Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Valentine's Day

We had a super fun Valentine's Day because this family LOVES to celebrate! Or maybe it's just me who loves to celebrate???

Got the table all ready for them to wake up!

Pink pancakes/strawberries/eggs for Val Day Breakie

I am not a stuffed animal fan, but this girl loves them!

The first year where they could all write my name!

Dad loves pugs!


My card from Henry.  He loves pizza.
 The boys had sweetheart lunch at school so I went to be with them! 
Ellison, Pearce, and Bennett


Bennett wanted Wendy's!

Henry and Hudson

Henry wanted Chick Fila!
 Since Grandparents' Day was the next day, Nana came over for the night. Richard was gone sailing so we all enjoyed a romantic meal!

My forever valentine!



Saturday, February 9, 2019

Galentine's Day

We had such a fun Galentine's Day at Jennifer's house!  We had delicious Kumo sushi and each brought a favorite thing to exchange!  We are going to do a gift exchange every other month because why not?  

I made a yummy cinnamon chocolate cake with homemade chocolate ganache!  I did a pink drizzle, but by the time I got to Jennifer's it had all moved!


So much fun!  We missed you Leighann!

I got this Bare Minerals clay mask!  Thanks Jenn!

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Valentine's Day

 Valentine's Day was a little bit different this year.  Since Carolyn's funeral was 2 days before, Neil was out of town for work, Uncle Frank was in town, we did things a little bit differently.

I still made our regular Valentine's breakfast of heart pancakes, sprinkles, and pink yogurt.


oh yeah!

All 3 cuties ready for school.  The boys got to wear "valentine's" shirts and jeans.  I found a video game heart and a baseball heart for the boys and they were pumped!
It was Valentine's Date with Dad at school and since Neil was out of town me, Mom, and FMJ went!  My brother LOVED being at the school!  He even helped with the after school club.


We went to dinner at Frank's for a Valentine's Day date with Pops!  We had fun!


Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Valentine's 2017

We had some fun for Valentine's Day this year.  We made and decorated heart shaped cookies, had treats set out for Valentine's Day morning, and event got a date in.  I'd been so busy with Festive Favors, I'm shocked I was able to extra things for my kids.  








Bennett had been asking for a heart shaped box of candy.  He was so excited!

Not awake yet.
Sweet little valentine.  I made some heart shaped muffins that we NOT delicious.


DADS club date with Dad at School

Love this! They came home with SO MUCH stuff!  One of them even came home with a festive favor I had made! :)


Mom offered to keep the kids while we went on a date.  We had no plans and weren't expecting it, but when Mom says she wants to keep the kids you speed out of the driveway faster than the speed of light.  We drove around and then settled on Frank's, our favorite.  We split a salad, appetizer and dessert.  This is our 14th Valentine's Day together!


Saturday, February 14, 2015

Valentine's Day


As I said in another post, I love celebrating EVERYTHING!  Call me crazy, but I like making every moment count.  It's not much work and I am not trying to win any photography or party styling awards (obviously)...just a few little things made by my kids on the table to make it different than other mornings.  

Valentine's breakfast was heart shaped pancakes with sprinkles and pink milk.  Mmmmmm.


After breakfast, we headed to Lowe's to make our "sweetheart frame."  Funny, I don't even know where those went!! :)
Bennett's Valentines "Whoopee! It's Valentine's Day!" on a whoopee cushion.  sorry, parents.


We had a family project to create a Valentine's mailbox out of an old cereal box.  Bennett was adamant that he didn't need my help.  I LOVE THIS SORT OF THING.  I was cringing because I wanted to help!!  I had so many ideas.  But, then I had to get a grip because it's a Kindergarten art project for crying out loud.  So, he wanted red and white only..I found paper and he drew all the fancy hearts, BFF, and I love you on it.  I asked him what color he wanted his letters to be for his name because I was going to Hobby Lobby...he said Orange and Green! ha!  That's what I got.  He was so proud and so am I!  Great job, Bennett!!
We brought the Valentine's treat...school colors on hearts? yes, please.
Sissy loved her balloon!

