How did I get to be so lucky? I often ask myself that question...What did I ever do to deserve such an awesome guy?
Well, I found myself asking that same question last night as I thought back on the day I had with 3 boys I just adore! I am truly blessed!
Last year was our first Valentine's Day as a family of 6. And as you would figure with a family of 6 the budget is a little tight, so we decided to try something new.
Our family is perfectly matched with 3 boys and 3 girls...so Matt had an idea to open a restaurant for the girls, cook dinner, have a movie, and do some dancing. It was awesome and the kids had so much fun! Last year Onah was Izzy's valentine, Marie was Colten's valentine, and of course, I was Matt's valentine!
This is last year's Valentine's dance. The boys even hung glow in the dark stars on the ceiling so we could dance under the stars! So sweet!
Well, this year, they went above and beyond! Each of our valentines had coupons for us! Colten opened up a nail salon and painted our nails before our big date!
Here he is painting Izzy's nails! He did such a good job, and was so professional!!! ;)
Onah made coupons for Duncan's Dogs...foot massage! haha
We found he was much better at giving back rubs, however!
And Matt made a feast for us! He was able to finally open his restaurant that he thinks would be a hit in Lexington!...K.A. Bobs
I won't lie, it was really good! We had 3 different kinds of meat (steak, chicken and pork), potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, cooked carrots, and mushrooms. Basically we grab a skewer and make our kabob how we want! Then there was a plate full of fruit!!! YUM...pineapple, bananas, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, and cheese of course!
All this washed down with a bottle of sparkling grape juice!
The kids favorite part was the dessert...candy bar kabobs!
Yeah...that's a skewer full of chocolate!!!! It was pretty yummy, but wow the calories!!!!
Onah was also the bouncer for the restaurant! A certain little girl, Izzy, kept sneaking in and getting watermelon before the restaurant opened! So we called in the services of Onah Lee!
After dinner we had a dance with our sweethearts! It was so cute to see the kids dancing with each other! Marie and Onah made it feel like a real Jr. High dance as she would get mad at him for "not dancing right" and pout on the sidelines while he'd hang his head, walk over, and ask her to dance again! Ha!
Finally getting along enough to snap a picture! It was the cutest thing ever!
Izzy was just content to be in her 'bubba's' arms! She told us Colten was her best friend! :) Too sweeeeeet!
After the dance we all settled down for a movie before bed!
It was such a fun evening with the kids! I can't wait to do it again next year! Props to Matt for all the good ideas and teaching his boys how to treat a lady! He's the best!
