Valentine Fun

I sure do love Valentine's Day!  

There are many reasons I love this holiday.  

1. It's the day of Love! 

2. It consists of lots of chocolate 

3. It's a cheerful holiday during what sometimes can be a long winter.

Jacob and Lydia had fun making their Valentines this year.  Lydia had to make a valentine box to take to her 3rd grade class.  She was so thrilled with it, that she finished it a week early and took it to school a week early.  Jacob made super hero valentines (thanks to pinterest).  They were perfect for him, and so easy.


Grandpa and Grandma McKinney had us over for dinner on the Sunday before Valentine's day.  We had a Valentine dinner, heart cake, decorated sugar cookies, and played Valentine Bingo.  It was a great way to kick off the festivities!

Quinn and Jacob have so much fun together. 

Lydia loves to help take care of her newest
cousin Addilyn

Our funny BINGO caller

Valentine's morning started early with pink heart shaped pancakes.  The kids in our house love pancakes, so they are always a hit!

Being Valentine's day Landon go all dressed up in his suit and wore it to school in support of the choir sponsored valentine dance after school that he was helping with.  It's not every day you see a 7th grader walk the halls of the middle school in a suit.  He looked sharp, and enjoyed helping out at the dance.

 

Zeke and I enjoyed a nice quiet lunch during the afternoon while the kids were at school.  We came home plenty full that we decided to do something fun for the kids that night a dinner.  We usually like to have a nice dinner with them on Valentines Day, but after they were able to experience several nice meals on the cruise ship earlier this month we decided it would be fun to serve them a "Mystery Dinner".  It was a 4 course meal that consisted of 13 menu items with unusual term such as: "Puppy Love" (Crush soda), Heart breaker (a knife), melted hearts (spaghetti sauce), rising love (bread) etc.  They had to choose 3-4 items for each course.  We had some good laughs as the kids ended up with funny combinations, and were even permitted to eat with their fingers if they didn't end up with a utensil.