Valentine's lunch was heart shaped pizza.  No one ate it.

Henry's Valentine: "I'm donuts about you, xoxo Henry."  He loved powdered sugar donuts so I thought this was fitting.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Babymoon in Tulsa

When Neil decided to stay in Tulsa for 12 days, we decided that I should go up and visit him on my long weekend.  It turned out to be a great idea!  We I called this our babymoon for #3!  I arrived in Tulsa on Friday night at 7:30, Neil came and got me, and we headed to the hotel.

Neil had these gorgeous flowers waiting on me!  He is sooooooo creative and turned a Dasani bottle into a vase for me.  He cut the top off and voila...a vase!  


On Saturday, Neil went to work and I headed to the Lifetime Fitness spa.  Wow.  This place was amazing!  It was like a huge mall of fitness.  The spa was fantastic!  They had a Valentine's special so I was able to get a massage, facial, and a pedicure.  I went ahead and got my hair done so I could look swanky for our babymoon!  Since Neil is staying at a DoubleTree, I had to partake in their delicious cookies!  Neil was astounded when he saw they have 360 calories PER cookie! I ate 6 from Friday to Monday and didn't feel guilty at all.

I met Neil and his co-workers at Pei Wei for lunch after my spa treatments!
Pei Wei lunch
 We headed back to Neil's office so he could introduce me to some folks and so that I could see the place.
looking good!
 Since Nana and Granddad are going to be one of the dukes/duchesses at the Ruston Mardi Gras ball we had to get Neil fitted for a tux.  Man, this place was busy!  We were just glad to get him measured and get out of there.

We drove around Tulsa, Neil showed me some of his favorite places, and then we went back to the hotel to watch the Olympics....we were really lazy this trip!  I enjoyed having moments of down time where I could just nap if I felt like it!

For dinner, we headed to Smoke.  Neil really likes it and wanted to take me.  They were totally full so we sat at the bar.  The highlight was a fried green tomato stuffed with crabmeat.  Delish!

Sunday was by far the laziest day for me.  Neil went to work while I stayed at the hotel.  I blogged, read, watched TV, napped, showered, and perused Instagram for 4 hours!  It was FABULOUS!  Neil got back and we headed to Utica Square, a shopping and eating area that is pretty well-known in Tulsa.

We ate lunch at Queenie's and it was really good.  We split a slice of lemon cake, too.  A nice old man next to us said "I can tell you've been married for a while and it is so nice to see you holding hands because you just don't see that anymore."  It was so sweet!

Lunch at Queenies
After Queenies and some shopping where I didn't buy one thing...we headed back to the hotel for you guessed it...a nap!  I took 2 naps on Sunday!  Neil kept saying "I feel like we aren't doing anything!"  I said "this is exactly what I wanted to do...nothing!"  It was sooooooo nice!

On Sunday night, we ate at Doc's, Neil's favorite restaurant in Tulsa.  He's been a few times and really enjoyed the food and atmosphere.  He loves that all the restaurants seem to have a cool atmosphere.
Neil was sick of pictures by this night.  No couple photo from Doc's.    :(
After Doc's I had to get packed to get ready for my 6 am flight.  I had to get up at 4 to leave the hotel by 4:30.  The shuttle was supposed to take me to the airport but they didn't start running until 6 so Neil had to take me.  I hated for him to get up that early! 

I arrived in Dallas at 7am and got to my gate 2 hours early.  I just sat there and waited to board.  While I was waiting I saw Jake from the Bachelor get off the plane!  I knew he was a pilot, but didn't know he'd be flying me to Shreveport!  After we arrived in Shreveport I asked to get a picture with him.  I look like death with no make-up, up since 4, and hugely pregnant!  Oh well, I thought Amy would get a kick out of the pic!


I just loved going to Tulsa.  We are so thankful that Gammy and Nana could watch the boys so that we could make it happen.  Might not be too many more trips like this in the future since we will have 3 kids!
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