Happy Hearts Day

Happy Valentines Day from Abby

Thanks to an idea from a friend, we celebrated Valentines Day for two weeks.  Each day, the girls received a heart with a note on it telling each of them one reason that we love them.  They hung these hearts up proudly and read them each day.  Sometimes, there was a special treat or gift with the heart; which is why both Sophie and Abby were really motivated to come downstairs each morning to see what their heart said each day.  In the end, I think the girls learned a lot more about the meaning of love than just celebrating it on one day. 

Our Valentine's treat was dinner at Catch 35.  This was the site of our first date and Sophie was quite articulate to tell us what people do on dates.  "... a boy and a girl go out to dinner or to do something and they talk and ask questions to get to know each other.  Then, they fall in love..."  Pretty good for a six year old!  Rodger and I got a kick out of the fact that neither girl wanted the typical "kids menu" items.  They ordered scallops, shrimp, and corn pudding... and proceeded to eat much of Daddy's crab legs, lobster bisque,  and filet mignon.  I love that they love seafood, though the bill was much higher than expected!  It was a special treat.

On another note... most women get chocolate for Valentine's Day.  Instead, I got a treadmill.  I guess it's because I ate all of the chocolate!  Looking forward to logging many miles on it...