love and stuff

The month began with Isabelle getting all excited about the Valentine theme for potential cakes that she could make:

One day she dipped a bunch of strawberries in chocolate and drizzled white chocolate over the top of them.  The next day she decorated cupcakes for our New Beginnings for Young Women since it was the day before Valentine's:

For Valentine's Day, Aaron Ware paid her to make a cake for Brittany:

Some little loves with our traditional Valentine poems on the window in the background:

Some samplings of our poems this year:
From me to Shawn:
There lives now a comforting man,
For his fam he does all that he can.
"You're the love of my life!"
He hears from his wife
And she prays that his life has great span.

From Shawn to me:
Amy has emerald eyes
She also makes really good pies.
She goes to the gym and she plays on a whim,
 and she always is just the right size.

From me to Kami:
There once was a girl named "sister"
No man in the world had yet kissed her.
She lived in some flats
That were filled up with rats
 and the sun caused her skin to blister.

Maddie wrote a poem about Caden about how he is tough and "bough" again:D

Shawn to Isabelle:
Isabelle snuggles and hugs
she likes her chocolate from mugs
Her siblings she teases, she giggles and wheezes,
 and watches her movies from rugs

Maddie to Nolan:

Oh handsome boy with blonde, bright hair, and natural athleticness.
Nolan is sweet and pretty darn neat.  Girls cant resist his HEAT.  Oh Nolan James, Oh Nolan James, you are such a fun, smart boy!

Pace to Abram:

"I love Abe so muj"

Maddie to Abram:

Doubt not that Abe is funny,
Doubt not that he is fast
Doubt not his enthusiasm and
Never doubt his SMILE AND OPTIMISM!

Abram to Pace:
Pace has a good face, if he runs he always wins the race
and he always makes sure to brush his teeth with toothpaste

Shawn to Pace:
Pace's eyes twinkle like a star
Like Davy Crockett, he can wrestle a barr.
His heart is tender as his muscles are strong,
Give him some paper and he'll color real long.

Isabelle to Anni:

Anni is my chubby dumpling
She loves to swim
And we lover her so much
She will never be dim

Maddie to Anni:
Anni is a cutie
Anni is a HOOT...EE
Anni is SMART and MISCHEVIOUS and SPUNKY
 Anni can climb like a monkey

Me to Anni:
Precocious and darling,
 Charming and fun,
Anni is loved by everyone!!

I decided to help Anni make a Valentine to give to Joleen at visits:

What a fortunate thing that Isabelle steals my phone and documents my life so well🤣