Happy Valentines Day!
I love everything about this holiday. It's the best time to love and be loved. Everyone wants that! I also enjoy the candy, chocolate, cards, and little gifts. As a little girl, I would deliver Valentines to all of my friends in my neighborhood. I would wait until dark then run up to their door, ring, leave a cute treat...then run like mad to avoid getting caught. It got especially fun, later, when those deliveries were for boys!
A new tradition that I started with my family is making homemade Valentine cards for my kids, and for Branden, and I like to plan a day when we get together with friends or family and make sugar cookies and cupcakes with the kids. I also buy Valentine outfits for my girls (Kaden refused to be a part of that)...much understood, but my girls LOVE this tradition. On the morning of Valentines Day I leave the homemade cards along with a box of chocolates on my kids dressers, and also one in the master bathroom for Branden so that when he shaves, it's right there. All of this is done before they wake up. Every year, I look forward to hearing the kids wake up yelling to each other, "Look what I got! Did you get one too?!!" Branden always surprises me with something too...I wonder what it will be this year? I gave him cologne this morning.
This year, I also came up with the idea of making a Valentine Garland. I invited my mom and sister-in-law, Jackie over and we each made one. I made a big heart (as a pattern) and bought darling Valentine paper to use, as well as pink yarn. I cut out several hearts, using the variety of paper, attached them to the yarn, and hung them from my fireplace. So easy and affordable, and the cutest decoration! I've had many compliments.
