a LOVEly day...

We had a nice Valentine's Day! The kids got to celebrate yesterday at school with fun parties and crafts. With today being Saturday it was relaxing to be able to be at home, not rushing off to school for the day.
The kids couldn't wait to open up a few presents. Grandma and Grandpa had given them a few things, including gift cards to Target. We exchanged a few things too. The kids loved their Love Monkey and Love Frog Webkinz. I got lots of chocolate and Joe got cologne. The kids also made us the sweetest cards and little gifts...

Our holiday breakfast was chocolate chip pancakes. The kids added whipped cream to theirs too!
The rest of the day was spent organizing closets, a great lunch at California Pizza Kitchen, and doing some shopping at the mall and Target.

For dinner we all went around the table telling each other the things we loved most about each other. We got answers like "because he's cool, because she's nice, because you're unexpected, because you're weird, etc." It was silly and fun, but also very sweet. We also started a tradition last year of doing chocolate fondue for Valentine's dessert. I must say, I definitely look forward to this one!
Happy Valentine's Day to all!!