Students in grades two, three and four at McQuistion Elementary School in the Butler School District were asked by the Butler Eagle to write short essays. Some students wrote about what love means and others wrote about what Valentine's Day means. Here are some of their responses:

Love is a warm puppy. Love is a hug from my Mom and Dad. Love is kisses from my Mom. Deep in my heart Ifeel great and happy.<B>Jackson C. Kennedy</B>Love is a hug from my mom. Love is a kitten. Love is a cookie from my Dad. Love is a special time with my Mom. Sometimes my sister helps me clean up my room. A hug from my Mom is like a hug from my Dad.<B>Natalie Savannah</B>A hug from my Mom is like a hot Summer day. Love is like a present. A hug is like riding a horse. Love means to me that they care about me.<B>Taylor Stein</B>Love means to me a warm puppy. Love means to me when my Mom or Dad says Ilove you I know they love me and Ilove them. Grandpa and Grandma love me and Ilove them to. Ifeel great that my family loves me.<B>Rachael Woessner</B>Love is my warm puppy. Love is Mom and Dad. Love is Aunt and Uncle. Love is cousins. Love is animales. Love is music. Love brothers. Ifeel warm deep deep in my heart. Love is pets. Love is white choclit chips. Love is God.<B>Cameron Hassler</B>Love is Mom and Dad. Love is a warm kitty cat. Love is music with my family. Love is choclote chip cookies. Love is a warm stuffed puppy. Love is a hug from my family.<B>Kaylee Gorsuch</B>Love is a warm cat. Love is warm cookies. I feel warm deep down inside when my mom gives me a hug. Love is a hug from your mom.<B>Luke Waller</B>Love is my wram puppy. Love is a that Chloe help me with homewoak. Love is a wram kitten. Love is a cake. Love is a hug.<B>Noah Ryder</B>Love is a hug from my mom and dad. Love is cookies from my mom and dad. Love is a kiss from my mom and dad. Ifeel loved when Iget kisses.<B>Steven Beichner</B>Love is a big hug from my parents. Love is giving to a friend. Love means your parents love you. Love is special for you, parants it all can come from your heart.<B>Lucy Lewis</B>Love is my cute puppy. Love is my teddybear. Love is a nice hug from my mom and dad. Love is a nice, happy good feeling.<B>Chrissy Laughner</B>Love is a nice warm heart. Love is a cute puppy. Ihave a nice parent so do you. Love is nice parents.<B>Emily Thoma</B>Love is a kiss and a hugg. Love is a knew born kitten. Love is your family and friends. Love is a puppy. Love is a kiss from my dog Sassy. Love is your Mom and Dad. Love is a gift from God to me.<B>Alexis Stayert</B>A surprise your parents keep from you. Love is warm brownies. Helping your parents cook rice crispies. Love is a stuffed polar bear a friend gave to you.<B>Vincenzo Sacriponte</B>Love is a hug. Love is a worm stuffed amamal. Love is a good laugh. Love is a big great nice heart. Love is a big nice smile. Love is a worm fire. Love is a cuddly kitten. Love is a fluffy blanket. Love is love and kisses all around. Love is giving to other.<B>Sophie Ryder</B>Love is a hug. Love is love from my family. Love is a woam drink of ckoko. Love is a hug and a kiss. Love is a gift from God for me. A kiss and a hug from Mom. A hug and a kiss from Dad.<B>Cole Krizner</B>Ilove my sisters. I love my Mom and Dad. Ilove my grandmas and grandpas. Ilove my Aunt and Uncles. Love is huges and kisses. Ilove my cats. Love is good. Love is soft like a puppy. Love is nice like a blanket. Love feels good. Love is about people you care about.<B>Rachel Cooper</B>Love is a warm teddy bear. Love is a warm heart. Love is hugs and kissis from your family. I feel warm deep down inside on Valentine's Day.<B>Cameron Matteoni</B>Love is my dear family. Love is watching my gerbil run on her wheel. Love is my comfy bed. Love is my sweet little pillows. Love is my cozy blankets. Love is peace on Earth. Love is my trusting frinds. Love is our God in Heaven.<B>Emily Sespico</B>Love is my family. Love is my dog Shiny. Love is my sissy tucking me into bed. Love is playing pool with my brother. Love is my playing my money. Love is cool. Love is playing the Xbox. Love is playing grocery store with my daddy.<B>Shania Maire</B>Love is my family. Love is my pets. Love is horses because they are pretty. Love is chocolate cake. Love is playing with my toys. Love is the way my house keeps me warm. Love is watching cartoons on my TV. Love is my books because they are fun to read.<B>Jesse Kurnava</B>Love is when my cat greets me at the door when I come from school. Love is when my family takes me to the museum. Love is something special to me. Love is when my parents take me on vacation. Love is when I go swimming with my friend. Love is when Ispend time with my Pap.Love is when I go to school. Love is when I spend time with my friends.<B>Lauren Lindsay</B>Love is family. Love is my pets. Love is my brother because he is nice to have around. Love is my toys. Love is playing my Gameboy. Love is my vacation to Yellowstone. Love is my vacation to South Carolina.<B>Arthur Merrison</B>Love is going to the movies. Love is being with my family. Love is playing with my friends. Love is laying with my dog, Yoda, and petting him. Love is playing my PS2. Love is playing with my Dad. Love is getting presents for my birthday.<B>Gage Faloney</B>Love is my puppy petey becaus he is funny. Love is my Mommy and Daddy because they are fun. Love is my house. Love is my teacher because she teaches me. Love is my Grandma and Grandpa because they are artsy.<B>Darian Gold</B>Love is my dog Smoky. Love is my Mommy. Love is my broth Josh beause he plays PS2 with me. Love is my Dad because he took me to Florida. Love is my sister because she plays with me. Love is my cousin. Love is my gramma. Love is my pappy.<B>Hunter Snow</B>Love is my broter CJwho comforts me. Love is my mom who takes care of me. Love is my dad who takes me places. Love is my dog who plays with me. Love is my grandma who lets me stay over. Love is my grandpa who died but watches me from above. Love is my cousins, aunt, and uncle who are funny. Love is my sisters who give me care.<B>TerryLou Stephenson</B>Love is someone cheering me up when I am lonely. Love is a warm home on a cold day. Love is when me and my mom play together. Love is when my thee cats greet me at the door. Love is when Ihave my mom and Dad with me. Love is when my frinds ceer me up. Love is when we go on vacation together. Love is swim clase.<B>Alex Wigton</B>Love is being with my family. Love is playing with my brother and my friend. Love is having hot chocolate with my mom. Love is playing hockey. Love is playing a little tennis in the summer. Love is swimming in my grandparent's pool. Love is gitting cards for my birthday. Love is building things.<B>Christian Chybrzynski</B>Love is playing baseball. Love is when my dad and I play video games. Love is when my mom and I read a book. Love is when my sister and I play a board games. Love is when my cousins and my sister and I go sled riding. Love is when my mom makes me hot cocoa. Love is when