Sunday, February 14, 2010

this and that



I just love this face.

Eric is making gnocchi. It's an Italian pasta made with potatoes. Roland's mother and grandmother used to make it and I have finally figured out how to make it too (with Eric's help!). YUMMMM.

Charlie loves to watch/listen when daddy plays the guitar.

See? I just love this face!
staring at the guitar.

these three wish that we would go on dates every night and let Lindsay come babysit. They don't have near as much fun with us. Lindsay makes them crowns and thrones and makes up stories about flying horses. Seriously. These kids are so lucky.

For Valentine's Day daddy got flowers for all his girls. The younger two got these vases of carnations and I got tulips. Eric got chocolate. And we all got love-notes. He left everything by our places at the table and I was so happy when I came out to make breakfast in the morning. I'm the luckiest.
simple, festive breakfast. mmmm.

9 comments:

Sue said...

Roland is a keeper, Charlie is adorable, and the kids look so cute in their crowns... what a great little life you have created:) Your valentine breakfast looks yummy!!

lindsay said...

Oh, those pictures of Charlie KILL me! He is so so so cute. And I love playing with the kids. and I love valentine's day. And I love you!

Gilbert Family said...

ADORABLE PICTURES!

I can't believe you can make gnocchi...I want to try but I am such a chicken. You will have to show me how sometime :) You are a cooking GENIUS!!

Misty said...

I love all of the pictures, especially the one of Eric so intently cooking.

Karen said...

Cute pictures! Yay for date nights, with nice babysitters.

Lytles said...

The breakfast looks yummy! Glad you had a great valentines day!

Croslands said...

I love your Valentine's breakfast. And I can see why you adore Charlie's face. I'm sure he won't be lacking in love at your house. (I might need to come take some cooking lessons from you, Mike loves gnocchi.)

Brittney said...

So much fun! Little Charlie, though getting bigger everytime I see him, is so cute!!

Macon Family said...

Cute pictures (especially the ones of Charlie watching the guitar-adorable) and yummy looking breakfast!