Making fun as much as we can.

We try to celebrate a lot because hey, everybody loves a party and it's fun to make really ordinary things special.  It's fun to create fun so we do that as much as we can and I'd love to do it way more than I do.  We do that through special meals (even with just a table cloth), fun music playing, picnics on the floor in our living room, breakfast in bed, etc.  Here's a glimpse at our girls always having fun no matter what's going on.  In this case, it's some college kids cooking chili in our house and our family Valentine's Day celebration.

That's a bunch of trouble and fun right there.

Being a big help to the Owen Young Life team.

Lily got bored of the cooking.

We try to use fancy glasses as much as possible- they make everything taste better.

Nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like some champagne glasses, festive candles and hot dogs on heart plates.  The grown-up Valentine's meal came later after the kids went to bed.  We didn't eat hot dogs.  I have standards.

The Leprechauns played tricks on us on St. Patrick's Day so there will be pictures of those shenanigans coming soon.