Happy Valentines Day!

I gave each of my students one of these button Valentines along with a chocolate heart:

I gave a couple to Travis and the boys as well. I was surprised that the boys put them on all excited like; just like the girls did. I have a guy student that was beaming that he got a Valentine. Mica was annoyed that I gave Isaak a kiss one. He's like, "I wanted that one." I didn't think they'd be a big hit with the boys.

I liked them so much, that I wore one too:

Mica has a crush. He's at that age where it's ok to like a girl. I actually spotted her name on a product in the grocery store. I said, "You should get her that for Valentine's Day." So he did. I think I'd be impressed if a boy found my name on a product at that age. 

Isaak made a Mr. Candy coffee pot for his Valentines box. He was super stoked! 

We don't typically do anything on Valentines Day. Restaurants are so busy. We just go out the night before, or the night after. Last night we went out to an Italian place. It was good! 

This morning each of us, including myself had a box of chocolates at our spot on the table. 

What do you do for Valentines Day?

Valentine, Nebraska

We had two last stops in Nebraska on our way back from South, Dakota. The first was Valentine, Nebraska. That's where we spent the night. We thought about canoeing, but we were all pretty beat. Instead we just went to visit Nebraska's biggest waterfall. It's not that big. It's still pretty.

To me when you've been camping for a week it's worth it to stay in a nicer hotel. I don't even remember where we stayed, but it had a refrigerator, cable, pool, hot tub, internet access, a computer to use, and breakfast. It wasn't much more than the other places we checked out. With the cost of breakfast included, I'm sure it was worth it!

Back to Valentine, Nebraska. In order to get to Nebraska's tallest waterfall we had to hike on a trail.

Some of the view was super pretty!

At first we thought this was the waterfall. It was a total let down. Any waterfall is pretty, but this little thing?!?

We heard more water gushing. Here is Smith Falls.

We caught Isaak trying to throw rocking into the waterfall and Mica getting his shoes off to jump in. There was poison ivy in different spots, so we didn't want them in there. They look so guilty!

Here they are in front of the waterfall.

Daddy did let them roam around a little bit, but within his site. We didn't want them getting poison ivy.