My Florida Valentines

I had such a lovely Valentines Day this year! Most years, valentines day tends to get unnoticed in my house. Matt was on this "it's a stupid world trend" kick for a few years  but thankfully this year he realized that his wife enjoys Valentines Day!!! About stinkin time!  We don't get to go on dates often and why not celebrate our love on Valentines day and give each other cards and gifts and go do something fun?

So we did!

We went to Congo River miniature golf in Orlando. 

It was so much fun. Just me and Matt!

Just a fun, friendly game of miniature golf.

 And yes I kicked his butt! Ok, well it was only by 3 points but I still WON!

Most importantly, we spent some quality time laughing, holding hands, and playing together.

Only Florida has live gators at their golf courses! : )

We are so blessed to have met our upstairs neighbors. They are a young couple and she just loves my kids and enjoys babysitting for us for FREE! My kids love her too. So, thanks to her we were able to go to lunch and go play without the kiddos this Valentines! 

T and Z made Valentine cards for their friends back in OK and family. We made special V-day scrapbook for Nana and Papa this year. Here are some of the pics we put in it...

Look on the tree!

Showing off bellies!

Matt is trying to show me how to use Adobe Photoshop!

I told them to blow kisses to each other so they started blowing in each other's faces!
That works.

In action!

My Sweet Valentines!

When we got home from our V-day date I had another date with Zander in the kitchen that involved sugar cookies!

Cooking Tip:  If you don't want the mess and time that sugar cookies take to make then buy Betty Crocker's Sugar Cookie mix and cookie icing! It's yummy and easy!

He put his apron on and is ready to be a big helper!

Truston wanted in on some of the action.

But he's just not good in the kitchen yet.

It's a lot like having a bull in a china cabinet or a dinosaur in the kitchen or a Rhino in the bathroom!
It just doesn't work.

Matt found him a distraction... candy

and a place where he could watch and NOT TOUCH.

Zander amazes me with his patience to stay on a project until it is done.
He cut all the cookies all by himself!

almost ready to go in the oven...

Betty Crocker ready made icing for cookies!
I usually make my own but it's more mess and more time!

Ready to go in the oven!

Done and ready to decorate...

Time to make them so pretty...

Beautiful and Yumm-O!

Good job, Z! I had fun with you.
Happy Valentines Day!