{A Letter to My Valentines} Dear, Hannah, Emma & Justin

 

 Dear Hannah, Emma & Justin,

 

Happy Valentine's Day My Loves....

 

 

 Life has been so busy lately that I didn't have time to prepare a fancy breakfast this morning and decorate the house with hearts everywhere, like I had day dreamed of doing.  But while you nap, I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts with you all...as time is just flying by these days.

Dear Hannah,

 

My dearest little Hannah Bear.  Oh how your smile melts me.  You make me work a little harder for it...but when you do smile, you light up the room.  You may look more like me, but you're intense like your daddy.  You're little mind is constantly going...you're always deep in thought.  When you're MAD, you're MAD, When you're SAD you're SAD, and when you're HAPPY, you're HAPPY.  Each emotion you express is very clear and  intense.  You love to give running tackle hugs....and whenever you see me and daddy hugging, you always nuzzle your little body right in between us and reach up to be picked up. You LOVE a group hug from both of us. You love to dance with me in the kitchen....the minute the music is on you come running looking for me.  You have the BEST laugh and the SWEETEST little voice. You run very fast, you love to climb.  My little Hannah you are so brave, my little girl.  I love you.

 

 

 

Dear Emma,

 

Oh my little Emmie Lou Who.  What can I say, you are the cutest little odd duck ever.  You're constantly making funny faces and weird sounds.  You look just like your daddy, but daddy swears you act just like me.  You're always in your own little world... you're determined (and stubborn). When you have an idea...there's no stopping you. (like the other day when you wanted to wear my  heels to the park.)  Oh Emma, you're scaring us a little...as you give very passionate kisses (grabbing our faces with your hands, pulling us in and holding that sweet little kiss for a long time....where did you learn this?!) And you walk way to well in my high heels.  You keep me laughing little girl. You are also very tender hearted.  It's not often but if you feel treated wrongly (like that little girl who pushed you on the playground the other day) you freeze up, your lips start to quiver and the tears start to fall....it BREAKS my heart, I can't handle it.  Emma, you are my determined precious little goofy baby. I love you.

 

 

 

Dear Justin,

 

What to say, what to say.  Wow.  What is this, our 11th Valentine's Day together? This season of life we're in is certainly different than 11 years ago.  "Love" now, is so different than it was in the beginning...it's true what they say about "love" changing and growing over time.  Our first Valentine's Day was complete with all the romantic "staples"...the ballet, fancy dinner on the town, expensive gifts...the "wow" factor. 

 

I doubt either of us even bought cards this year.(at least I haven't, sorry babe) But that's okay...because this is our "season" right now.  A season when most of our time, money and energy go to our little loves.  I know we will have fancy times again...but right now it's just about survival and being together. 

 

"Love" to me now is simply you being you...It's when you make me coffee every morning. It's when you come home from work to see dishes in the sink and laundry in piles and never make me feel guilty,  because you know I spend every minute that the babies are sleeping (in the wee hours of the morning + nap time) working on growing my business.  It's the way you love our daughters, it's the way you make your "to do lists" and "packing lists", it's the way you love to show me random You Tube clips you think are funny, it's the way you take beautiful photos of our family, it's the way you believe in me when I doubt myself, it's the funny accents you speak in so well, it's the way you still hug and kiss me goodnight (even if I'm passed out), it's just they way you are. I love you.  "Our dreams, they are made out of real things."