Valentine's weekend.

We had a wonderful, busy Valentine's weekend!

Friday night, Bryon and I went out on a date.  The kids are always thrilled when we do, so they can hang out with their favorite babysitter!  We went to a place called The Cactus Grill in Meridian, TX.  The food was great, and the service was slow.  What else are you going to do in the middle of the country? ;)  We enjoyed talking the 45 minutes there and back. 

For Valentine's Day, Bryon gave me this bird feeding stand that I have been wanting for a while.  You can slowly add on to it, and there are a few more feeding stands I want to put on it, but we have all enjoyed watching the house finches, sparrows, and cardinals by our window.  You can see one sitting on our fence, no doubt ready for me to get inside so he can eat again!

After the boys games on Saturday, we did a kid swap with our good friends.  Whitney wanted Mary Beth to spend the night with her, and we asked Whitney's brother, Justin, to spend the night with Thomas.  Bryon took Thomas and Justin to the Baylor/A&M game (Baylor won!) which left Matthew and me by ourselves.  Normally, Matthew goes to the games as well, but was at a birthday party which lasted until after the Baylor game began.

So, I took Matthew to our favorite Thai food restaurant!  I didn't perceive of a time in the near future that Matthew and I would be alone on Valentine's Day, so we had a fun and special date together!  After a great meal, we went to Barnes and Noble, and had a Starbucks drink together.

Sunday was filled with LTC activites.  Matthew is thrilled to be old enough to participate in Leadership Training for Christ.  He is doing Bible Bowl, a puppet show, and the chorus.  Bryon is coaching the puppet team.  While they were busy doing that, Mary Beth and I enjoyed a wonderful nap!  Heavenly!