Monday, February 15, 2016

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Well this holiday of love has arrived.  While Jeremy and I have fluctuated on how we celebrate this over the years, we at least try to get each other a card.  We have celebrated as a family for the last few years.  Last year, we started a family tradition that I think we will try to keep up.  The girls pick out our “fancy clothes” (read: the clothes Jeremy and I never really wear because we are fairly casual people).  They also pick out their own fancy outfits.  Then, I make a nice supper.  Finally, there is some kind of dessert.  Last year, they helped decorate a cake.  This year we did a cake and cupcakes.  While these are not my favorite choices for a dessert, it is perfect for them because they can help in preparing them and making them special.  We also take a picture.

So, here is was this year:

Decorate Pretty Desserts to Eat.  The girls also made some hearts that we attached to streamers as decoration this year.

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Fancy outfits chosen (and picture taken):

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Delicious Supper – this year it was Maple-Glazed Salmon with Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli (The kids love fish, so this was perfect!):

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This year we added one more thing since we had a lot of cupcakes… We invited grandparents to join us for dessert!

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It was a good day.  Jeremy had already bought roses for me; a thing he does almost every year.  He also brought me some delicious chocolate.  The girls received dress up doll magnets and candy hearts.  Jeremy got a card with some words of appreciation in it and some candy hearts.  None of the gifts are meant to be extravagant, just a way to show people we love them. 

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Until next year…

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