We've never been huge Valentine's people, but this year I had a lot of fun with it. I think part of what got me in the mood was the fact that C is in school now. That comes with dressing up in Valentine colors, having a special party, and of course, giving out Valentine's to friends. Here are his first class valentines. They were really fun to make!
I made little goody bags for both the boys and on each of them they had a heart with different things we love about them. I set them out at breakfast with their heart shaped pancakes. I colored the batter pink, which was all for nothing. You couldn't even tell once they were cooked!
What we love about C...your kind heart. your big blue eyes. the jokes you tell. your stories about school. reading books and telling tales at bedtime. that you turned us into a Mommy and Daddy!
What we love about lil' peanut...how happy little things make you. how much you love your Ker-Ker. your dance moves. your dark hair, eyes, and skin. your chubby tummy. that you are home to celebrate your first Valentine's Day!
Later that morning lil' peanut and I went to a Valentine's Day themed storytime at the library. He is too cute at storytime. Following along with the actions to the little finger plays and songs. They got heart suckers at the end and I told him he could have it after lunch. Remember what I said about how happy little things make him....he was so, so thrilled when it was time to eat that sucker.
I wasn't saying or doing anything to make him laugh like this. It's really just how happy he was to be eating that sucker!
C and I getting ready to head out on our date.
He chose to shop at, where else, Toys R Us! After that we had a really nice dinner at Red Robin (also his choice.) It was really nice to have some special one-on-one time with him. To just really be engaged and talk with him and enjoy him and his silly personality.
Hubby and I decided not to exchange gifts. But, he broke that rule when he brought me a box of chocolates. So, I gave him the gift of letting him choose the movie we watched that night after the boys were in bed. ;) I had a great Valentine's Day this year. I think once we had kids Valentine's became less about romantic love and more about them (doesn't everything?) ;) I'm ok with that though. It's a lot fun to make my boys happy!
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