Valentine's Day plans

This is post #2 for today, so check out my other one too!

I wanted to shed some light on Valentine's Day. And share what I am doing with my children.

Every year I ask my sweet husband what we are doing for Valentine's Day and I can see him cringe!!! So this year we had a discussion. I asked why he feels so blah about that day. He said that it is so much pressure!!! He doesn't know what to do. Everyone else has plans with their Valentine. So we can't get a sitter. So we made a deal.
I told him that until our Jacob is old enough to watch the little ones, Valentine's Day will be celebrated with our children. I told him that while he works that day we will have fun Valentine stuff all day and then that night we can all go to dinner(so at least I don't have to cook dinner) and then we will come home and make a yummy dessert together. He was really quiet for a moment, I think he thought it was a mean trick! Then he said, "Are you sure?" And I said yes because I want him to look forward to Valentine's Day and not dread it. I know he loves me. He shows and tells me that every single day! So why shouldn't we both look forward to this day of love! This really comes from a moment that God and I had the other day.
Let me share....
I was feeling a little down about V-day and wanted a cool date with my husband and I wanted him to woo me. Then God said to me,"You are blessed to have him every day. Some women have lost their husbands and would give anything for just one more moment with them. Don't be selfish Michelle, enjoy him just the way I made him!" WOW that did NOT feel good at all. But it is so true. I don't want to be selfish. And each moment is what I make it. So I will make sure it is great for him!

Now I will share the plans that I have for my children.

Breakfast-heart shaped pancakes, pink milk
snack-we will make pink cupcakes together and decorate them(they LOVE this kind of thing)
lunch-heart shaped homemade pizza & presents of candy & a small gift
snack-valentine sugar cookies, sparkling grape juice
supper-Chili's(the kids love this place)
snack-mini chocolate molten cakes YUM

Our lunch will be our party. Red table cloth, valentines plates,cups & napkins. Red forks & spoons. The WORKS!!! Red punch. I have gift bags for all 3 of them. They will have candy, new journal for 2 big kids, Grips crackers. We did this last year and it was a BLAST!

We will also do crafts on V-day. Still working on this.
Feel free to steal any ideas. Our children are also the loves of our lives and we should make them feel special too. Make it a day they will always remember. Start a family tradition now for valentines day including your children in those plans.

So my words of wisdom for today are:
If your husband has nothing planned for Valentine's Day, let him off the hook and tell him you will take care of it. Knock his socks off!!!! Enjoy the day and remember how blessed you are to have him and fall in love with him all over again!!!! Expect a blessing from being unselfish! Because it will happen. Don't do it just to expect something in return. But know that if you are unselfish with your husband and put his needs first then you WILL be blessed for it! I learned this lesson a long time ago and I can say that it is true!!!(thanks Misty for this reminder yesterday!)