Happy Valentine’s Day! It was a very busy day for all the Kassels. Andy and I spent part of the day at work and then we headed to Valentine’s parties at both of the kids’ schools. Andy helped with the snack room at Laura’s party. He said it was hectic, but he enjoyed himself. Also, Laura was really happy to have her Daddy at one of her school parties. I attended John’s party where the kids ate platefuls of snacks and exchanged Valentines. He was excited to get all kinds of different Valentines, along with some homemade Play-doh and a “special Valentine stuffie” from his teachers.
After the parties, we met at home for a few minutes to exchange our Valentines to each other. Andy got me three different kinds of Chocolate-Covered Strawberries from The Candy Factory (yes, I ate one or maybe two right away!). I got Andy a card and we got the kids each a giant Hershey’s Kiss and a Team Umizoomi book. Then, we headed out for a “romantic” dinner at McDonald’s. We did not have much time for dinner because Laura’s school had a roller skating party at 5:30. A bit of back story on the restaurant choice – Andy asked Laura where she wanted to eat dinner and she said McDonald’s. He asked her if she was really *sure* she wanted to go there and Laura asked, “Dad, you’re not talking about a ‘candles and tablecloth’ restaurant are you?” I guess we’ll save *those* restaurants for Valentine’s Days when she is older! Despite the restaurant choice, we did have a nice dinner.
Andy and Laura headed to the roller skating party while John and I headed home. Despite a hard fall on her butt that resulted in some crying, Laura had a great time at her party. Andy said that she’s improving on roller skates so maybe soon she’ll be completely on her own out on the floor!
Once the party was over, Andy and I put John and Laura to bed and then relaxed with some red wine while we caught up on “Rules of Engagement.” It was a great way to end a busy, but really fun Valentine’s Day.