Valentine's Day!

This Valentine's Day was a mellow one. I actually liked it better that way. No gifts, cards, fanfare...just us. A happy, loving family. Matt is glad that I've finally realized what a silly holiday it really is - less pressure on him! It will be fun when Ada is older and we can make cookies and fun stuff, but for now I like the idea of skipping it. Give me roses on a random day babe :)

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My tiny Valentine & I

Such a happy girl!

Ada is sporting her adorable dress from Auntie Linds! xoxo

I love this picture because it's so real. Captures our lives at this moment :)

Gotta love her expressive little face

Funny story from church on Sunday:

I was asked to give the closing prayer in Relief Society. Ada had a blowout so I had to leave during the lesson and clean her (and my skirt) up. Came back into RS, listened to Tiffany's wonderful lesson, and was holding Ada. Once Tiffany closed, I jumped up and stood in the front, ready to pray. Nana looked at me and said, "Kara, we still have the song!" Ha! How long have I been a member of the church? 25 years?! I know that the prayer comes after the hymn! I think I was just so focused on Ada being good, not tripping over anyone while holding her, not missing my obligation, etc. that I was just ready to pray :) We all had a good laugh!

Valentine's Day!

Matt couldn't wait until the 14th, so I got all of my wonderful gifts a day early :) Thank you so much babe!
I surprised Matt with dinner when he got home from work.

Part of his gift was a crepe pan! He has been wanting one since he came home from France. He loves it.

Rocking out to some awesome love ballads. Like how I tricked him into cooking for me on V-day? ;)

I made all of the fillings...we had sweet and savory crepes. We had them at our wedding as well - but didn't get to eat them.
So I tried to re-create part of our reception meal.

We had chicken, caramelized onions, broccoli, a spinach/cheese spread & brie. They were so yummy!

And for the dessert crepes: drumroll please...

Strawberries and Nutella! C'est magnifique!

I love you Matthew Daniel Miller...you are my best boy and reason for becoming a better person. Thank you for laughing with me and adoring me. You crack me up...thanks for giving the blog some love while I was in Vegas ;) More on that trip later! I still need to blog about our fun trip to Philly...too many awesome pictures to choose from!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I have the sneakiest husband! 

I left the house for about 30 min. last night. When I returned home, my mom had left us some See's candy and a sweet card on our front porch. Thanks Mommy! :)

Then I walked inside and saw the coffee table I'd been wanting! With goodies all over it! Ahhhh! I started crying I was so happy, shocked, and impressed! He had written me the sweetest love note, bought the perfume we loved from Victoria's Secret (so cute, the bottles are magnetic and stick together...Very Sexy Attraction, get it?), roses, a Tobelrone (I love those things), and some herb tea and honey for my sore throat. What a thoughtful, stealthy man I married. 

I love you Matthew Daniel Miller!

I gave Matt a new wallet that he desperately needs and a box of just his favorites...bordeauxs from See's. He was most excited about the candy!   

Then the Valentine's Fairies came...they found us! 

This is a tradition that the Miller's have - there is a knock at the front door and the Valentine's Fairy leaves a goodie bag for one of the kids! Then when everyone is at the front door, there's a knock on the back door, and there's another bag for another kid! 

We had a good laugh; Matt was so happy and we had a great visit with the in-laws. 

Thanks for the goodies Marc & Diana!

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day celebration. Ours is still continuing with a couple's massage tonight. I have been looking forward to this for months! xoxo