Doesn't this look romantic? Well...in a way it was! This is how Mo and I celebrated Valentine's Day this year. We sat at the fancy table, used the fancy plates and the fancy glasses, wore fancy clothes, and...so did the girls! Yup, we ALL celebrated Valentine's together.
This idea evolved from one of the girls asking why we never ate at the "fancy table". From there, we developed a menu, then the "required attire". I was amazed at the excitement in our house that morning. The girls kept asking "We are having the fancy dinner tonight, right?" THEY are also the ones that decided that we needed to dress up. I came up with the idea to decorate the table and light the candles. It was such a wonderful evening for all of us!
The girls didn't want the evening to end. We just ate and talked and laughed! Honestly, I don't think that any of us wanted it to end! While the girls had their desert...
Mo and I had a cup of coffee. (Yeah, you can tell that he was kinda done by this time)
Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate the love that we have for one another. Well, I can't think of 3 people that I love more than all of them! Truly, I could feel our love that night. It made my "mommy heart" smile!!!
We all had such a good time that we have made it a new house rule that we will eat at the "fancy table" and use the "fancy dishes" once a month. Lexie has decided that we need a different theme each month. The food and the "attire" need to correlate to the theme. She is so creative! Lauren wants to help plan the dinners. She is very creative also...and very organized.
I know that I don't have much longer until all of this will be so "uncool" to them. So I am going to enjoy EVERY second of it for as long as it lasts!
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