Hallmark's Got Nothing on my Babies

My son brought me breakfast in bed this morning. Jeff said he'd been planning it since last night. He woke up and fixed his own breakfast, made his bed and got dressed. Then he fixed me some cereal and donuts and coffee. It was so unbelivably sweet. This is the valentine he made me. "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Know one could have a mom like you!" (I'm going to assume that was a compliment.) You have to love the arrow cut-out. I adore this child.

Not to be outdone, my sweet Bailey brought this to me as we were getting ready to leave for school. I asked her if that said "I Love You," and she readily agreed! I love that she is experimenting with letters, and I can see each day that she is getting closer and closer to cracking the code. She'll be reading like crazy before long. I can practically see the lightbulbs over her head going off.

A couple of nights ago, Bradley brought these pre-Valentines to dinner and hid them under each of our plates. The duck was for Bailey, the heart for me and the football for Jeff. Each one had a flap that when you lifted up read, "I Love You." Bradley has such a loving heart. It's things like this that make me realize what a true gift being a Mommy is, and how no matter how frustrated I get with these little guys when they misbehave, the rewards far outweigh any momentary troubles.

Thank you, God, for Bradley, Bailey and Bryant. I couldn't ask for any better Valentines than these!