Who Do You Love?

Valentine's Day is a hard concept to explain to a 3-year old.  As I sat with Jackson last night attempting to describe what Valentine's Day meant (of course leaving out the obvious answer of: a holiday that ensures chocolate companies and florists don't go out of business), here are a few of the answers that were given to the multitude of questions he sent flying my way:

- No, Santa stays at the North Pole for this one

- There is a chance you may get candy but it won't be from knocking on people's doors

- No packages from Grandma (of course I was wrong on this one)

- Yes, you do have to go to school

- No cake

- No we don't turn on the Christmas lights (that are still on the porch railing b/c your Daddy is lazy)

- We most certainly do not attempt to go out to dinner

- Yes, your brother gets to have a Valentine's Day too

I explained that Valentine's Day is a day that we tell those we love how much they mean to us.  I then asked him who he loved, to which he replied, "tacos ..... and syrup."  Hmmmm..... I guess I shouldn't expect a card when I get home.