An Unexpected Surprise

The other day when I came home from work, I was greeted by children running into the garage, shouting "Don't come in the house yet. You can't come in the house yet." After explaining that it's too hot for me to stay outside, they said "Okay, you can come in, but you've gotta stay downstairs." I was able to deal with that. A few minutes later, my better half got home, and was greeted the same way.

After a bit of hanging out in the basement, the kids shouted "You can come up now." As we ascended the stairs, we saw glitter and hearts on the stairs. When we got into the living room, we were greeted with the sight in this picture. The kids had prepared a romantic early supper for us, complete with classical music, a homemade menu, tea... the whole ball of wax.

They were creative too. They made us some beef flavored linguine noodles with vegetables mixed in, homemade tea, and a homemade dessert that was essentially a frosting sandwich.

In all honesty, the food was completely inedible, but that's not the point. They did something for us, they were creative, and they worked pretty hard at making it a special moment. They even cleaned up the ENTIRE mess when they got done. This is one of the reasons that kids are so awesome.