Valentine's Day Fun

Well I am a tad bit late with Valentine's Day but at least it is still February, right??

We were hitting the road for Valentine's Day so we actually celebrated a night early. Chad had told me he was taking care of dinner so that was one thing I did not have to worry about. As I said, we were going on a road trip and I am one of those people that has to have a spotless house before I go out of town. There is nothing more irritating than a messy house after hours of being on the road. So I spent all day cleaning and packing and cleaning some more.

Chad came home from work with a sack that contained our delicious dinner for the evening: Lobster! My favorite!!! However, I was a tad bit reserved about letting Gavin see us cook them. You see, every time we go to our cute little local market, it is a must for Gavin to go look at the "Spiders" in the tank. We talk to them and tell them goodbye, so I felt like he had sort of made a connection with them. I wasn't sure he was ready to learn the rules of the food chain, if you will. I mean, a chicken or a cow does not look like a chicken or a cow on your plate. A lobster looks just like a lobster. So I took Gavin into our room to play while Chad prepared our lovely, romantic meal that I was certain was going to give our son nightmares. After everything was cooked and we were setting the table, Gavin immediately starts talking about the spiders. Chad explained to him that we were going to eat them. Without even hesitating just the tiniest little bit, he announced that he too was going to eat that spider. And boy did he. He ate his weight in lobster. He devoured it like it was an oreo. He had no more of a connection with those lobsters than he does with milk in a cow. I guess natural instincts overpower any sort of illusions I had about him making friends with the 'spiders' at the store. And because, man, lobster is just so, so good!

So we had a delicious dinner and I got a gorgeous orchid. It is ten days later and I have yet to kill it, so I am pretty proud of myself so far. I hope all of you had a great Valentine's Day and spent it with the ones you love!

Our adorable little Valentine. 

Gavin's little Valentine gift. All about robots!