Love Was In the Air!

Valentine's Day has come and gone... and my blog has yet to be updated.  I love Valentine's Day.  It falls after that stupid month, January, and right before the promise of spring.  (Sweet Pea would say, "Stupid is NOT nice!" if she could read.  Since she can't, I'm going to stick with it and call January what it is... STUPID... stupid cold, stupid snowy, stupid dark, stupid long.)  I love to see the excitement of Valentine's Day through the eyes of my children.  I used to love it back before Nurse Boy was in school for very selfish reasons.  I had somehow convinced Nurse Boy that Valentine's Day should be NEVER be jewelry free.  I mean, after a long January I needed something that sparkled.  Sigh... those were the days!  We have a new tradition... it is a bit cheaper and I think Nurse Boy might be a big fan.

I'm pretty sure the only thing that will sparkle in my future are pink sprinkles.  Still, this box promises a private date, no kids, and special time with my hardworking husband.  (For the record, I still like sparkly things ;0)

For the past 2 years, the kids have made homemade valentines!  It makes my heart swell that they are excited about this tradition! 

Don't you wish you could rock this headband?!

Sweet Pea and I had a special date on Valentine's Day.  We headed to the mall to stuff her very own pink dog.  She loved the whole experience.  She helped stuff it...

and made a wish on it's new little heart.  She tenderly placed the heart inside the dog and watched it get stitched up.

Of course it needed a bath right away, only to be followed by a good brushing.

She named her Elizabeth.

Then we spotted Elizabeth's puppy... and what kind of people would we be to separate a mom and her baby?!

Then we headed over to the food court for a little lunch.  Sigh, I will miss Sweet Pea next year when she is partying with her classmates... I just might need something sparkly!

I love my little Valentines!!!!