Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day.

It appears as though we have started a true Valentine tradition in the Hagen household. Last year I made a semi-nice meal (and given that we rarely eat together or even the same same thing -- that was quite a treat). Last February we gave the boys mylar balloons and marshmallow Peeps (since Connell's dessert repertoire has been basically down to Oreos and marshmallows due to the dairy, tree nut and peanut allergies).

Well, as Valentine's Day was approaching this year Connell started asking if he was going to get balloons and Peeps again. I took that as a strong hint and I figured that we could continue the tradition. I made a nice meal and after eating we presented the boys with their balloons and marshmallow Peeps. As you can see, Connell was "double fisting" it with a different flavor of Peep in each hand while reading the card from mommy and daddy. Liam was tickled pink about the balloons since he was probably too young to remember them last year (being only 8 months).

After the festivities, Connell announced that this was his favorite Valentine's Day ever. I guess he only has 4 to choose from and frankly the first two probably went by slightly unnoticed from his young perspective. Glad to hear this year beat last year though :-)