Be My Valentine

Valentines was on a Saturday, which made it really fun because we could celebrate for the whole week and weekend!

Starting on February 1st, I "heart-attacked" the kids doors. I added one heart every day with someone that I love about them. They were excited to see what their hearts said every morning and they would get so proud when I would read to them their little quality that I loved:

Maverick:

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE:

you like to try to talk to people

you give the cutest giggles

you have the softest, fuzziest hair

you like to be social

you have the sweetest smile

you love you mama!

you love your brother

you love your daddy

you are a good sport

you love your big sister so much

you have beautiful sparkly blue eyes

you are perfect to snuggle with

you have the cutest round baby face

you are happy every morning to start a new day

Nolan:

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE:

you love cars and mickey A LOT

you love your family

you are a great snuggler

you are fearless

you are very determined

you are so handsome

you have the best cheeks and blue eyes

you are friendly

you are fun

you are fun to talk to

you like to be tickled and laugh

you like to be wild!

you are smart

you are a great big brother

Caitlin:

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE:

you like to be silly

you love to be creative

you are a good friend

you are very smart

you are so beautiful!

you are friendly

you are so sweet

you always try to be good

you love to learn

you always want everyone to be happy

you are a great helper

you like to have adventures

you are the best big sister

you are so much fun

On the 13th: Caitlin had her Valentine's at preschool and she was SO excited for it. I had taken her to the store to get Valentines for her classmates. I had all these cute and creative ideas for what to make for her friends but once we got there she decided she HAD to have the Hello Kitty heart ones. We had fun packaging them and writing out the tags and doing the glitter. She got a new heart dress and her her little heart braid and she was ready to go. She can home from her party so excited and told me about each person's Valentine that they had given her.

After that we went to Mead's house and decorated Valentine cupcakes and cookies with them and Packs. The kids were really into it and they did a great job. No shortage of sprinkles or frosting for anything.

That night Paul and I went to "Valentine's Prom" hosted by the Turnbulls. They had rented out a place in Salt Lake and there was dinner, dancing, and games and everyone got dressed up. It was a lot of fun! The "newlywed game" is always a crowd pleaser and the dancing is always top notch.

We stayed the night in Salt Lake and the next morning got to sleep in and then got a knock at the door... my beautiful flowers! We enjoyed brunch at "Eggs in the City" then we went to Snowbird for skiing! Unfortunately the snow wasn't great. But the weather was amazing.. so nice and sunny. We headed to the top to find some god snow and didn't really so we skied to mid mountain and found some adirondack chairs at the lodge and sat in the sun for a while. It was delightful. Then we skied down and did a few more runs and headed home.


That night we had a Valentine's party with the kids! We hid their Valentine's presents and had then search for them then we made personal sized pizzas with heart-shaped pepperonis. We played a few more games and then made chocolate covered strawberries that were DELICIOUS. Caitlin ate about 12 of them ( maybe more but we couldn't keep count) without blinking or stopping for breath.

I hope it goes without saying that i am completely obsessed with my little family and I just love them to pieces.