We had a great Valentine's Day! We laid low and spent it as a family - together! Richie and I celebrated with a lil dinner on Saturday night, but we enjoyed having the time on Thursday to play and have fun around the house!
The above is what Bria made for us - ADORABLE! And the below is what Brady made for us and he also made several of them for family members! Too sweet!
We agreed that we weren't doing much for Valentine's Day and we didn't want to spend a lot of money on each other. So, we got the kids each a book! They loved them! I got this t-shirt from Richie which was what I wanted! And, I got Richie 2 vintage shirts from the flannel shack (in the sacks) but they were too small :( sad...So, he will be getting something else when he returns them...
I do have to say that I have the best husband in the world...As a part of his gift to me, he submitted me in a contest on Live with Kelly and Michael for the "unstoppable mom" - HOW SWEET was that? He wasn't going to tell me that he did it, but he gave me the letter that he submitted to them for Valentine's Day. I bawled and bawled...It is so touching and I just have to post it here so I will always have this memory. Richie said that he doesn't tell me enough how much he appreciates me and since he is a man of few words, the letter said how he felt. MELT. MY. HEART.
Let me start out by saying my wife is a huge fan of you both. Michael, you were my wife's first pick for Regis's replacement by far. Now to start bragging about my caring, wonderful, loving, beautiful wife. My wife Wendy is the best mother and wife in the world. We have been married going on 7 years this June. We had our first beautiful baby boy, Brady, 2 years four months ago. We had our sweet baby girl, Bria, 1 year 3 months ago. My wife was pregnant for 2 straight years during the hottest 2 summers Arkansas has ever had, which she deserves an award just for that. I am a Fire Fighter and I am gone every 3rd day for 24 hrs. While I love my job, it sure doesn't pay too much. My wife works a full time job as a pharmaceutical sales rep. That pays most the bills, as well as, cleaning, caring, and taking care of our family. She is truly the hardest working mom I know. She makes it her first priority to be a great mom, wife, and worker. She has not once put herself first in front of our kids or me. She really does deserve the recognition for the unbelievable dedication she has. Our son was diagnosed with autism about 4 months ago. It really was the hardest time in my life. My wife was SO strong and really kept our family so uplifted and basically just kept me from going crazy during this hard time. My son has therapy about 8 times a week, and somehow my wife has kept such an uplifting and positive attitude. She truly is my hero and role model. My kids are the luckiest kids in this world to have such a wonderful dedicated mom who would do anything just to make sure that they are raised in a happy loving home. So please, do me this favor and just recognize my wife Wendy for her tireless dedication to being the most hardworking and wonderful mom I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
I am just crying just re-reading this...On top of how sweet this letter is, he never expected it to go anywhere bc there are thousands of entries every single time they do a contest. He actually did get a phone call from a producer of the show and Richie was on CLOUD 9! He told me that they asked a few questions and told him that they hadn't selected any semi-finalists just yet but that the letter caught some attention from the staff. As amazing as this letter is, I don't feel like I am deserving of any award. There are SO many other mothers that do WAY more than I do, but I am so touched that my husband feels this way. That is by far, the best award I could ever receive! What a great Valentine's Day! I am so lucky to have the best husband and kiddos in this entire world!
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