Remembering St. Valentine

When a holiday falls on a school day, I like to change things up a bit.  Not every holiday is for taking a day off, but every holiday has it's own hallmark.  For Valentine's Day, we started the day off with a special heart shaped pancake breakfast

and then dove into the history of St. Valentine, why we celebrate Valentine's Day, and the history of the symbols of the holiday.  John took a half day and we went to tour the garden.  The day was bright and a bit crisp, but we wanted to see the first show of daffodils.  We discovered a section of the garden that we had previously overlooked--the mountain overlook--which was quite nice,

and we enjoyed a quiet stroll while appreciating the winter blooms. 
 

This iron works rose was too fabulous not to appreciate

More daffodils will push up as spring gets closer and we look forward to viewing them.  They are quite the stunners! 

Jozsef worked all day showing the community some love with heart shaped biscuits at Chick Fil A,

but dinner was a family affair.  The day was quite enjoyable and a wonderful weekend kick off. 

John and the kids made chocolate dipped strawberries for dessert