Our day started out right with the appearance of some beloved chocolates and Chick-fil-a gift cards- 
which were promptly enjoyed within 24 hours.
Valentine's Day at school gets less and more exciting as the years go by. Class parties get less exciting- Noah's was great, but Emma's class was especially disappointing as her 5th grade teacher didn't encourage swapping Valentine's and so only three kids even brought any- Adam's school sold carnations for a dollar, which resulted in stories about rejected offerings of love that broke my motherly heart, and Leah witnessed giant boxes of chocolates delivered to squealing girlfriends from bold boyfriends... ahh, young love.
Daddy brought his girls flowers, so there was a bit of squealing at home, too!
The best part of Valentine's Day is getting spoiled by the kids at the Kids Café Restaurant. I love this tradition- date night at home!
Ooh, we are just! so! in! love!
Look at this fancy restaurant!
We scootched our chairs close together and enjoyed conversation and a nice meal at home while the kids took care of everything in the kitchen. I espeically appreciate hearing just how stressful cooking can be and how tricky it can be to get all of the pieces of the meal on the table at the same time. They are learning!
The kids all work hard to make this night magical for us, but we had an extra fun time after dinner was over playing the shoe game as couples. Some questions were funny, some were thought provoking, my favorite was "which one of you goes outside of their comfort circle to do things for the other more often?" (the answer was Daddy because he comfort circle smaller than mine) and "which one of you is more likely to eat cookies for breakfast?" (the answer is definitely Mommy!).
Then we did Adam against Noah-
and Leah against Emma-
We got some good laughs and good answers all around. What a happy way to end a happy day!
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