Though she's wiggly, I find I get far more cute pictures of Kaylee. When I try to take a picture of Danny he usually does this.
Or this.
Or maybe this.
Fortunately, there is a mom at Danny's preschool who is able to capture him when I never can. Rarely smiling, but always focused on the task at hand.
Recently Danny was the VIP (Very Important Preschooler) at school and I was reminded how special this guy is. Our scanner's down, so I can't share his pictures, but I can share a few of his answers.
Favorite color...red.
Favorite food ... popcorn.
Favorite book ... Pirate I Spy.
I like to wear my... Star Wars Shirt.
This is my family (cute picture he drew with the whole crew - including beagles). I love them because...they give me hugs, kisses, and licks.
My favorite place to go is... camping. I like to go here because...I like roasting marshmallows and eating hotdogs.
When I grow up I want to be a ... musketeer.
He loves playing pretend - cowboys, star wars, fire fighters, pirates, knights. He's getting better at doing his chores independently, but still loves a snuggle at bedtime. He's finally sleeping through the night (knock on wood), and he loves stories - books or one's his dad and he make up together. His energy level exhausts me, but his curiosity for the world around him is exhilarating.
Recently after a trip to Costco, Danny wanted to carry the receipt. Because they don't bag your groceries (how could you bag those enormous bulk sizes!?) an employee checks your receipt on the way out to verify you've purchased everything in your cart. Often, the employee will draw a flower or smiley face for Danny. On this particular day, the employee just did the usual. Glanced at the receipt, glanced at the cart, and drew a huge line through the receipt. I thought Danny would be disappointed, but no. He was beaming.
"Mom!! Look! He drew me a light saber!"
Love this guy!!
My parents came to visit over Valentine's weekend. And I LOVE having them so close. They took us out to a delicious Korean BBQ place. We made Valentine's bags together. Matt and I went on a long run together while they watched the kids. We all went to the Harry Potter exhibit at the Pacific Science Center (Which was AWESOME). They babysat so we could go on a Valentine's date. We ate some more tasty food, opened Valentine's bags, did puzzles, played games, watched a movie, went for walks. After so many years of having them far away, it's been fun that they can just drive over for a few days. LOVE IT.
This year we decided to keep Valentine's Day simple. Lucky for us, some friends had planned a really fun Sweetheart Dinner Dance. They held it at the church and we had a tasty lasagna dinner, played the newlywed game, devoured chocolate from a fountain, and then danced. It sort of took us back to Stake Youth Dances, for good or bad. I had a lot of fun dancing with friends - I hadn't done the robot, running man, or sprinkler for quite some time. Matt's super fly pink shirt with red tie and his plastic goblet stacking certainly made up for our lack of true dance skill. He rocks. And I love him. 
And on the REAL day of love, Matt surprised me with roses. The kids and I surprised him with a roasted duck (bought . . . I did NOT prepare this from scratch) and a lucky love mobile. All the lucky red envelopes had notes about why we love him (I know. Lucky $ would have been better here, but we're trying to save for our Disney trip in May. So notes of love will have to do. And . . . could I have taken a worse picture? I don't think so.)
Hope your Valentine's weekend was equally sweet (Of course I know it was, because you blogged about it weeks ago).
