DD and I have a mother/daughter tea party brunch tradition. We are having it this Saturday and I am pretty sure I let her invite too many girls this year. Oops. I plan on taking DS out for a donut breakfast one day next week all though he probably wont care that it's a Valentine's day treat and will just shove the donut into his mouth. DH and I really don't do anything crazy. We get each other cards and he will bring home flowers and wine and I'll cook a nice dinner. We don't do gifts for Valentine's day.
H and I exchange gifts and also do a date night (not on the actual holiday because hello long waits). We plan to go to our fave steak place and have an amazing dinner.
I am also making a little gift bag for our only nephew.
For ds, I got him a book and a shirt which he will open on v day, and also planning on some sort of treat either a donut or cake pop that morning
DH and I will go out to dinner at some point but we aren't really Valentine's Day people. Last year we grilled steaks since it's DD's favorite meal so we will probably do that again. I also always get her a few new books because hey, any excuse to buy a new book...
I love how the kids celebrate Valentine's. We have already picked out his Valentine's to send to school. DS always gets a Valentine's Day themed book from me and probably a chocolate Valentine of some sort. I will make a nice dinner and a super fancy dessert. DH will probably bring home chocolates and maybe flowers. For a very unromantic guy he always lets me know I'm his Valentine.
We haven't been into making a big deal out of Valentine's Day as a couple for the last few years. This year, we actually have plans to do a couples dinner on the 13th with 3 other couples we are good friends with at a restaurant downtown I have not tried before. We are pretty excited! For the actual day, we are going to make a yummy dinner and some drinks after the kids go to bed just spend the night in with each other.
DD1 has a celebration with her class that Friday before. I usually get the kids t-shirts and books. Grandparents and school take care of the candy. I do not need to contribute to the endless supply of chocolate and sweet hearts.
I do a fun breakfast for the kids. They have personalized plates for every holiday so I set those out and decorate the table and they each get a book. I do heart shaped pink pancakes, things like that.
I too do a fun breakfast for the kids. This was last year :-) Heart choc chip pancakes with a small stuffed animal, and filled 2 of the cups with mini twix
DH & I don't really do anything. Sometimes a card and small gift but not every year
We always do something, but what it is varies. Usually DH gets me some flowers and we exchange cards. It's right after both of our bdays so now that we have kids we often don't go out to dinner, although sometimes we might on a different day close to the holiday. Even when we were dating, we often did a special dinner IN rather than out, since back then we went out plenty and it was cozy to stay in. We did indoor picnics, seafood, fondue, etc. The last few years, seems like we've focused on a fun family dinner and/or treat with the kids. Sometimes we do heart-shaped pizzas, Valentine cookies, or another pink/red themed thing. Often we do chocolate fondue. The kids make cards and sometimes I make one for DH, too.
Post by junebugmom01 on Feb 2, 2016 16:00:10 GMT -5
We usually don't make a big deal out of it. Dh usually gets me flowers/something small. Last year I wanted to do crafts and make a bigger deal out of it for dd's sake but was healing from a surgery & was in no condition to do so. This year I am good so we will do a few crafts & on Valentine's Day I will make heart shaped food.
No plans yet. The kids are doing valentine's (simple store bought ones,) for their friends. I think I'm going to give the kids those new barbies as a little gift.
DH and I don't exchange gifts usually. I'll probably buy him beer and he'll get me chocolates. We usually order Chinese but there's this really good Thai place in a neighboring twin we might go to.
I love getting flowers but not on valentine's day. The mark up is insane.
No plans to go out. I get DH a card and it's hit or miss if I get anything.
The boys and I decorated the house (window clings, got out Valentine's Day books) a couple weeks ago. We'll do some cute crafts for the grandparents and maybe I'll try a themed breakfast for them. They will get a little gift- stickers and a new book each.
Valentine's bunco. Seriously, all of our friends get together for a couples game, food and drink. It's not usually on the 14th, but very close. We'll go out to dinner as well, but not on the night.