Cupid, draw back your bow...

I have come to love it when holidays fall on week-days, I've somehow convinced Max that we get to have a week-day celebration and a weekend celebration, this also rings true for our anniversary and birthdays! This way, we can celebrate twice, as a family of three and as a couple. It's the perfect plan. That is just what happened this year for Valentine's day! On Thursday (day of) Max had to work all day and I was home with my fevery son. Lucky for me, Charlie is a strong boy that doesn't let a fever get in the way of his joy. For the most part he was just as pleasant as usual with only a slight decrease in sleeping and appetite. During the day Charlie and I made a valentine for Daddy! He was also content enough to allow me to make our valentine's ham dinner. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the way to Max's heart is HAM!!  

This year we even made it heart-shaped. The asparagus was supposed to be heart shaped too, I don't know what happened. 

And I just want to throw out a plug for those fudgey delicious cookies right there. Max and I have been trying to eat healthy and since I love to bake it has occasionally made this goal difficult. These cookies however, are "healthy." They are made with black beans and are still amazingly delicious. Try them! I dare you! Here's the recipe...Delicious Cookies!!

As it turns out, Charlie is a ham pig too!

That evening Max and I were able to spend some enjoyable home time together. 

On Saturday, We arranged a Valentine's date for Charlie and my mom. That way, Max and I could leave and not disturb their date. Clever right? Charlie and his grandma enjoyed a candle-lit dinner and some playtime. while Max and I got to hit the town. We haven't been able to go on very many dates in the evening when Charlie has to go to bed so this one was extra special.

We decided to make our date have the whole Valentine theme so we started by playing cupid at Archer's Afield. Max has been wanting to do this for awhile. This archery place was near where we grew up and has a lot of good childhood memories. I was a little intimidated at first when I couldn't get my arrows near the target but I figured it out and we ended up having so much fun.

The awkward pose of the night.

My best shot. 

When our arms got tired we finished and the night was still young. We then went to the mall for a Jamba dinner and in search for a Valentinesy item. We didn't come home with the item we were searching for but we did find an amazing deal on a wonderful king-size comforter which we have needed for our bed. That's kind of Valentinesish right? Anyway, it felt so good to be out on a wonderful date and not feel like we needed to rush home to get the baby in bed. We knew he was well taken care of so we could have a stress-free night.

And seriously, how does a girl get so lucky to have these two incredibly handsome valentines?