Valentine's Day Weekend

Tommy and I made our way to the Outer Banks to meet Mimi, Pa, GG, and some family friends for Valentine's Day weekend. Sadly, Daddy had to stay behind to catch up on work since all the snow had pushed things back a bit. Friday evening was spent at the Belcher's with the whole gang. We had a wonderful dinner, and Tommy had a great time playing with everyone.

Saturday was freezing so we stayed inside most of the day. Tommy had fun playing with his trucks and golf clubs and trains and watching the snow come down outside the window. That afternoon, we decided to brave the cold, so we bundled up and headed down to see the ocean. If you look closely in the pictures below, you can see the snow blowing by Tommy's blue sweatpants! It was so cold, so we only stayed long enough to find a few pretty shells before heading back up to the beach house.

On Sunday, Pa had big plans for Valentine's Day, so he disappeared for a few hours to do his shopping. That night, he sent all the girls (GG, Mimi, Kathy, Suzanne, and I) out to the hot tub while he and Tommy cooked dinner and got everything ready in the house. When we got outside, we found the hot tub surrounded by candles and rose petals, and a few minutes later, Pa and Tommy came down wearing white gloves to bring us champagne, shrimp cocktail, and flowers. After our nice warm soak, we headed upstairs for champagne shrimp and pasta. Everything was delicious, and the waiters were very handsome :) Wish Pete and Cath could have joined us for our night of fun!

Monday was beautiful (of course, on the day we were leaving!) so we headed down to the beach for a while before hitting the road. Tommy found lots of nice shells and got to spend a little more time with everyone. We had a wonderful weekend, but wish Daddy could have been there with us!