This is our favorite Valentine's tradition!! We love inviting friends over, send the kids away, potluck some sides, and fry up some meat while visiting. This time around we tried something new and different! The kids and I cleaned out the playroom and hid all the toys behind a curtain at one end. Then we brought the table and chairs in, hung some Christmas lights and decorated. It was still a little dark, so I brought in a lamp, but it ended up being fair lighting - sort of ambient. Also, since we had one more couple than we usually have, we borrowed an extra oil fondue pot from Aaron's parents.
We took the kids over to play with their 2nd cousins for the evening and I barely made it back in time to get the party started! We had Aaron's long-time friend Jared and his wife Elizabeth - we've actually done several things with them in the past few months; we love getting together! - my book club buddy Patti and her husband, and a new couple in our ward. They each brought something yummy to add to dinner and we really loved spending the evening with these three awesome couples!
In the dining room which we emptied of the table and chairs, we set up a little photobooth and took pictures of the couples that came.
Dallin and Nikki
Jared and Elizabeth
Dale and Patti
Aaron and Melinda
The kids were so excited the next morning when we still had the table and chairs in their playroom and they got to eat breakfast there!
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