Happy Love Day!

Valentine's Day was celebrated by all this year.  I have never been a big fan of the holiday but Nolan was excited about it, which always makes everything a little bit more fun.  He was very excited about his Valentine's Day party at school.  He loved stuffing his goodie bags with treats and signing his name on his cards.  His teachers invited the parents to join in the party so I was able to take the day off to check out his classroom and join the party!

Nolan's Valentine's Day cards to his friends turned into Ninja Turtle masks.  There were extras in the box so these two turning into Ninja Turtles one afternoon.

 Nolan patiently signed his name to his cards for each of his 11 classmates and 2 teachers.  I am so proud of his ability to write his name.  It was awesome to see that he was also the only kid that wrote his full name on his cards.  Not that I don't want the other kid to flourish, it was just cool to see :)

Nolan making mom and dad a valentine at school.

 Quinn came along to the party and sat down at the table to eat an Oreo with all the big kids.  She fell right in place :)

Glad to be at the party.

That night I put Nolan to bed and this is the conversation that transpired…

Nolan:  "I told Chloe I love her and she told me she loves me too."  "I love Natalie too and I told her."  Me:  What do you love about them?  

Nolan:  "Everything."  

Me:  What do you think is pretty about them?  

Nolan:  "Pretty dresses."  "I try to stand by them in line all week."

We had heart shaped pancakes for breakfast on Valentine's Day morning and the kids got some treats to open.

That night Eric and I had a sitter and we headed out to dinner.  It was almost impossible to find a reservation this year.  We ended up at J.Liu which has a banquet room upstairs.  When I called they did not mention where we would be seated but when we arrived we were ushered upstairs and sat in a room that I can best describe as "prom/speeding dating chic."  The paper covered tables with banquet room chairs, numbered tables, red mylar heart balloons, bright lighting, and wedding singer in the corner didn't scream fun Valentine's dinner out.  We had a good laugh at the awkwardness of the situation, had a glass of wine, and then headed out to another restaurant and had a fabulous meal at the bar of Vittoria.