U R Sweet: a house log

Did you get that candy conversation heart reference in the title? Those things crack me up – especially the new-aged ones that say things like “Text Me” and “Tweet Me.” Hah. Anyway, the point of this post is simply to wish everyone a Glad Valentine’s Day. And to share some gratuitous Clara pics. These are in fact the same photos that we sent to our family & friends along with a funny little V-day card with a Burger-esque chihuahua on the front (gotta represent for both kids, you know). Heck you folks are friends too, so simply pretend these showed up in your mailbox:

Gotta enjoy that $1 stuffed candy heart from Target’s dollar spot. Quite the ideal V-day prop when you have a baby who loves sucking on her fingers in photos if they are too idle. And yes, there was plenty of high pitched singing and frenetic dancing by mom & dad to capture these pics. No shame in that. You gotta do what you gotta do when there are three sets of expectant grandparents waiting by the mailbox for their cards.

And on the subject of Valentine’s photoshoots, of course we took Clara’s weekly photo with some heart-y fabric. John even worked some photoshop magic on the week number (which is typically in a circle). Check out the other 38 pics and project deets here.

Ok, sufficient baby-pics. I am like an old lady at the mall shoving a wallet insert full of kids photos at anyone she passes. Anyway, whether you are celebrating V-day with your pet, spouse, neighbor, friend, whole fam, go-to magazine, ceramic animals, or even throwing an anti-v-day party, we hope it is a day to remember. And speaking of remembering – in an effort to find more balance (one of our resolutions) we have chose to take it straightforward today and simply enjoy each others company and celebrate V-day as a family of four (chihuahua included). Especially since it is also Clara’s 9 month birthday. We cannot believe she’s been “out” longer than she was “in.” Baking her felt like it took forever, but time has simply flown since she was born.

We are not abandoning you folks for reals though. You know we are nothing if not journal obsessed. We will still be dropping by this afternoon with a enjoy-filled giveaway, and tomorrow we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming. We might even have some dining table pics to share. Woot. Until then, big wet kisses are coming atcha from the whole Petersik clan. Do not worry, we do not have mono.