Valentines Day

We had a wonderful Valentines Day.  I wanted to do something special for the kids, but something different from last year.  I made a valentine's trifle for dessert then did grilled cheese sandwiches in the shapes of hearts and tomato soup for dinner.  The kids thought it was pretty cool.

Jon got me these for Valentines day.  He is always so thoughtful.

All my Valentine's

This year I decided to give everyone a small little gift everyday up until Valentine's Day.  The kids loved it and they looked forward to it every day.  I had a small amount of candy or something with a little saying on it.  It was a lot of fun to do and fun to see the kids reactions.   I took a few pictures of some of the treats I did.  On Valentine's day I gave them a box of conversation hearts.

The kids loved these straws.  They turned regular milk into strawberry milk.

It was a lot of fun.  I don't know if I would do this every year, but it was fun for the first year with the kids.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

This year for Valentine's Day Jon and I stayed in.  I figured it wouldn't be as fun to go out because there would be too many crowds.  So I found a fun idea online and decided to do that.  I got 6 balloons for Jon that I attached little hearts where I filled out little messages.  I had them in the living room when he got home.

He loved it.  It was a very special moment for us.

I made one of these little things. I can't remember what they are called, but I used to make these all the time.  I made one for this night to decide when Jon would get his gift, dinner and dessert.  It's a little cheesy but we had fun,

This was our menu for the night.

Jon's Valentine bouquet....I made it myself. It is all chocolate candy bars.  He loved it.  I think it was gone in a week.

Jon got me this huge box of Choclate

And....the whole Harry Potter series on DVD.  This was nice cuz somehow I have lost one of mine.  So now I have them all in one spot.

And of course he bought me flowers.  He is such a sweetheart.

I also gave Jon....

Captain Phillips...He was pretty excited when he got that.  He really enjoys that movie.

For dinner I made Grilled Hearts and soup.

For dessert we had Star crossed lovers' Pudding parfaits.  They were so yummy!!

For our movie I made Cupid's Crunch.  This was yummy as well. 

Then I also made Cupid Floats.

We had such a wonderful Valentine's Day.  Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!!

Be Mine

This Valentine's Day Jon worked really hard at making it special.  He started off the day by waking up early and making me breakfast in bed. It was really good.  He was so thoughtful.  I know how hard it is for him to get up when I do in the morning, so this really meant a lot to me.

I got off work at noon and ran a few errands.  When I got home, Jon was gone, and I walked in to a trail of candy hearts that led back to the bedroom.  Jon had written me a note telling me to get in a nice formal and arrive at the condo at 4pm

When I arrived at the Condo Jon had it all decorated and was just finishing up dinner.  We had a delicious dinner of Baked Potatoes, Pork Chops and Green Beans.  He even bought sparkling cider for the occasion.  We had a wonderful candlelit dinner.

It was so cute to walk in and see Jon in that apron.

He also surprised me with a little gift.  He gave me a cute stuffed bear and chocolate covered cherries.  My favorite!!

After a nice romantic dinner and dancing, we headed back to the house, where Jon surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

Then it was my turn to do something cool for Jon.  A couple of days before Valentine's Day, I found this really cool idea on the internet for a scavenger hunt.  So I got everything all ready and put together one night while he was at work.

Because Jon was gone when I got home from work, that gave me a chance to get all the clues taped up around the house.  So when we got home, I gave Jon his mission and had him start.  It was so fun watching him trying to find all the clues.

He had such a great time with it...He thought it was awesome.  Of course I can't really take credit for it, because I did steal the idea.  But we had a lot of fun with it.  After the scavenger hunt, Jon had planned for chocolate fondue.  So we set up the chocolate fountain and enjoyed the chocolate.

We then watched a movie and had an enjoyable evening at home.  It was a great Valentine's Day.  Happy Valentine's Day!

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