Happy Valentine's Day

We had a great Valentine's Day as a family.  The boys played video games, played play-doh, made bead-o's and spent lots of time playing superheros and Legos.


We also became obsessed with watching the live cam on this Eagle's nest.  There were two eggs in the nest on Friday evening and one of the baby eagles (an eaglet) hatched on Saturday morning.  Check it out - when Scott told me about it, I thought it sounded about as interesting as watching paint dry, but after watching it for a bit, I was hooked, it was fascinating.


My dad dropped the boy's Valentine's present by my office on Friday and Karsten was not happy that we said he couldn't open them until today.


We went to the grocery store and picked out our dinner. Karsten found a big lobster in the back of the tank that was the perfect one.




The gal that got the lobster out of the tank was awesome - she held it out and the lobster's legs were flying around.  The boys weren't too sure they wanted to touch it and they both backed way up!


She gave Karsten the bag with the lobster and I think he proudly opened it and showed two people on our way to the register.  Then, as he put the bag on the counter to pay, he proudly said 'lobster!' with a big smile.

I wanted to make a special dessert for dinner, and decided to make homemade marshmellows and we would have chocolate fondue with marshmellows and strawberries.  Karsten was a big fan of the marshmellow fluff.


I have tried to make homemade marshmellows one time before, but we liked this recipe better because we cooked the honey longer and whipped the fluff longer which made it less sticky in the end.


Finally, it was time to get the lobster out and cook him.






My Valentine's about to enjoy our Valentine's feast - steak, lobster, roasted potatoes and kale salad.


The lobster was a big hit - the boys kept asking for more long after it was gone.  I guess we'll have to get more next year!  They did manage to dig out a few small pieces from the legs.


Karsten made Scott some coupons at school - they were good for a car wash, playing video games and making our bed.  Pretty cute!


Dessert time!  It was delicious and the boys thought it was cool that they got to put food on a stick and dunk it in chocolate.  Well, Liam liked putting strawberries on the stick.  He wasn't interested in either the chocolate or the marshmellows.  I think we might need to consider a fondue pot in our future if this becomes a tradition!


What a perfect way to celebrate Valentine's day with my loves!  Hope you had a wonderful day surrounded by people who love you!