Valentine's Weekend

Darin took me on a fun Valentine's date on Saturday.
We went to Farmington Station and had dinner at Parkstone.

It was delicious!  But my favorite part was the love mix CD Darin had playing in the car.

Sunday was an extra good Valentine's day.

I called all of the widows in our ward and invited them to primary.
I had the kids sing to them then gave them each a rose.

The widows LOVED it and I think the kids loved it just as much!

One of the kids, after primary, said, "That made me feel good inside and made my heart happy."

We also gave some "flowers" to the primary presidency!

I made this candy bar bouquet for Darin that I thought turned out cute!

Here is our kitchen I decorated 4 days before Valentines day.
I LOVE how these envelopes turned out.

Matt was worried what would happen if we ever have another baby, and the baby wouldn't have an envelope, so we went back to the store to get more supplies to make an extra envelope.  (This is not an announcement).

I just had to add this handsome picture of Matt.

He is SOOO good about opening the doors for everyone!  Love this boy!!

Valentine's morning Andrew helped me make heart shaped pancakes. 

And we LOVED eating our Valentine's breakfast on our cute place-mats from Aunt Kristy!  

Thank you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine Video!!

We made a funny little valentine video!  Hope you enjoy it!

Valentine's

Lindsay had a Valentine's Party at her ballet class.

Last minute we decided to make homemade valentines.

Then, Matt wanted some too.
Naturally, we had to make one for Andrew too.
I thought they turned out cute!

Happy Love Day!

We had a nice Valentine’s Day at our house.

Darin switched work schedules and was able to go in late—

which allowed us have a nice breakfast in bed together.

Matt and Lindsay had their own little Valentine breakfast together.

The strawberry milk was their favorite part.

When Darin got home from work, we had a nice candle light dinner for two by the fire.

We had gorgonzola cheese fondue with apples, carrots, celery, and bread.

Then we had a broth fondue with shrimp, steak, chicken, potatoes, broccoli, and mushrooms.

Last, for dessert, we had a chocolate fondue with bananas, strawberries, and lady fingers.

We had a cute little intruder that joined us for dessert.

Hope you had a happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Valentine's Preschool Party

Today we had our preschool Valentine's Party.

I'm into the 3rd trimester with this baby, and have a lot less energy these days.

So, we kept the party simple.

We started out with "Don't Eat Pete" and reviewed all the letters we've learned so far in preschool.

(I found a $0.99 box of heart shaped cheerios that worked out great!)

Then I gave the kids some art supplies and let them go to town making unique valentines.

Then we decorated some cookies.

Last we read, "Have You Filled A Bucket Today?" And "Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch."

It was a super simple party, but it was fun.

Hodgkinson Valentine Party

My mom had a little Valentine’s Family Home Evening for our family.  We had a yummy fajita dinner, then mom read “Have you filled a bucket today?” and she gave each family their own copy of the book, and each grandchild their own bucket with hearts to fill it with.  After the lesson, the kids decorated sugar cookies and the adults had cake.  It was a really fun night, and a really great lesson.  Matt has been extra helpful trying especially hard to be a “bucket filler!”  Thanks mom and dad!

And here is the cake I made for dessert.