Valentine's Day 2014

We had another fun countdown to Valentine's day this year. I just did a lousy job of documenting it. 

The first day of our countdown, we had an early Valentine's breakfast, complete with strawberry milk, strawberries, heart toast, heart eggs, hash browns and sausage. A true labor of love for this sick Mommy. But, they gobbled it up!

 We also made delicious heart tarts. I have some good little bakers. 

 We make pink rice krispie treats. Tess went a bit crazy with the sprinkles!

 I let the kids write love notes on the bathroom mirrors. I loved what they wrote!

 We made Valentine's hats.

 We spent an afternoon getting all of their Valentine's ready for their classmates. We also played Valentine's matching with kisses, made kiss rings, played Don't Eat Pete (the Valentine's version) made love bugs, and did a few other fun projects. 

 I tried my best to make Valentine's Day special for everyone, but by the evening, I had given all I had and it ended up being a pretty boring night. Good thing there's next year. 

I got a heart in Tessa's hair and then promptly had to take it out. She only wanted a boring ponytail.

 We started our day with our favorite heart cinnamon rolls. 

This cute little girl was my Valentine buddy all day as we got grocery shopping done and did some babysitting for friends and neighbors. I spent the afternoon cooking and cleaning out the pantry. She kept me very entertained! Her little personality is so fun!!

Adam and Tessa both had fun class parties and came home with tons of Valentine's!

 They were so excited to get some mail on Valentine's Day! A special card from Ma and Pa with a $2 bill!! 

 We had a nice candlelight dinner together as a family-minus our china because I couldn't get my hutch open. Dinner was delicious and we had a fun just being together. 

 Dessert was our traditional Valentine's brownie trifles. Gwen didn't feel the need for a spoon. 

We watched a bit of the Olympics and sent the kids to bed on time for the first time this week. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed some quiet time, snuggling on the couch and watching Sherlock. It was the perfect way to end a very busy day! Another good Valentine's Day with the people I love the most!!