(skip to 2:16 if you don't want to watch the whole thing)
Pretty great, right? You're welcome.
I made a very unofficial goal this year to try to make holidays more memorable. All the smaller holidays can feel pretty ho-hum when your main interaction in the day is with a child who can't tell August 3rd from Christmas day, so I figured it was my job to make them more fun. Besides, I want to have fun traditions when Charly is old enough to get excited about the holidays. This year just gives me some practice time before the real deal when my child has expectations for holidays.
I planned on making cute decorations but didn't get around to it. Good thing this is a practice year, right?
I did, however, get up early when Matt got up and made Valentines breakfast.
Mini German pancakes, made in a muffin tin, and dyed pink, of course!
I found the recipe via pinterest, but you can go directly to the recipe through this link to Real Mom Kitchen.
Charly really enjoyed it.
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| Folding her arms for the prayer! |
The Valentines table. (Matt's card and chocolates hadn't made their appearance yet.)
Charly reading her new book "Lilly's Chocolate Heart"
Charly even wore a Valentines outfit today- heart socks, shirt, and vest!
I also made Valentines dinner. This is a first for me- usually Matt makes something nice, or occasionally we go somewhere fancy (Five Guys, anyone?) but this year it was all me.
Homemade roasted garlic and tomato soup with heart shaped grilled cheese. YUM. Recipe from Naturally Ella (which is a pretty cool blog- she has links to recipes in the sidebar according to what is in season).
It was delicious.
Matt is busily working on dessert now- wrapped pears with vanilla bean sauce, from the Pepperidge Farm website.
It already smells delightful.
As usual, our holiday seems to be revolving around food. Hmm.
Happy Valentines Day one and all!
