Cupid's Visit

Happy Valentines Day!!!

We had a great one.  It started early.  The kids wake up around 6:30 am these days and just because we don't have church until 11:00 doesn't mean we get to sleep in at all. 

When the kids woke up they had a package from Grandma Jill waiting for them.  Inside was candy, cards, and stuffed animals.  Ethan asked me what his new stuffed dog's name was.  I said, "you can name him anything you want."  He said, "His name is Beagle."

Then I made the traditional pink breakfast.

It was really nice outside today so after church we went for a long walk around the neighborhood and then just hung out around the house afterward.

For dinner the kids had this:

Corn Dogs and Tater Tots.

Then we played Valentines Bingo

And we sent the little ones to bed at 7:00 and had our own romantic dinner.

I made all new recipes that we have never tried before, that way it would be like trying out a new restaurant.  Here is what I made:

Caramelized Pancetta and Fennel Salad

Shrimp Scampi with Linguini

cooked carrots

and for dessert:  Truffle Tarts with raspberries.

It was all really good and I we had an enjoyable time.  All of my recipes were found on the foodnetwork.com.

I hope all of your Valentines Day activities were wonderful.