Valentine's Day!

Parker and I don't tend to make a big deal about Valentine's but it is still fun to do a little something. Because babysitters are a non-existent, we couldn't go out on a date which was totally fine. We decided to give our five year old wedding shower sushi rolling kit a try (finally). Our plan was to put the boys to bed at 7 and get rolling...haha:) 

Although we always agree not to exchange gifts, Parker surprised me with a lovely bouquet of flowers, a gift card and a romantic card. I of course got him something too--a gun scope (he had been wanting), a toothbrush (he had been needing and a surprise!) and a funny card...call me a hopeless romantic!

I made all the boys pink French crepes with fresh vanilla cinnamon whipped cream for breakfast. After some trial and serious error, these were the best ones. Parker said they were really yummy though so it was worth the effort.

Just about to dine! It was after 8 and we were starving! The pics got a little out of order here but oh well...

Here are my sweetest Valentine's of all!

 

I made a yummy salad with traditional Japanese steakhouse dressing.

These were the shrimp we used for two of the rolls. Oh my goodness so delicious!

Our sushi rolling station.

Our first roll, a California, turned out pretty good.

Parker did the honors of cutting.

 

Not too bad! We were pretty proud of ourselves.

We made four rolls: California, spicy tuna, shrimp tempura with avocado and shrimp tempura with salmon topped with crunch and eel sauce (my favorite).

 

 

 

For dessert I made a vegan Mexican chocolate cake. It had cayenne in it and was absolutely AMAZING! Oh my goodness you have to try this. You took a bite and it just tasted like a yummy chocolate cake at first but then the heat hit your mouth and it was addictive! Thanks Pinterest.

We had a great day and night enjoying the love of our boys and spending time together. Hope everyone had  a great day too!