Pre-Valentine Dinner Celebration

My parents invited us over for dinner tonight, even though Ken had to work, to celebrate Valentine's day early with their grandkiddies. ;) As always, my Mom had the table set for the holiday theme with coordinating everything. Growing up, she'd always make holidays special by making a meal and decorating the table in sync with the given day. (St. Paddy's day would be green, 4th of July would have flags n' red/white/blue, Easter would be all pastels with bunnies and plastic eggs, and so on.) True to form, she had the full-on red theme going tonight with red heart-shaped jello, tortilini with red sauce, a "red velvet" heart-shaped cake, red plates, red napkins, and these adorable red bags with big teddy bears inside for Jack & Maggie's valentines. We had a great time & Jack was quick to dole out high fives and blow kisses to his grandparents when we said goodbye at the end of the evening. Thank you Mom & Dad for having us over and making it such a special dinner for the kids & I! (Oh, and Ken loved the cake you made for him, Mom!!)







My Dad, (aka "Papa Jon" to Jack & Maggie), was trying to teach Jack how to blow out a candle.
Daddy sure adores his little gir! :)