Valentine's Day

Yesterday was Valentine's day and also Dan's birthday. Since it's impossible to find one of our usual college students to babysit, we stayed home. We usually try to celebrate Dan's birthday another night - since it's always insane to find a restaurant that isn't completely jammed on the actual day. He did buy me flowers, which was very nice - he waited until later in the day, thinking it wouldn't be as busy - but the place was still mobbed. As he was going in, he saw a woman sitting outside, having a smoke break. She looked exhausted - not surprisingly. Dan felt bad for her, so he walked by her, handed her a few bucks and said "here, you dropped this". He said the look he got was like he had given her a million dollars. She must have told her boss, because when he got inside, the saleswoman told him she was going to give him a good deal. So he bought me this:

Very pretty, isn't it? Notice the flowers in the heart shape? What would you pay for something this lovely? $40? $70? How about $125??? Yep, that's what they were charging for this. Luckily, the saleswoman liked Dan and gave it to him for FAR less. And they say florists don't jack up prices for Valentine's Day. I heard it was the bad weather this year....yeah, that's it!

A few more pics for you - Conner and I in the traditional "look what daddy bought me to give to you for valentine's day mommy" picture.

Conner opening his valentine's day cards and gifts:

Nope - hasn't eaten the cookie yet. He only gets a few treats each night (a whole bag from daycare!), so this is still "to be opened".

And finally Dan opening his gifts. Note the xmas lights still up in the background. We left them up for Conner, but they haven't been on since January....maybe a to-do for this weekend....