Valentine's Day

Yes, I realize I'm over a month late with this post, but I still wanted to record it bc it was a fun Valentine's Day!  Now, Cubby and I usually don't get into Valentine's Day very much (it is a holiday made-up by Hallmark, after all), but, the kids really like it and so it was fun to do something with them--our greatest loves!  (Oh, and this was also the night we told the kids and our family that we were expecting again so it was a good excuse to get everyone together without arousing any suspicion!)

Cubby made a yummy lasagna (that the kids didn't want to eat bc they're finicky like that), and Harvey picked up Jones Bro cupcakes (in pink and blue...but no one caught on...).  We played lots of games and had a good time lovin' it up!
**Editor's note:  as this post is so very late, I'm not going to bother with captioning each picture.  We'll just let them tell the story of the evening!

Happy Valentine's Day!

My four little Valentine's!

 My sweet neighbor, Marcia, came over during the little girls' nap time so I could go up to the big kids' school and attend their Valentine's Day parties.  It was great to be apart of their little celebrations.

First up, was Emily's class!  Each week I've been coming up to Christian's class to help during reading time, but I haven't been able to get to Em's class.  I was so glad I got the chance!  First off, they are MUCH quieter than kindergartners!  They are also much more independent in their crafting!  But, both kindergartners and 2nd graders both like to have fun playing games!

Emily and her friend, Leena

Very focused on their Valentine's Day cards!

Doing a relay race with balloons--hilarious!

Trying to keep track of the balloons :-)

Not to be outdone, the kindergartners also did their own relay race--and were also full of giggles!

Christian and his WONDERFUL teacher, Mrs. Busch

A crazy kindergarten room!

Again, it was such a treat to be able to celebrate with my big kids and their classes!  So fun to see them in their school environment (read:  where they behave like model citizens!).

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had some fun celebrations going on around here! Christian's preschool party was last Thursday. Our sweet neighbor came over to watch Kari so that I could go help out and hang out with the C-man.


The kiddos had a great time in the gym w/their "snowballs" (crunched up paper). First up, was the parachute! (Do you remember that the BEST days in gym class were always the ones that you got to play with the parachute??)






Next, they used their snowballs to have a snowball fight! Boys vs. girls!

Finally, we went back into their classroom to decorate their bags, eat, and hand out their valentines. Christian was so tickled with all of the valentines he received from his little friends. So cute!

Up next, Emily's party! She got to celebrate on Valentine's Day and both Daddy and Christian got to go up and support her. She was sooo excited! Daddy was able to take a half-day off from work and it was SUCH a great "gift" to us all to have him around in the afternoon! Check out these fierce faces! This is Emily with her teacher, Ms. Wauters. Emily loves Ms. Wauters.

Finally, a picture of sweet Kari. Grandma Karen came by to bring over some little gifts and valentines for the kids. I had just brought Kari out from her room...she had decided not to nap in the afternoon and had gotten a bit sad when Mommy wouldn't let her come out right away! (She's starting the transition to one nap--ugh!) But, she did brighten up considerably when she saw Grandma :-).

As for the rest of the day (no pictures, our card was full), we played OUTSIDE!! The weather has been sooo beautiful this week and we are taking full advantage of it! For dinner, we picked up a heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's and SUPER yummy Valentine sugar cookies from Eileen's. (To DIE for---and normally, if it's not chocolate, I'm not having it; this is the exception!) Emily was "in-charge" of FHE in the evening and once the kiddos were in bed, Cubby and I got to kick back and relax! It was a very lovely Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

A Valentine From Kari

This little outfit was a gift from my friend, Julie, and it fits her so perfectly! She felt very festive indeed.

Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Kari