L-O-V-E

 My newest craft.  I had good intentions of making these since Christmas time, but it never happened.  Instead I made them the night before Valentine's Day.  Yay for procrastination!  Loved how they look in our windowsill with the snowy scenery in the background. 

It's no secret I love Valentine's Day.  It's my favorite holiday to celebrate.  It has nothing to do really with flowers, candies, etc.  It just has to do with taking time to stop and pause and show others how much you love them.  I don't think of it as just a day for couples, but a day to share with friends and family as well.  Last year was a tough Valentine's Day.  I was just recovering from a D&C after our first miscarriage and was so bummed that I wasn't quite up to par for MJ's first Valentine's Day.  I wasn't up to getting out and getting him anything or doing much special for anyone.  So needless to say I was really looking forward to this Valentine's Day! 

This Valentine's Day was a bit "different" too.  Mat had to work most of the day and then we had our foster/adoptive class in the evening (nothing says romance like that, huh?!), so there wasn't any family time but we had lots of it all throughout the weekend instead.  Then on actual Valentine's Day I got to spend with MJ on my own which was quite special.  Then, Mat and I were able to go to Galena for dinner before heading to our class. 

A little glimpse of some V-Day fun...

MJ got some goodies in the mail from GiGi and PopPop the weekend right before V-Day.  Look at all those brownie cupcakes!!!  Needless to say he was pretty excited and he was ready to dig in and have some M&M's right away!

Mathew's first Valentine goody basket:  ball, heart pillow, socks, bowls, silverware, fruit snacks, and a few other Valentine day goodies.  How old will he have to be when I can't get away with getting him socks and silverware as a present?!  :)



My Super-Cool Valentine headed for sledding and a pizza lunch with mama!

All ready for the snow!  Yes, he's standing in the back of the car after I spent 10 minutes dressing him in all the gear. Time to hit the hills.  Yea, and this is the very list picture that I took because sledding with a toddler all by myself was not a smart idea.  Ha!  The great part was it gorgeous outside and actually pretty warm.  I still had to bundle him all up though because there was still two feet of sloshy wet snow on the ground.  He was not a fan of his toddler sled and I was not a fan of trying to pull him through the muck in it.  Next time we attempt, I'm aiming for either a second adult or only a few inches of snow.  It was short lived and before I knew it I was un-bundling him and headed for pizza with my little Valentine.  Still, great memories, and laughable ones, were definitely made!