A couple days before Valentine's Day, I had the kids prep their cards for their classes. The trend these days is to give not just a card, but also a little toy or piece of candy. Some parents go all out and even make little goody bags for each kid. Those parents have more creativity, time, energy and patience than Zac and I have. I was thrilled to find these sets of cards in the dollar bin at Target because the toy (a little rubbery fling) was already attached to the card, so there was no assembly required. I just had to cut the cards out and the kids had to write their classmates names on them. Even this simple task still took two nights for Alice (Simon completed his the first night because he is able to focus on a task for a significant period of time unlike Child #1).
(It's hard for me to look at pictures of myself these days. I always look tired and old and my hair is seriously messed up right now.)
We got our chairs just in time for Valentine's day! We've been looking for something for in front of this window since we moved in two years ago and just haven't been able to decide what would work well. Then on one of our shopping trips to Retro Modern while my parents were here in December, we finally decided on these. They're originals from the guy who designed the North Carolina zoo and they've been reupholstered. Now we just need a little table for between them. (Plastic stool is not the plan.)
Nelson designed these cards for the kids. They especially liked the heart shapes in the trees.
Simon got to celebrate the morning by getting some more work done on his cavities. Poor thing.
Our Valentine's gifts to kids this year were actually leftover Christmas gifts we forgot about in the attic. They got a metal detector and a new electric pencil sharpener. We really know how to show the love.
