Valentines Day

I usually hated Valentines day growing up. Every year I would get my hopes up expecting a special Valentine from some secret admirer, only to be disappointed year after year. Most years came and went with nothing special at all. I watched, chartreuse with envy, as other girls would get flowers or chocolates or BOTH from someone who thought they were more special than anyone thought I was.

So after I got married I told Adam I didn't care how cliche it sounded or what a waste of money it probably was, all I wanted on Valentines day from now on were flowers and a box of chocolates. And every year, he delivers.



I'm the "special" pink rose among the more ordinary red ones....Aw


One year he thought it would be fun to get the kids something special too, but he set the bar a little too high I'm afraid. Now every year they expect flowers and a box of chocolates from their Daddy. And every year he delivers.




I'm so happy that they will never have to endure a flowerless-chocolateless (is that even a word?) Valentines day. Until they find a special boy who thinks they're special too, their Daddy will be their Valentine. (my girls are so lucky)



Later in the day, we were able to attend the Draper Temple open house. It was SO beautiful. I'm always impressed with how well organized things are where the Temple is concerned. Later that night I was putting Logan to bed and I asked him what was his favorite part of the temple. He said it was the baptism place. He said, "If I die, you can go get baptized for me and I can be alive again." (Close enough). It's so funny how kids process things.

Every Valentines day we have a special menu. Breakfast is Pink heart shaped pancakes with Strawberries and Whip cream (sorry no picture, but they were yummy).
And dinner is a heart shaped meat loaf. "Love Loaf", (don't laugh) potatoes and carrots and we set the table with flowers and candles and sparkling cider and let the kids use the glass goblets. They think it's so fun to be "fancy".







The "Love Loaf" (it tasted better than it looks)




Hailey took this picture. It looks like I'm trying to bite Adam....

It was a very busy, very fun Valentines.