Look who’s swimming in the big water! Away she goes!

Happy Valentine’s day!! Our day wasn’t very different from every other which is what fills my heart the most. I married a man who makes me feel like his valentine every day of the year! We went for our morning run and then on the way back found our secret full moon tide pool and jumped in for a swim. It was beautiful!

In the morning we all gave each other cards, the girls were surprised with some treats, Dada picked fresh flowers from the yard, and i failed at trying to make an egg heart. I made up for it by baking Sophie’s specials Valentine’s request (Nana’s twice baked potatoes). I also made a batch of Will’s favorite enchiladas and Sabs pretty much ate chocolate all day.

On Valentine’s day in 2012, Sophie broke out and started swimming all on her own at 2 1/2. On Valentine’s day in 2017 Sabi all of a sudden decided that her poop could go in a toilet at 3 1/2. Here she is…no turning back now.

There she is on her throne and owning it. Valentine’s day milestones seem to be a thing around here. Now on to some cards, of course Sophie had her cards hidden for days around the house. She kept moving them from different spots and i kept pretending not to notice b/c she was so excited. Oh little ball of love. Sabs was bursting at the seams to tell us about the chocolate cupcake pops they made as a surprise for us with ashley.

In the afternoon i hung out with this nut ball…who had me cracking up the whole time. We sailed safely in our living room on land.

Meanwhile Sissy was out to sea with Dada, Ash and a group of about 10 other people. Sophie got to jump off the boat (over and over again) and Will said she was screaming “This is the best day ever!!!!” as she jumped and a guy looked at Will and said “man i wish i could see life like she does” hahaha. Dont we all 🙂

The other night we were watching a movie and it was about a little boy and his mom, actually it was quite morbid b/c she was dying of cancer, but it was a kids movie called “A monster came last night” (or something like that).

Anyway, during the movie Sophie looked at me and said “Momma his mom is just like you” and i was like umm what do you mean (bc she was sick looking and weak) and she said “She pets his head like you pet mine, she cuddles him at night like you cuddle me, and she talks like you”.

With just that simple sentence i knew exactly what Sophie meant and it filled my heart instantly. She meant that his mom makes him feel safe, warm and fuzzy. That he knows he is loved.

Ugh, Momma’s may not be paid with $…but those words…those are the greatest salary and validation in the world.  xoxoxo