The Volk Family: Happy Valentines Day 2010

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Happy Valentines Day 2010

Rowen made something special for Daddy for Valentine's Day... a valentine and cookies :). Something we can all enjoy! Daddy was gone all week for work so we had really missed him and wanted to do something special to welcome him home and wish him a Happy Valentine's weekend. Throughout the week Rowen and mommy were pretty spoiled by Nana, Grandpa, Grammy, and Papa. Ro got tons of love and attention from all the grandparents including Gigi on Friday evening and mommy got lots of love and help from the grandparents throughout the week. I don't know what we would do without them!

before (Ro is saying "cookies!")

during... cutting out hearts and flowers

almost ready to bake

passing the time with Gigi- making puppies, bunnies, suns, and moons out of the leftover dough

decorating

tasting a little bit as we go :)

yummm...chocolate frosting mustache!

The final result, waiting on the counter for daddy!

Grammy, Papa, and Gigi ate dinner with us and watched a little of the opening ceremonies for the winter Olympics. After they left Rowen and I continued to watch and play while we waited for Daddy to get home. Rowen heard the garage door opening and whispered in the sweetest voice, "Daddy home!". He ran to the door to the garage and I opened it just in time for daddy to begin walking towards us. Rowen was thrilled! He hugged daddy around the neck with such vigor and Eric was very touched. It was honestly the most precious reunion I have witnessed between them thus far. They hugged and hugged until Rowen finally let go. After we all talked for a bit about our week and Rowen told his daddy all about the Valentine he made him and the cookies he decorated just for him, daddy gave Rowen a gift that he had purchased while away... a new book and a medium sized bouncy ball with an ocean scene inside (kind of like a snow globe but not breakable :)). Rowen LOVES both. He kept calling the bouncy ball, "special ball" while he bounced it over and over again. Rowen didn't go to bed until about 9:30. He was exhausted and fell asleep within seconds!

Happy Valentine's Day to the two loves of my life.
You both make my heart flutter and give me the life of my dreams!
I love you both.

2 comments:

Matt Maddy and Clara said...: So sweet! What a nice story about valentines day. Side note- Rowen's hair is so thick now! He is growing into such a handsome little man!; February 13, 2010 at 4:31 PM
This Is The Day said...: That is so precious. I love how much kids adore there daddies! I think Rowen looks so much like Eric!; February 14, 2010 at 1:42 PM

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Rowenisms

Chatter bug...

December 2011:
I overheard Eric and Rowen talking one night while Eric was putting Rowen to bed.
Ro: When I get bigger I will already have a kid.
Eric: You will?
Ro: Yeah- baby brother.
Eric: Oh. Well baby brother will grow up too.
Ro: Oh. Well someday he will be 3.
Eric: When he is 3 how old will you be? You will be 7.
Ro: I will be bigger.

Rowen was drying himself off after a shower.
me: You are such a big boy- growing up way too fast for mama. Please stay little forever! (I am teasing him a bit)
Ro: I am growing up mom.
me: pretty soon you will be as big as daddy and someday you will have little kids of your own.
Ro: NO! I don't want kids.
me: why not?
Ro: because I would have to get married. I don't ever want to get married.
me: why not?
Ro: because I want to live here forever!

November 2011:
Rowen gets a few meanings mixed up...
The one that causes the most drama is the meanings of on accident and on purpose
Ro:"It was on purpose mommy!"
Me: "You mean it was an accident?"
Ro: while crying, "No! On purpose!"
Me: "I think you mean it was an accident."

this goes on and on :)

Rowen has been calling Paxton "Paxti". Cute but we are not sure if little brother is going to like it when he gets older :).

Rowen rubbed my tummy a few months after giving birth to Paxton and gasped, "Mommy is having another baby!".

May:
While eating lunch Rowen bit his tongue, something that happens often to Rowen! He yelled out in pain, very dramatically like he always does. Then he said in a very stern, grumpy voice, "When I am big and play basketball I am going to wear one of those mouth things so I don't bite my tongue!"
I called Eric at work to tell him about this incident because it was so funny to me and Eric said that recently while watching a basketball game together Eric had explained that one of the players had a mouth guard in and that it helped the player not bite his tongue.

January:
During dinner one evening with Grammy and Papa Rowen said, "I am going to count my family."
He started by putting all the fingers on one hand up and while pointing to each finger he said, "Mommy, Daddy, Grammy, Papa," and then with such surprise in his voice and face he pointed to his pinky finger and said, " and there is me!".

After daddy had given Ro a hug before his nap Rowen said, "He is my favorite guy in the whole wide world!"

After reading a book about ocean animals with me Rowen said, "Whales are strange creatures! They eat fish!"

December:
"I love you mommy. You are my favorite person."

"I like Daddy the best!" when getting into a bit of trouble with mommy :). Oh my! What are the teenage years going to be like?

November:
Rowen likes to make up new words all the time. He thinks this is hilarious. One of his favorite new words right now is pinetwine. Don't ask me how he came up with that one but it results in fits of giggles from Ro and mommy and daddy every time! In addition to making up words Rowen likes to change the pronunciation of words- he will mumble words or leave out one important sound or add another sound. We have also heard him try to use a slight British accent a time or two- I'm sure this is from watching way too much Thomas The Tank Engine!

Rowen was telling me about his day at Grandpa and Nana's. He was towards the end of his play by play description of the day...
Ro: Then I took a rest and mommy came to pick me up!
What?! (in a very dramatic voice). I confused my mind! It wasn't mommy it was Grammy!