Valentine's Day photos

Yesterday afternoon, I was supposed to go to a recertification class for CPR. My parents had already planned to pick up the kids since my class was not supposed to be done until 6:30.  At lunch I learned that I was signed up for the wrong class.  So I quickly changed plans for after school, and decided to squeeze in Valentine's day pictures from Picture People.  Not using any of my really good photographers, but just something easy, quick, and cheap.  It has been forever since I have been to one of those quick studios and there is something to be said for those.  For one, you get your pictures that day.  So I am able to post them & add them to the frames in the house while they are fresh in my mind.  Otherwise I have a tendency to not print them off for a while.  ( Like our big family photo that was taken in July & I still have not printed).  Don't get me wrong, those pictures are amazing and it will be 16x20 framed picture in my house.  I just have to find somewhere good to print it so the color will last. 

 I don't know why I am such a sucker for Valentine's pictures.  We don't even celebrate it around this house, but the pictures are always just so cute!  Plus I love to buy the really cute tshirts.  This year the kids shirts came from Gymboree, with Gymbucks!!  I'm just sad that they don't really show in these photos.

I know I haven't posted in a while, but we have been busy, although I'm not sure what we have been doing.  Riley is still playing basketball and improving.  Although I am learning that it is easier to be patient with soccer that I don't know as much about, as basketball where I know exactly what he should be doing at all times.  Last Saturday he had a double header.  Double headers are worthless for Riley.  Every time he has to play one the second game is sooooo frustrating.  He just is too tired and doesn't pay attention. 
    I had really big hopes for this week.  After watching the games the previous weekend, I decided that Riley's regular tennis shoes were not good enough and he needed basketball shoes.  Randy disagreed and didn't think I should spend the money.  In fact he even said, the shoes don't make the player.  I thought about this, but then the next day I heard an ad on the radio for Academy.  They said that equipment makes the player.  Well if it is on the radio, then IT MUST BE TRUE!  Ha Ha!  So I took Riley to get cool new black & white Shaq basketball shoes and an under armor black shirt.  He was going to look like a real player! 

    Sad to say, the equipment does not make the player.  But it does make him look much better!