Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day, I had my annual Valentine's Day tea party with the girls. I made scratch off cards for invitations so the girls had to scratch off the gold heart to reveal the time and location. We had a fun tea party lunch with heart-shaped sandwiches, strawberries, pink lemonade, and cakes and brownies. I also gave the girls chocolate roses which they thought were the coolest thing ever. They put on jewelry and hair accessories and loved talking about tea party etiquette. Oliver eventually joined us and mostly just used the word "poop" repeatedly to try and get a laugh.

Ben and I reminisced about the Valentine's Day we spent in Paris 10 years ago when I was just pregnant with Amelia. Life is a little different now. While I went out to do a run, Ben surprised me by preparing a gourmet dinner. Roasted duck with a pomegranate sauce, couscous and broccoli. For dessert he made grilled apples with cheese, roasted pecans and a honey glaze! It was all delicious. He even made an effort to keep it light and healthy since we're doing another weight loss contest right now. The girls ended the evening with an impromptu show they put on for us. We were issued tickets and then they performed a comedy routine and a dance show. Who needs to go out when we have all the entertainment we need right here at home. It was the perfect ending to our day.

Valentine Tea

Each year around Valentine's Day I surprise the girls with a little tea party. I had invitations waiting for them in the morning letting them know the tea party would be after school. They were so excited. They ran off the bus after school and changed into fancy tea party clothes. It was fun to have some time together and hear all about their day over cookies and pink lemonade while Ben kept the boys occupied elsewhere.

 At least our fireplace serves some sort of purpose.

I threw together some pennant banners using paint swatches. Super easy and free.

 The girls discussed proper tea party etiquette.