Valentine's Day.........

I think like a lot of other women (&men too) out there I am addicted to Pinterest & have been stock piling ideas for just about every occasion that comes up each year & it just so happened that Valentine's Day was the 1st to pop up & I had a great time putting some of the things that I had found to good use.  I found both the idea for the mailboxes on there as well as the 14 days of Valentine's Day.  With 2 kids Lance & I are really having to work at our marriage so every little bit counts & helps us to remember that we are are a married couple & NOT just a mom & dad to the boys...........

I am really enjoying my crafting & think that it is just what I need for my much needed me time; I don't have much of it but when I do I love it.  Here is how it all turned out & I think that Lance loved his & that B loved getting little stuff too!!

I am bummed that I forgot to take a photo on one of the days but this is what it kind of looked like:

Here are the boys that morning enjoying their cards & B his chocolate.

& here are the Valentine's that I made for the boys friends at school!

Colton's are gummy bears & teddy grahams bagged up with these cute little tags.

B's are melted crayon hearts with little "you color my world" tags.

Happy Valentine's Day.........

Valentine's Day Art & Crafts.........

For Valentine's day this year I wanted to give the grandparents & Lance something that B could help make himself & since he is only 18 months that meant something that he could get dirty doing & that meant that he would really enjoy it!!  I found this idea over at A Little Tipsy; I really did try to get B to put his hands on the paper the right way to make the hearts but he had something else in mind so I just went with it & decided that I would figure out a different way of using & making his hand painting into the perfect gifts.

I used a heart cookie cutter to cut out some hearts to mail with our Valentine's Day cards to friends & family & then used the rest of these to make frames for the grandparents & daddy.

For the grandparents...........

For daddy.........

I think that they turned out really well & think that they were a great way for B to show his favorite people how much he loves them!!

I also made more cupcakes (red velvet) & used another idea from A Little Tipsy for Valentine's Treats for B's daycare buddies.  I also think that these turned out well; I did change the type of chocolate to milk & white chocolate just because the kids in his daycare might not all like the mint flavor & I also just used red sprinkles instead of the crushed m&m's. 

 I used adorable printable tags that I found at Good Gravy Designs

 The kids loved them & the were so easy & fun to make.  The red velvet cupcakes that I made were from a recipe I found on Better Homes & Gardens (my new favorite recipe website) & they were a bit tricky when it came to the baking since they rise funny but I think that they turned out well after a 1st batch trial run (only fill the cupcake tins up half way).  I followed the recipe & sprinkled some of them with powdered sugar but had some left over cream cheese frosting from when I made these & used it on some of them as well.

I boxed them all up (well I did eat a few) & took them to family on Sunday & B's daycare for Valentine's Day.  I think that they were a hit & I have to say that I am really enjoying baking, cooking & being creative; these are things that I have always loved to do but have just never made or just taken the time to do lately.

Happy Valentine's Day.........

From our family to you & yours!!

I know that people say that today is a Hallmark holiday but I happen to be quite a fan of the day.  I think that it is a day of love that people look forward too mare than they want to admit. I think that it is filled with romance that more people should embrace & cherish.  Who cares if you are being romantic, loving & caring because it is a holiday............romance & love & expressing you heart felt feelings are good for any couple or family!!  I am not one to agree with the $500 present for today but I love a good card, a meal made just for me or even just a heart felt "I Love You".

I hope that you all have a wonderfully Happy Valentine's Day!!!

A Thing of the Past.........

Yesterday I tried to take some Valentine's photos of B but I can not get him to sit still to save my life. When you are taking photos of your little ones how do you get them to sit still/pose.........even for just a second??

Here is one photo that I think is OK but not what I was looking for..........

Happy Valentine's Day........

I hope everyone has a wonderful one...........

Valentine's Day for Daddy.....

I helped Brayden make a book for his daddy for Valentine's day & here are some of the pictures that I took of him........he is such a camera ham!!