We celebrated our Anniversary this weekend so I thought I would share a fun tradition that we started a few years back. We love to celebrate just as a couple, but we also have a Family Birthday Party. As in the Birth of our FAMILY party.
(this photo was taken recently in the same place our engagement photos were taken...
12 years and 3 kids ago!)
(this photo was taken recently in the same place our engagement photos were taken...
12 years and 3 kids ago!)
We watch our wedding video (yeah, its VHS) and look at our wedding photos. We sometimes even go to the temple where we were married and walk around as a family (when the weather cooperates!).
I usually make a nice dinner and a cake or cupcakes.
This year we sang happy birthday to our family and blew out 12 candles.
I usually make a nice dinner and a cake or cupcakes.
This year we sang happy birthday to our family and blew out 12 candles.
Its also fun to open a family gift. I try to find something simple and FUN that we can use as a family, like a croquet set or a funnel cake maker. (It didnt happen this year due to one child having a sprained ankle and the other having a fever and the stomach flu. Such is the life of us Super Mommies, right Ladies?)
When the timing allows, it is fun to do the family party for Family Home Evening, like we did last night. Then you can add in a little lesson on marriage. I love including our kids on the Celebrating. They love it too.
I originally found this idea online, shared by Valerie Christensen.
Thanks Valerie, we love this tradition in our home.
