. It was magical :)

Becca and Katie got to ride with us. They thought that was pretty special.

Gingerbread house making was probably one of the best things we did. It was so much fun to see all the creative ideas my siblings had. And then Scott surprised me with his amazing talent for building! Our gingerbread house was pretty great!

The framework

Levi was sneakin' over to see if we had any extra stuff he could steal. He has the CUTEST little smile! I want him!

I got to decorate the inside :) I think I did a pretty good job!

Me teaching Levi how to do his new Geoboard thing. I guess the school got rid of some of these old games that I used to play when I was in third grade. Levi picked them up really fast and was doing great! He's So amazing. I love that lil' guy!

Scot making sure that our Christmas gift for the kids was tuned alright. They loved playing our guitars so much that we decided to just buy them a cheapo 3/4 size one to learn on and then maybe later they might get a real one :) And this way, little becca, who picked up on it really fast, can reach the strings haha.

Christmas morning stockings! Levi was so cute, and the rest of the family loved being all together for this great morning!

Scott, about to open the slippers I got him for when he carries me to the bathroom in the morning on the cold tile haha.

Do you think my mom wants a grandbaby? I think so. Lucky for her, she's gonna have quite a few. Anyway, these cute little books will be fun to put together for our baby someday.

Alison and Becca made us these cute little magnets for when we have all ten of our kids haha. They are so cute! We can't wait to start using them.

Levi in his little safety goggles. Man, I love that kid! I can't get over him!

My siblings got me a nativity set because I looked at Walmart, Kmart, the dollar store, and several other stores and nobody was carrying them! I couldn't believe that! How could they not carry those at Christmas time!?

Scott got me some "hooker boots" and some real pearls (!) and then this first aid kit, especially for my special needs. If you can see the picture you can read the contents. I always burn myself and cut myself while, yes, cutting cheese towards myself.

This is Scott in the hat that Shauna made for him (she made me one too!) and the tie that I bought him :) He's so cute! He made my Christmas so great.

And again with Levi. I just like him, okay? haha

Koli Poki. He's so funny and creative. He's become a very handsome young man.

If ya look real close you can see his chocolate milk stains from breakfast :)

The last day that we were there, my mom and Shauna and I wanted to go shopping. However, I felt bad leaving my poor husband (who I, day by day, tricked into staying an extra week) with nothing to do. However, since my mom knows he likes to fix stuff, she assigned him to her cassette players (yes, she still has those). He, very creatively fixed them both! He had to use a rubber band in one to replace a belt. I married a keeper! He can fix anything!

I love you for letting me stay honey! Dang, he's cute.

Christmas day when family was there. We had SO much fun with everyone! Jackson, Justin, and Scott all got to jam together on their guitars and Scott's Cajon. Jackson was especially drooly over that lol. We love ya Jacks!

It was a great Christmas, and we loved spending time with friends and family. We love the gospel and know it's true, and I'll try to keep my online journal up to date! Love you all!