Valentines Day

So Valentines Day started with my tratitional pink heart shaped pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, pink eggs, pink oj, and bacon. Mmmm. Despite the fact that I was up all night with the baby, I just couldn't disappoint the kids. They really love traditions.

Then of course we have the traditional heart hair do's for the girls:

Dawson't first Valentine:

So that night we had planned a big fancy dinner, but I didn't end up getting home until quite late. I had a great opportunity to go film a commercial and it went until bedtime so the kids had left overs waiting for me to get home with the promise of our fancy Valentine meal tomorrow and gifts when I arrived that night.

I get tired of buying cards that just get thrown away, or just giving them more candy or chocolate which they already eat too much of, so I bought them all some books or games. Not just any, ones that are spiritually uplifting. This says love to me.

So the next night we had lobter tails and steak! Then for dessert Justin made chocolate mousse with Ghiradeli chocolate!

A toast!

As we were waiting for the chocolate mouse to be made, Ashley ended up getting into trouble. She didn't want to help clean up with the rest of the family. So we sent her to her room telling her she would have to miss the dessert then. She was pretty upset.

After dinner was all cleaned up Emily went downstairs to check on her and came upstairs crying. We thought maybe something mean had been said to her, but no. She was crying because Ashley was crying!

We had a talk with Ashley telling her why we all need to help, and the importance of doing that with a good attitude. We asked her to think of a way to make it up to the family.

Later, Emily came upstairs with a handful of conversation hearts and said they were from Ashley to "make it up to the family"

We both agreed that she couldn't "buy" her way out of it so when we tried to tell her that she said "those aren't even from me. They are from Emily"

Sweet little girl was trying so hard to help her sister!

It all worked out and Ashley got the mousse :)