Valentine's Day Part 2

Our stake had Stake Conference during the weekend of Valentines. The day before Valentine's Day we went to the adult session of Stake Conference and stopped at McDonald's on the way home to get a nice treat. I am really glad that we went to the adult session of conference. There was such a unique spirit during the meeting. I learned much from the talks which were given.

On Valentine's Day morning, the kids and I woke-up to a yummy breakfast Brandon made for us. He woke-up extra early to make sure we had a nice breakfast. Brandon made heart shaped pancakes and eggs. Brandon even put candles on the table to make the day fun.Emmy had to have her pretty flower she received the day before her on her highchair tray every time she ate during the day.Brandon and I decorated the house with hearts the night before while the kids were sleeping. Hyrum, Ben and Emmy were very excited when they saw all the hearts; especially, the ones that had their names written on them.Below are pictures of the kids in their Valentines shirts my mom got them.We played the game "Don't Eat Cupid" as a family while we waited for dinner to finish cooking.Growing up, my family had a tradition that we would always have a nice dinner on Valentine's Day. My mom would get out her china dishes, we drank sparkling cinder, candles would be used, a very nice dinner was prepared. My dad would get my mom, my sister and I flowers and the kids would receive fun small Valentine's Day presents from my parents. I remember that sometimes balloons were used to decorate the table and given as presents. My parents would send us kids out of the room so they could decorate the table for dinner and call us back in when the table was decorated. My siblings and I would come in and the candles were lit, the food was ready to eat. It was always so much fun. I decided to carry on the tradition with my own children.We had ribs from Corky's for dinner. The ribs were actually frozen and bought before hand. However, the ribs were still very tasty. We drank Sparkling Cider and used candles. The kids each received a box of fruit snacks and a flashlight. The flashlights have been a big hit. I made Brandon a candy bar bouquet and got him the movie Transporter 2. Brandon gave me a Biggest Loser work out video that I love and a Michael Buble CD. The kids loved the chocolate strawberries that they had for dessert.
It was a such a fun night and the perfect way to end the weekend of LOVE!