omahkoe: Valentine,..The Tradition

I used to celebrate Valentine with my husband, then since our Grace was born, we celebrate it with her and my mother in-law.

Seneng aja bisa merayakan Valentine, apalagi berempat dengan Grace dan grandma-nya, seperti sudah menjadi 'tradisi'. Walopun bisa dibilang tradisi yang simple tapi bermakna, kebetulan setiap kali hari Valentine Grace mengalami 'kemajuan' dalam tumbuh kembangnya, sejak usia 5 1/2 bulan ketika kita ajak dia merayakan Valentine untuk pertama kalinya, waktu itu adalah hari pertama dia makan, makanan padat bayi, kemudian Valentine dia yg kedua dia sudah bisa berjalan, lari, ngoceh kata kata yang pertama. Dan kali ini untuk Valentine ketiga, kita bersyukur pada Tuhan karena Grace sudah mau mulai buang air kecil dan besar di toilet kecil. Sungguh membanggakan, apalagi aku nich sebagai ibunya,...aku anggap ini sebagai the sweetest Valentine gift untuk aku dan daddy-nya. Selamat Hari Valentine untuk siapa saja yang menghargai cinta dan kasih sayang adalah anugerah Tuhan yang patut di syukuri.

The 'celebration' was just simple, we usually go my mom in-law's house and Grace would love to open the gifts that we bought for her and also from her grandma.

She's 2 years and 4 months old now, still no clue, hhmm..why there some gifts for her...but we didn't sing 'happy birtday'...LoL.And this year was her 3rd Valentine's Day for her and we also celebrate her big achievement as a little girl going to be a 'big girl'...well, she's been doing so good in potty training in the day time, I couldn't be happier and we're so proud of her. I think this is kinda best Valentine gift for us. And of course her grandma was thrill too.

And then after that we go to one of the seafood restaurant in Tacoma, which it happend to be in 3 years in a row was a same restaurant name 'Johnny's Dock'...we thought,we're okay with this tradition, meaning always get together four of us to celebrate Valentine and about the place where we eat, I think it doesn't matter, we can change if we want.

There's special menu in this restaurant that my hubby and his mom love it so much, it's called 'Crab Louie' which actually a big salad covered with crab meat and with accesorries such as, cucumber, tomato, olive and small onion in a little skewer. And this time I preferred 'Pan Seared Oyster' which came along with Cole Slaw, French Fried and two kind of sauces....tau nich, lagi kepengin makan oyster aja. I don't know why, but the oysters were so attempting.

Because this year Valentine was on Monday, so we decided to celebrate it on Sunday the 13th, it's easier for us, especially for Grace so that we don't ruin her routines too much, as we had early dinner.

This weekend we felt love, there's joy, an achievement to be grateful, and I love every moment of it..! Thank You God.