Valentine's Day cookies

I made Dutch style pork tenderloin with new potatoes and salad. My brother Bryan came over for dinner. Julia and Ethan helped me make Valentine's Day cookies (one day late).

Valentine's Day Cont...

Here are more pictures from V-Day

We figured out how to use the timer

Bella has an underbite so it looks like she is smiling...

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! We hung around the house in the morning and then Craig took the kids to the park. We madea delicious V-Day dinner - crab legs, scallops, steak (for Ethan), and devil's food cake cupcakes with homeade icing.

Craig and Julia playing their guitars before dinner.

Ethan playing a game on Craig's iPhone. Craig and the kids are obsessed with some game on his phone and try to beat each other's score.

Craig teaching Ethan how to steam crab legs.

Ethan making brocoli cheese risotto.



Posing for the camera...




Ethan cooking the scallops.

We used our fireplace for the first time tonight. It worked great!

We had a nice fire going and then decided to light the candles.

Sitting down for our V-Day dinner.

Opening our V-Day cards.

Playing Uno

We made devils food cake cup cakes with homeade icing (got the recipe from my best friend Allison's family)

Bella was pooped.

Mom in Chicago

My mom was in town Wed - Fri and then flew to Florida to see her sister and mom. We went to Unlce Julio's Thurs night for Mexican food.

Daddy Daughter Dance & Step Mom/Step Son Date

Craig and Julia went to a Daddy Daughter Dance at the Union League Club in Chicago. They went with Craig's friend Peter and his two daughters and Craig's client Matt and his daughter. They had a great time! Julia looks so grown up!

Ethan and I went on a Step Mom/Step Son date at Hugo's Frog Bar. We both had steaks and shared a twice baked potato. While we ate dinner we listened to a live piano player.

Can you see the frog statue behind us?

After dinner we went to The Hancock for dessert. Here is Ethan with the city skyline behind him.

He had a chocolate mousse cake.

Last night in Albuquerque

The last night we had dinner at an Italian restaurant. My mom and I split beef filet and gnocci. The food was amazing! We also had good wine.

Top of the mountain

We drove up to the top of the mountain and the view was beautiful.