My Special Valentines

Wine and flowers

Valentine's Day has never been a big deal at the Peavy household, and this year was no different. And yet, it was almost a perfect day. D-man was done with his homework before we got home. We weren't running around getting the kids - we were just able to come home, sit down with the boys for dinner, play, read, and be together. I couldn't think of a better way to spend Valentine's Day than with the three boys that mean more to me than anything.

Marshall was kind enough to take the boys shopping for Valentine's Day gifts for me. T-man decided to get me lotion and spent a good deal of time smelling the different fragrances (he ended up with Appletini which smells great). D-man ended up picking out two wine glasses with hearts on them. He was looking for something else to get me and came up with the idea to get me some wine. He was looking for the wine I liked and Marshall finally got him to tell him that he was looking for boxed wine. Ha! (Apparently, my son is very observant). Marshall and I were touched by how thoughtful both boys were with their gift selections.

After the boys went to bed, Marshall and I enjoyed our Valentine's Day tradition - lobster tails and filet mignon. Drinking my boxed wine from my new heart glasses. Perfect.

Some Things I am Thankful for this Week

Some things I am thankful for this week (and many other times as well). 

• Milk delivered to our house every Friday
• The ability to work from home
• Gary down the street with the snow blower
• The newly hired sophomore from DU to help us out in the afternoons
• New family members - two new cousins for the boys!
• XM radio in my car for my commutes to the office.
• Valentine flowers from Mom and Dad
• A wonderful family (both immediate and extended)
• A minivan that can (as I like to say with my boys) "go four-wheeling" 

Four Generations

Last weekend, we were lucky enough to have my parents visit for a few days (fortunately, it worked for everyone to postpone their visit by a week). Mom and I accompanied D-man to the lower school dance (which was full of eating, dancing, and being chased by girls) for a bit while Dad hung out with T-man.We had a typical Saturday at the Peavy house - errands in the morning, D-man's basketball game in the afternoon, and a nice meal (seared tuna, salad, broccoli, and orzo). 

On Saturday afternoon, we also had a mattress for D-man delivered. Pop worked with D-man to take down his twin bed and move it over to T-man's room. They then set up D-man's new bed frame. The bed has been in the Karlen family for four generations now (D-man, me, Pop, and his parents). I thought it was very special that Pop was there to set up a bed that was once his for his grandson. Pop was able to share the story of breaking his leg on the bed as well. Was a special way to spend the afternoon (and get something productive done as well!).

On Sunday, we headed to New York Deli News, the Jewish Deli, near our house. We always enjoy making a trip there for brunch when Mom and Dad visit. From there, we headed to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and enjoyed the Expedition Health and the space exhibits. An afternoon of naps (for the adults) and some quick errands, was followed by a casual Super Bowl party with snacks, chili, and even a numbers pool run by Nana and D-man (Pop earned 15 pieces of candy).

What a great visit. We can't wait to see Nana and Pop again. 

Brunch at NY Deli News

Dad's experiment at the Museum of Nature and Science

View of downtown Denver from the museum

Enjoying the view at the museum

A transformer and Pop watching the Super Bowl

D-man wearing green and yellow for the Packers

Birthday Sushi

On a snowy January day, we celebrated D-man's 7th birthday. He chose to go out for sushi and was hoping for Dairy Queen, but because of the weather, they were closed. So, he had to settle for Whole Foods (bummer).  It was a very nice family night to celebrate our big boy's special day.

At school, they celebrate the month's birthday at the end of the month. I was lucky to be working from home the last day of January and surprise D-man at school for the birthday celebration. D-man brought cupcakes and someone else brought some juice. It was a nice little break in my day and nice little surprise for D-man.

Enjoying his birthday dinner

Happy, happy birthday big boy