Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was a great day! Dave and I planned out dinner the week before so that I could go shopping for all the yummy delicious food. He wanted to make me breakfast, but I politely declined and told him that I wanted to make HIM breakfast. I know his mornings are busy enough having to get ready for school and all. I wanted it to be simple, yet festive so I started thinking. I know Dave is not a big breakfast person so I decided to do cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, and fresh squeezed orange juice. I wanted it to be a little more special than just that so I thought about making heart shaped cinnamon rolls!I remember seeing some different kind on Pinterest and they looked really cute. Luckily, the way I did them turned out and they were absolutely perfect and delicious!

I used our red place mats and of course our china to make it feel like more than just a typical breakfast. We were all happy and so were our tummy's. Linc loves fruit, so he ate all of his plus some more and almost all of his cinnamon roll and juice. He had a good appetite that morning!


We drove Dave to school after breakfast, which Linc loves doing! He gets sad when daddy drives himself and always clings to Dave's leg. It is the saddest cutest thing ever! Linc got a monkey stuffed animal from us that he enjoys wrestling, hugging, kissing and dragging around. He even likes to talk to him...

My wonderful husband had flowers delivered to me and they were beautiful. It was full of all kinds of gorgeous flowers. They looked so pretty next to my wonderful surprise from him that he had been working on so hard. I have to say Dave's craftsmanship and woodworking skills are amazing. There are actually more blocks than would fit on the hutch so they aren't all pictured. I love my gift and we will have it for years and years!


Dave came home earlier than usual and he played with Linc for a little bit before starting the grill. The menu for the night: bacon wrapped filet mignon, balsamic roasted asparagus, herb roasted potatoes, and sparkling cider. For dessert I made a raspberry swirled cheesecake with fresh raspberry sauce to go on top. Everything was delicious!!


The meat was so tender and so so good. It was marinated and grilled to perfection...even Linc had a hard time looking at the meat on the fork while he and Dave took a picture, he wanted to grab it and eat it right up. The veggies were nicely roasted and the cheesecake topped it all off. I have to say it was way better than going out.