I feel like there have been a lot of Valentine's Day things going on, so I'm going to lump them together. Here are the kids' Valentines for school. Addison did Frozen fruit snacks with little tags, Carter did Lucky Charms bars, and the teachers got Burt's Bees lip balm. I did something similar a couple years ago, but it was all new teachers this year, so it worked perfectly!
Yesterday they had their parties at school. It's nice to work so close to their daycare, because I was able to pop over for 30 minutes at lunchtime. I didn't really get a picture of Addison because she saw me and immediately thought it was time to go home and had an epic meltdown when she learned I was just there to say hi. Yikes. This little guy was happy to see me and happily kissed me goodbye when I had to go back to work. Four is a nice age. :)
Last night, we did a family fondue night. We LOVE The Melting Pot, so I found copycat recipes online and we did our own at-home version (minus the cheese course...kids only have so much patience). We did the coq au vin broth with marinated steak, chicken, and shrimp. We also did the broccoli and potatoes, just like TMP does, too! Oh...and I recreated the sauces. I was so pumped!
It was AMAZING. It literally tasted nearly identical (for about $85 less -- HA!) though we had A LOT leftover. I over estimated quite a bit. Then...it was time for the chocolate course. We did the chocolate peanut butter and I did the little dippers like TMP as well. It was so good but we were so full. And, just like the real thing, we all burnt out mouths on the first bite. :)
This morning, I did a scavenger hunt for the kids which led them from clue to clue until they got to one that said to go get dressed and get ready because we were going for a treat. We took them to Dunkin Donuts where they got their next--and last--clue. That clue took us to the Sports Emporium, which has a huge arcade...almost like Chuck E. Cheese but without the crowds and gang fights.
We let the kids play for about an hour and then cashed in their tickets. They had earned about 900. Addison wouldn't pose for a picture, but Carter chose a matchbox car, a slap bracelet, 10 army guys, and a dinosaur finger puppet thing. Addison chose a ring pop (shocker! She's a candy FIEND!), a dinosaur finger puppet and 1 army guy. They were both very excited!
And tonight, we got a babysitter and Seth and I are going out for dinner! YAY for a quiet dinner in which we aren't headed to the bathroom for a little girl who remembers she has to pee every time our food comes to the table! ;)
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