Scenes from the Weekend: Valentine's Edition

For Valentine's Day this year we simplified a bit more than we have in year's past.  The past couple of years I've given the kids a book, treat, and pajamas.  This year they both have plenty of pajamas, and we have no more room on our bookshelves.  We have a good selection of Valentine books already and we like to still use the library frequently so we are only adding books on birthdays and Christmas this year.  We gave Claire and Peter each a box of skittles (their favorite!) and a card game.  We gave Claire Old Maid and Peter Go Fish.  We played both games a few times over the weekend and they were really fun.  Claire has loved playing games lately so they were a good choice!

On Friday Night, we made our traditional homemade heart pizzas for dinner. Claire and Peter both loved getting to put their own toppings on their pizzas and they ate their entire pizzas once they were cooked.  I made a BBQ Chicken Pizza for Bryce and I.  Bryce works nights Mon-Fri and doesn't get home until around 10 pm so Friday is usually pizza and movie night for me and the kids.  We bought Frozen 2 and watched that while we ate our pizza.  Our kids were so excited, they are huge Frozen 2 fans.  And Bryce was able to have pizza once he got home that night, and I managed to stay awake late enough to see him for a bit before we went to sleep.  

Saturday Peter had a soccer game, we played outside and cleaned up the yard a bit, and then we went for a hike near a local park with a short hiking trail.  The temperature was in the 40s so not too cold, and it was nice to spend time outside together!

Sunday Peter woke up with a fever, cough, and cold.  Poor kid was miserable (still is not feeling great).  We ate left over pizza for lunch, took naps, read to the kids a lot, played card games, and made loaded sweet potatoes for dinner.  It was a great weekend other than the sickness for Peter.  I am hoping he starts feeling better by this weekend and that the rest of can stay healthy!