A Whole Lot of Love (Valentines Recap)

Hands down my favorite Valentines Day to date. James and I got to sneak away for a little day date, wine was plentiful and we got to the end the day as a family.

While some day Valentine's Day is a hallmark holiday I think it's still fun to take the time out to show those we love how special they are and mean to us. And we have kids so that's reason right there to celebrate.

We kicked off the day with donuts and spending the morning lounging in our pjs. With how busy our schedule is it's always nice when we start the day slowly and enjoying each others company. At lunch time James and I took a few hours to take part in the Berks County wine and chocolate trail. Whenever we go out its usually to a dinner and a movie so it was nice to get out and do something we don't usually do. We got to try 4 out of the 10 participating wineries. We would have made it to a few more but Long Trout sucked us in and we sampled a few, or many of their wines. All of their wine was so good and we loved the atmosphere, we will certainly be going back there. Besides getting to drink wine, the best part of the day was getting to just hangout the two of us. Don't get me wrong I love our little boys something fierce but it's a tad difficult to have one conversation without being interrupted these days. We took our time at each winery, not having to worry about snacks and potty breaks. It was delightful. I am planning more day dates for our future. We also came back with bottles of wine so that's always a win.

 

 The boys were so happy to see us when we got home (they do adore their babysitter Ally) and I do have to say I missed them, especially with Asher being sick, I was happy to be home snuggling with him. I made fondue for all of us to have for dinner. Nothing fancy, (cheddar cheese, cider, garlic and wocestershire sauce)  with apples, carrots, tomatoes and bread for dipping, but sooo delicious. It seems to be our tradition for Valentines Day and I am ok with that.

There really is so much love in our house. I love my husband even more than they day I married him and I know I will love him even more down the road. We aren't an overly romantic couple but he works hard for us, takes out the trash (a chore I hate), encourages a day drink if it's been a stressful day and surprises me with Cadbury crème eggs. For all those little every day but mean the most moments, I love him. I love my two boys more than I could ever explain. Until you've had kids you just can't grasp this kind of love. They are my world. I am so thankful that I was chose to be their Mum and beyond blessed that I get to be in their company everyday. Watching the love between the two of them is my absolute favorite thing ever. Asher looks up to Chase for everything and Chase wants to take care of Asher all day long. It's a beautiful thing.