Happy Valentine’s, one day away! This is a time of love and springtime certainty, even if my mommy did get a miserable speeding ticket yesterday.

Now Kim writing…I barely get to the computer but for a few minutes a week, it is often about 7:30 a.m. before Kaya awakens. Drew is in there sleeping with her now. He loves cuddling with her too. Grandma and Grandpa Beattie are still down under. They enjoyed New Zealand last week and flew to Sydney today.

Your heartfelt email (Grandma Vi’s) made me cry. Yes, I am so thankful for Kaya’s little self and that she has recovered so well from her surgery. She is such a good girl although very persistent and a bit Dennis the Menace. 🙂 But this is part of her strength.

Right now we are dealing with making the perimeter of the house a safer place. Arizona is a rough landscape for kids. It is an expense doing this but well worth it. We want to build a deck and we need to take out the old choppy flagstone as well as the steps coming out from the family room that have a two foot drop. The gentleman who does the concrete restoration will be meeting with us today (Wed) at 10 a.m. to discuss our ideas.

We are thankful we have a nice grassy park a few blocks away. Kaya has been enjoying going down the slide, swinging on the swing, and testing her running abilities. She gave me the biggest grin yesterday while on the baby swing and all the stress of being a mommy melted away.

It will be so nice for you to come to Arizona in April and help with the new baby and transitioning Kaya to sisterhood. We have decided to name the new baby, Ava, as I suggested informally in Sioux Falls.

Sending Arizona warmth your way to all who may be reading this from wintery weather.

Much Love, Kimmy