Valentine's Day xoxo

Valentine's Day has come and gone...as we expected there was a lot of hugging and smooching during the course of the day/evening. Plans were small. Karen had "cooking class"- they made chocolate Valentine candy, and Bobby got some special leftovers, yum yum. Plans for the night included an Italian dinner w/leftovers, live music from our friend Norman and his band "Steel Caravan" where we were joined by a friends of ours, and we stayed out WAY past our bedtime, the music and company were great.
Speaking of great , have you seen "Dane and the Blueberry faces"-- Bobby's new happy place . Dane and Gramps had some quality time last week as Danny and Jackie had a evening out, and Karen had a girls night-- it was GREAT- what a wonderful grandson!! We exchanged fake coughs and other intriguing noises. You can see that Dane LOVES his books...er...for a snack?

Oh and yes CONGRATS to the Chicago Blendermann clan on their new arrival , Samantha Rany. We hear that she has been pronounced "beautiful"...and after looking at the first photos, we agree! Lucky Adam, to now be a Big Brother! (Do we hear that the Blenderful Family Quartet will be playing Chicago soon?...*grin*)

Last update...Ben is growing fast, and now has his favorite cowboy boots, which he must take off when he comes in the house, as you can see in the sock-feet photo with Grandma Karen...

And beware of the Pizza-Face Monster...goofing off with his mom Shanna.