Valentine, Schmalentine

Happy Valentine's Day, from The Scarlet's :)

Ok, ok....want to know what I really think of Valentine's Day? I think it's a GOLDMINE for the retailers, and the sight of that much pink and red makes me want to vomit.  Seriously. Did you SEE Walmart this year? Was it more ridiculous than last year, or did I just become more of a Valentine's Day scrooge over the last 365 days?

Now, please don't get me wrong.....I will celebrate this LOVE-ly holiday each and every year, just like my mom and dad celebrated for me when I was a kid (and STILL DO!  Yes, I still get Valentine's Day goodies from my mom....she's the best) :) 

Wanna hear my "bad-mom" story?  Connor goes to an in-home daycare 2 days a week, one of those days just happened to be Valentine's Day.  I went back and forth in my head on whether or not to take Valentine's since this isn't an actual "class", ya know?  I finally decided on NOT.  Guess what? I should have decided TO take them.  Yeah, yeah, I was THAT mom...the one who didn't contribute cute paper valentines to the kiddo's little red and pink paper  bags...the one who didn't take candy or heart shaped slinkies or bubbles.  Oh well, atleast I took a nice gift for his sitter :) That's gotta count for SOMETHING right? AND, I lived and learned....isn't that what being a parent is all about? :)

The morning of the big pink and red retail goldmine holiday, Connor was showered with fun little gifts from the two people who love him the most!

He was excited to get his "Woody Colors" (Toy Story crayons).......

......and his little tambourine.....

......and his "Spiderman Book"

 (aka $0.50 cent calendar from Michaels that his daddy picked out) :)

After all the goodies, he had pancakes and bacon for breakfast before heading out to the sitter's for the day (where I immediately became THAT mom....yeah, well, so what...lol)



Thanks for sharing Valentine's Day with us! (10 days later)

XOXO

Oh, and for those of you wondering what Justin and I did for each other for Valentine's Day....well, I made homemade sushi on the 15th because the 14th was a ridiculously hectic day. The sushi rolls did NOT turn out pretty because I didn't have a bamboo mat, but hey, they tasted good!  The way I see it....after 9 years together.....EVERYDAY is Valentine's Day :)

Snow Dayz

Last week, Northwest Arkansas SHATTERED records with up to TWO FEET of SNOW!  Check out these record breaking snow totals HERE on the 40/29 Weather Blog!

The forecast predicted that the River Valley would be getting higher snow totals than Northwest Arkansas, so when I woke up and turned on the news, I heard that Northwest Arkansas already had 15 inches of snow! I RAN in anticipation to the window, only to discover that we had a slight dusting....HUH?!?!!? Talk about a MAJOR letdown.  However, the snow did eventually pick up, and we ended up with about 5 inches.  That was JUST enough to go out and play for a bit!

His hat is a little big, but he LOVES it, and it's the only one he will keep on!



This was the only car that the Scarlet's could get out that day!

This little boy absolutely LOVES his daddy :) 

Later that day, I laid down on the couch to relax while CJ napped.  I realized the house was too quiet, as I didn't hear my husband roaming around.  I walked outside to find that he had been playing in the snow and made this:

That night, Connor's picture made the local news (many thanks to Angela and Drew!)  :)  We DVR'd it, and when we showed it to Connor the next day, he was kind of confused.  He kept looking at the TV and then back at the remote.  Lol....yes, baby, that's YOU on TV!  Here is the picture from his first TV debut :)

SUPER(bowl) SUNDAY!

The Scarlet's had a SUPER Superbowl Sunday! :)

To start the day off, we made the decision to become members of Community Bible Church here in Fort Smith.  It's a wonderful, non-denominational church where we feel at home.  We do not feel like we have to "try" to fit in anywhere, we just do....we fit in everywhere at Community Bible.  If you are looking for a church home, please give it a try.  I highly doubt you will be disappointed!

Now, on a side note, Community Bible is more of a contemporary style church with fun, up-tempo music, and a "fist pound" instead of a handshake during flu season (I love that lol!), but the ministry is incredible. I find myself engaged in the message each and every week......not falling asleep everytime the pastor says, "Let's bow our heads..." :) We look forward to growing in our relationship with God with our new church family!

When we got home from church, I ran to to store to get all the goodies to make Buffalo Chicken Dip and Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole! Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy did I make these things, you may ask? For a SUPERBOWL PARTY of course!

The Hossley's hosted a REALLY fun Superbowl party! Or should I say a REALLY chaotic Superbowl party!  Only chaotic because there were six, yes SIX, little boys ages 6, 4, 3, and three 2-year olds! While the men were conveniently outside in Richard's "Man Cave" enjoying drinks, snacks, and oh yeah, the GAME, us momma's were INSIDE hosting our very own Superbowl! There were lots of penalties, tackles, and excessive celebration, as I am sure you can imagine with six little boys :) Thank goodness the refs were participating in a little margarita action ;)

I don't think we saw more than two full commercials, and possibly a grand total of four minutes of the game....oh, and a little bit of the (crappy) halftime show. Slash shows up at every Superbowl halftime show....is he just in it for the free ticket?  Slash, you are old and washed up.  Give it up.

What's my favorite part of Superbowl you ask? The food....duh! ;)  We had a SPREAD! Corn dip, olive cheese bread, jalapeno poppers, buffalo dip, ribs, cheesy potatoes, beans, and (drum roll please......) MAC & CHEESE.  The BEST part of the night (for me) was my anti-mac-and-cheese son asking for MORE "roni-cheese!" Megan Whitson wins the award for making the first batch of Mac&Cheese that Connor liked! He has asked for it every day since! No lie! Luckily, I got the recipe.  Want it? She posted it on my Facebook, so I'm sure she wouldn't mind me sharing:

....pound of noodles, stick of butter, a cup of heavy whipping cream, pound of Velveeta. Cover with cheese and bacon bits.....

Totally simple! In-freaking-credible! De-flippin-licious! 'Nuff said ;)

Thank you, Hossley's, for a fun-filled, friend-filled, food-filled evening.

Annnnnnnnd that sums up our SUPER(bowl) Sunday! Thanks for stopping by! XOXO 

Sweet Treat, Smell, and DADDY save me!

Connor inherited his momma's sweet tooth for sure :) I just took this quick clip while he was eating some homemade peach cobbler. I got a little carried away at the end, so I think he is looking for his Daddy to rescue him lol!

Oh, and I love the over-nasaly way he says "smell." Lol! :)



Pig Money and Mr. Polite

Connor LOVES to put money in his piggy bank and then scream "Pig Mon-ey, Pig Mon-ey"

He is getting so big these days....he says EVERYTHING! His sitter says that his vocabulary is really big for a 22 month old.  He says, "Dank-doo Mommy" and "Dank-doo Daddy" in the SWEETEST voice. He's so polite :)  He says, "Cue-me" when he toots and "Bwet-do" when someone sneezes. We are also working on saying "Sawwy" alot when he "over-loves" on the dogs lol! :)

One of the things I adored about Justin when we first met was his manners.  He always said, "Yes ma'am," "No ma'am," "Yes Sir," "No Sir," Please," and "Thank-you", and he always told his parents he loved them when they would hang up the phone.  I often told myself, "His momma raised him right," and now I want to raise my son to possess those same mannerly qualities his Daddy has :)  So far, so good!

Thanks for stopping by! XOXO