Love is All Around

This was the very first year the girls got to have a Valentine Party at school.  They were so excited to put together all their Valentine's for their class. And Barrett was a great teacher - showing them how to do it.  

Concentration!

This is the only picture I got ... there was LOTS of supervision required.

We snuck away the night before Valentine's Day for a real, grown up, chew your food kind of dinner.

Valentines 

Valentine's Day fell on a preschool day, we had a fun breakfast, some Valentine surprises, and finished celebrating at home after school.

Valentine Hugs

I love the little pigtail sticking out 

They Love Their Big Brother

After school we dove in to all our goodies!

"Smile!"

#nailedit

Post Sugar Coma

Super-Girls

One last treat for the night ... flowers from Daddy.  He gave them a couple roses for their birthday, and they carried those roses around with them EVERYWHERE!  So clearly. more flowers were necessary.

Blurry - but I love the look on Parker's face.  And how you can see Payton hugging him on the other side.

After our traditional Valentine's Dinner of Pizza Roses and Heart Shaped Blondies ... everyone ... including mom and dad ... crashed!

One last note ... look at the expression on both of these boys.

These two are definitely related!

Love Day!

Valentine's Day 2015 was actually a week filled with some fun and some sweet surprises.

While this cutie celebrated Pink Day and Had a Valentine's Party at School ...

... the Littles posed for pictures in their own pink clothes. 

It's hard to capture both of them smiling at the camera at the same time.

 Parker Smiles

Payton Smiles

 Although This One Seems to be the Most Telling of Their Little Personalities

 When we got to school, Aunt Mary surprised us with cookies.  So naturally I used them to bribe the kids to take a sweet picture for me!

                                                                                Cookies!!!!

 Showing Gamma All His Valentines!

 Hey Parks, You Gonna Eat That Cookie?

 Is He Staring at My Cookie?

 Hands Of MY Cookie Buddy

 Sweet Little Valentines

Gamma surprised the kids with some Valentine treats when we got back home.

 Extra Big Rattles ;)

The boys picked out some pretty flowers for us girls, and we all got sweet cards that Barrett couldn't wait to show us!

 

Getting His Valentine's Cards Ready

  

Mommy's Little Valentine

Barrett and I spent the afternoon baking treats for everyone. I love those times when just the two of us get to make stuff in the kitchen. It doesn't happen that often these days. 

Such a Good Helper

Our Favorite Part: Licking the Bowl

I surprised the kids with a little Valentine themed dinner.  Pizza Roses!  The kids loved them. And the heart shaped blondies that Barrett and I made earlier in the afternoon.  (Thanks Trader Joes for the yummy/easy mix!)

All Ready to Be Eaten

Close Up 

I'm pretty proud of myself for this one!  Not only did I totally pull them off.  But they were super easy too.  Double win! I got the recipe here: Pretty Cheese Pizza Roses.  And the kids loved it!

Once the kids went to bed, we had a meal by ourselves!  Without telling anybody to get back in their chair, pick up sippy cups, or clean up food that was thrown dropped on the floor.  We get those moments, in our own house, about once a year. Maybe

Happy Valentines Day!