Happy Valentines!

I saw these cards last year and so this year I got around to making them. They turned out so cute!

I love Valentines. I try to make it feel like a special time for the kids. So when Kim told us about what they do for Valentines, we got so excited and planned it ourselves. We hosted a Valentines Eve Dinner for some older couples in our ward. We turned our home into a restaurant. The kids dressed up in dresses and aprons, we made menus, decorated the table, and made a lot of food. It was a success! I think it really helped the kids see how fun it is to serve other people. Graci and Shelby were in charge of seating everyone, while Rian and Kenni had their pens and notepads taking orders. They all helped serve the food and clear away dishes. They loved it.

Our invitations:

(I just noticed the snake behind the sign. No need to fear, it is one of our rubber snakes that scares birds away)

The Menu:

Side note here. We love Olive Garden salad and make it at home. A lot. We buy the dressing at the restaurant and throw together mixed green packaged salad, tomatoes, olives, peperoncini, croutons, and red onion. We heard rumor that they may be going out of business???????? Not sure about that. If that is the case, you might want to stock up on the dressing. They usually sell out rather quickly, so maybe call and ask them when they get their shipment in.

The "nothing fancy but fun" table:

 And, that's it. As soon as our 8 guests started arriving I didn't have time to take any pictures since I was the head chef. I wanted one of everyone there but it never happened.
I think we have started a new tradition. I believe our guests really really enjoyed their time visiting and being "waited" on. What a great way to spend Valentines!

George Strait!

We were able to go see George Strait again this year with our friends, Thane and Suzanne. It was a lot of fun and George, of course, NEVER disappoints! Now that he is a grandpa, there might not be many more concerts on the horizon so it was really fun to see him again. Martina McBride opened for him this year and she was great as well.
We got to St. George Friday, went out to dinner with Kim and Carl that night. Brian and Carl went for a run Saturday morning while I went shopping at DI. (Found some great stuff btw). We got about to Mesquite when I remembered I had left my camera back in St. George! I was so mad! I had all my bokehs ready to practice on all the lights at night. I was really bummed. Luckily we had our phones so we could still take some pictures at least. We met Thane and Suzanne for dinner. We did the buffet at Monte Carlo and it was really good. Then we headed to the concert!

This next one is our scary picture for the night. I can't remember if this shot was taken before the drunk cowboy sat by us or after. I couldn't contain tears of laughter over how ridiculous he was. 

This time without the flash. 

There. That one is better. 

Our seats were great! We were in the lower bowl and it was just a great weekend all the way around.