Last week, I tried to make it a fun Valentine week. I got some valentines from the dollar store, and each morning I hid some for the kids to find. They loved waking up to find a little card for them. Simple joys.
Shaun got me some heavenly Trader Joe's dark chocolate caramel bars. It was my treat tonight to munch on after I got the kids to bed and could finally rest.
I saw this blog post about candlelight dinners, and tried my best to do something special for the family. I printed off the menu plan, and tweaked it to what I could reasonably cook. It almost felt like Thanksgiving. We had chicken cordon bleu, parmesan roasted broccoli, and scalloped potatoes, with cheescake. We then tried to get everyone to say one thing they loved about each other.
The candles were lit, and it was a battle to keep Brook from grabbing them. I had a nice cloth napkin for everyone, and the kid's napkins just ended up on the floor under the table, of course. Ethan kept fiddling with the lights, things were almost out of control and we were about to lose it, but we did our best to stay cool and try to have a nice dinner. Everyone ate their dinner, and liked it. That's the best part! A huge feat to accomplish with young kids, as many know:) It was worth it. I think we'll do this Valentine dinner tradition each year.
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