This year Valentine's Day ended up being an extended celebration. It all started when the kids got out early on Thursday the 13th. They all reported fun parties at school and came home with tons of little Valentine's and candy to munch on. Then when Mike walked through the door that night he surprised me with my Valentine's early. Some roses and a nice card. Then told me when Papa and Grandma took the kids for the weekend we were going on an extended date, away from home for a whole day and staying a night in a downtown hotel.
Friday came and we started the day off with some gifts for our kiddo's. Here's a pic of Faith's. The boys were up and broke into theirs before I could manage to get a picture of theirs. But they each got a Lego Movie guy and a Skylanders Megablock along with some candy. Faith got some princess nail polish, a small palace pet and some candy.
And I got them all dressed cute and handsome for the day.
While we were waiting for the day to pass until Papa pickup time, I printed these pics I took of them in their outfits and we made some crafts with them. They turned out super cute. And then of course had to have our annual heart-shaped pizza.
After Dad got home, it was finally time to meet Papa in Provo. We drove down and met Papa who also took the doggy with him and we were all alone to enjoy Mike's gift for me. The first stop was dinner together. Mike tried to take me to one of my favorites, Texas Road House but the wait was too long. We expected a wait on a day like Vday, but a 2.5 to 3 hour wait was a little much, so we ended up at a nearby Wingers and had a good time and some yummy burgers together. Then came home for the night and enjoyed a quiet house together.
Saturday it was time for the all day date. Mike insisted that we get out of the house early and stay away because he really wanted me to relax and not be worried about cooking or cleaning which is what I would do if I were in the house. Does he know me or what? So we were out of the house with our overnight bag packed by about 9. So our first stop was our favorite donut place, Banbury Cross. The donuts were devine as always.
We have been toying with the idea of getting couples tattoo's for a while and I've also had a tattoo idea I've been pouring over for well over a year. So we decided before we left to print out some of our ideas and stop by a tattoo shop to talk about them. So we headed over to Yellow Rose Tattoo in Sugarhouse since we were on the side of town. The guy there was helpful and in the end we decided to go ahead with the idea I've been clinging to forever. And as luck would have it, he was able to fit me in later that same day. So we left with an appointment time and headed out to the mall for some shopping and soft pretzels for lunch. We still had some time to kill so we also hit a couple stores in Sugarhouse where I somehow ended up with 3 new pairs of shoes. It was Heaven!
Then it was time for the Tat. Here's the idea and results. The 4 birds represent our 4 kids. The wording is Latin for "Soar (or rise) with your wings." The anchor (to me) represents me being anchored to my kids while still letting them learn to soar. So that explains the design. It turned out a really well. Here's a zoomed in pic. It's not quite as big as it looks here.
After the Tattoo, we headed downtown to get checked into the Hotel Monaco where Mike had made the reservations. It was a bit chaotic there and our room wasn't quite ready yet, so we improvised and checked our bags and decided to walk a little downtown and hit the Cheesecake Factory at City Creek for dinner. Another Bad idea! Seems a lot of people were trying to hit it on Saturday night too as an extended Vday weekend like us. Again the wait was too long, so we ended up sharing some fries, chicken and salad at Johnny Rockets which turned out just fine. Then we hit a couple more stores and walked back to to hotel where they were thankfully ready for us. We spent the rest of the evening talking and relaxing and just enjoying each other's company. Here's a silly pic in the animal print robes the hotel provided.
In the morning, we were both up early so we decided to make the most of the rest of kid-free time and went to breakfast together at Village Inn which was super yummy. Then we were off to Price to pick up the kiddo's and have a baby shower for my sister.
What great and thoughtful gifts. I love this man more than I could ever say. Thank you again honey and thanks Papa and Grandma for volunteering (once again) to take the kids and the added on doggy. We so appreciate everything you guys do for us.
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