Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day morning--first Valentine's day ever (we celebrate at the Mountain House) and Canaan gets an educational toy.

That's what happens when you have a teacher as a mother.

And she thought it was funny to put a bow on my head.

Canaan was especially excited about the very sweet card that her Daddy gave her. She was also excited about the tissue paper--as you can see in the background, she's already tried to eat it.

And in the spirit of giving, Canaan gives her Grandma and Grandpa a balloon and candy--Canaan was hoping they'd give it back to her to play with. But we learned a little lesson about "Indian Giving."

Next, Canaan gave her Grammy and Uncle Roy (Maureen's actual Aunt Beth and Uncle Roy from Minnesota) a chocolate rose. Everyone was clearly excited.

Next, Canaan presents her Uncle John (Maureen's brother) and his new dog Val, a valentine--lots of candy. Canaan was thrilled about Val and secretly hoped that her Uncle John would give her Val for Valentine's Day.

As you can see in this video, eating a dog is way better than eating any kind of Valentine candy.

So to celebrate her first Valentine's Day, Canaan had to change outfits (again) into the cutest brown outfit given to her by her Grandma. And after eating the Valentine card she made for her Grandma, Canaan gets ready for her "First Valentine's Day Interview."

Her Grammy and Uncle Roy had come to visit, her Uncle John is there, Val is anticipating what Canaan will say, Grandma and Grandpa are watching, Daddy is video taping, and Mom is commentating. We are ready to commemorate Canaan's first Valentine's Day.

As you can see in the end of the video, Canaan begins to "zone." She's probably reflecting on the Valentine that's waiting at home...and that lives at 411 Redwood Trail...Andre Clark.

Or maybe she was thinking about how relaxing that nice, long soak in the hot-tub with her Uncle John was.

But we know that she was really thinking about her absolute, all time, totally favorite Valentine's--her Mom and Daddy!