I have the best husband ever!!!

Last week, when I was wondering out loud what I should make for supper on Saturday (Valentine's Day), Greg said, "Oh, I'll make supper for you!" How could I pass up an offer like that? Clearly I couldn't/didn't. :) So, Saturday afternoon, Max and I went to have some Grandpa and Grandma time for him (we actually visited both sets of grandparents) while Greg worked his magic in the kitchen at home. I took Max to Dad and Mom Rassi's first, then to Dad and Mom Beutel's. When Greg called me to say that supper was ready, I left Max there because Sheila and Katy were going to babysit him. Thanks, girls!

Anyway, I got home and this is what greeted me in the kitchen:

Wow! To the right of my place was a menu printed out for me. Here's a close up of it...

Mmmm...it all sounded delicious!

The pretty salad and place setting

Yum...vanilla pudding and raspberry pie for dessert!

Ready to dig in!

Steph and Nate, we even got to use your glasses...Greg filled mine all the way just so he could call me a 'flaming liberal' or something like that. (Yes, that's sparkling grape juice...no harm was done to Baby #2.)


More tulips that Greg bought for me

It was so relaxing to have an evening at home that night, not having to worry about Max at all! We eventually went and spent some time at Dad and Mom B's where Sheila and Katy were watching him. Greg pretty much hadn't seen him all day, so we wanted to be there before it was Max's bedtime. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty sweet Valentine's Day. :) Thanks, babe! I love you!

On Sunday after church, we went to visit Grandma Rassi who now lives in Eureka (the Sheltered Care part of the Home). We had never seen her room before, so I was excited to go visit her. Dad, Mom, and Caleb picked us up and we headed out. Once we were there, we visited with her for a while, and then Darl and Janelle showed up with Kyla! It was good to be with them, even if for a short time, and it was easy to see that Grandma was loving having all of us there...esp. the two great-grandchildren! Here's the group minus Dad and Mom:

This was about the most that Max and Kyla interacted. Except for when he tried to pull her hair a couple of times, they stayed out of eachother's way when they were both on the floor.

It was just so good to see Grandma thriving in her new home. She told us about the Valentine's Day dinner they had, about her neighbors (one is a woman who is 105 years old!), and about other activities she's been doing. I'll be glad to go and visit her again!

After we left Grandma, our carload headed to Bloomington to satisfy my craving for pizza...Tobin's it is! Dad had actually never been there before, and I think Mom had been there a long time ago. I think they both liked it! Max was great at the restaurant and loved our waitress. Every time she came by he was grinning and babbling and laughing. As Dad put it, he was 'running for office.' By the time we left Tobin's, though, Max was losing steam. Here's a shot of him in the car...looking ready to go to bed!

He ended up sleeping most of the way home, but woke up and perked up a bit when we went back to Dad and Mom Rassi's. We finally returned home, tired but happy to have had such a wonderful weekend!