Valentine's Day 2012

Valentine's Day has come and gone and we had a very nice day! Growing up, my Mom always had v-day gifts for us and it was always a special day. I've held onto that tradition. Yes, it's a Hallmark holiday but I can totally justify a day dedicated to LOVE! Plus, the kids love it! I think the pictures tell most of the story.

They opened their gifts, had heart shaped french toast with RED-ORANGE juice. We packed their festive lunches with all things red and complete with a love note from Mommy. We got them all dressed and took their annual picture.

Kris made Hayden a paper rose to give to his RiRi. He tells us Dilyn is his girlfriend and we ask 'what about Riley?' and he says 'oh yes, she's my girlfriend, too, 'I can have as many girlfriends as I want!' Kris explains the girls might not like this and we love Riley so we focus more on that girlfriend. She loved her rose and was excited to show it off but she kept saying 'look what Hayden's Daddy made me!' LOL. Smart girl! H and Riley have been buds since birth and have gone to preschool together for the last 3 years! Love it!

When the kids got home from school they opened little mailboxes that had hearts in there with bible verses on each one. I read them and explained they were love notes from God. Hayden loved that. Then they got to decorate their mailboxes.

Kris and I normally go out for dinner on v-day but opted to cook together this year and have a candle light dinner at home. We waited till the kids were in bed to cook. He made dinner and I the dessert. We ate and chatted, sat outside for a bit and it was quite nice. I bought us canvases to paint together but it was SO late by the time we were done with dinner so we are going to save that for another time.


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Happy Valentine's Day!