Valentines Day 2010

Happy Valentines Day! We had such a great weekend. Scott and I planned an overnight stay in Philadelphia while the girls stayed with Grandmom, Pop Pop and Nana. We had a wonderful time in Philly. We stayed at the Westin and checked in around 2. Scott had a little work to do so I hung out a bit and then we were off to grab some lunch at the Midtown Continental (a little chicken caesar salad for me and lobster mac 'n cheese for Scott). It was really cold out and Scott had a work call to take so we headed back to the hotel to hang out until it was time to go out. Scott worked and I cozied up in the heavenly bed and read my book (Same Kind of Different As Me) and watched the olympics. It was nice to just totally "veg". Afterward, we got ready and headed to Moriarity's to watch the Flyers game before we headed to Buddakan for dinner. It was nice just to talk together and catch up. We had a yummy dinner. I had the Asian bbq pork tenderloin that was totally delicious. The next morning we grabbed breakfast at a cute breakfast place near the hotel and made our way back to get the girls. Even though it is just one night I miss them so much. I love walking through the door to pick them up. Scott & I didn't exchange cards or gifts. We felt making this time for us was the best gift we could give each other. Life can get so busy that it is easy to lose sight of each other and I love having the chance to reconnect and just rest. But we did pick up some Godiva chocolate while in Philly...gotta have a little chocolate on V-Day. It doesn't always have to be so fancy but I love taking the time outside of the home where there are so many distractions.

I wasn't sure how to handle Valentines Day for the girls since we would be away part of the day. We decided to celebrate on Saturday morning before we left. Friday night I did a little decorating, made the girls their cards and we put together a little treasure hunt for the girls. We cut out hearts and wrote something we loved about each of them on each heart. On the back, we wrote where they could find the next clue. They finally ended up in our dining room where there were some little surprises for them (sticker books and imaginetics for Jess, a dora backpack w/ stickers and a puzzle for Lauren) and their cards. We made heart shaped pancakes and just enjoyed a nice family breakfast together before we got ready for the big weekend. Jess really enjoyed the treasure hunt. I really liked making their cards this year. Jess made cards for her grandparents and great grandparents and gave out little boxed hello kitty and ironman cards to her class with pencils. I am always looking to create special and meaningful traditions for our family...it is sometimes a little trial & error but I think the treasure hunt and making valentine cards will be sticking around for next year...and probably heart shaped pancakes.

Valentine's Day 2009

We had a special family day this Valentine's Day. It was also Lauren's 1st Valentine's Day too. We had a special breakfast and gave the girls a balloon and pink roses with a little gift for each. Jessica got a penelope peapod and Lauren got a little stuffed animal.


After breakfast, we took a trip to the Crayola Factory. It was a lot of fun spending this "day of love" together.


Jess got a photo with the world's largest crayon!

Also for school she gave out some cute princess Valentine's Day cards with play-doh for her classmates.


Oh, just as an aside, you'll see that we have a TV in our dining room. We just haven't had a chance to get it back to our bedroom since the super bowl party!