Valentines Day ♥♥♥

Valentines Day was another holiday that had to be postponed this year. It is a good thing that we are a flexible family. On the actual Valentines Day the boys were out of school for the week, but Steve still had class and was gone until midnight. During the day we went to playgroup where the kids exchanged valentines and we had cookies, and made crafts. That was fun. Then we came home and the boys got to open a package from Grandma and Grandpa Allred. The boys LOVE the packages that G & G send. They know that Grandma always likes to celebrate holidays with them through packages.

 

A couple of days after Vday, it was time to celebrate with Steve. I cleaned up our room (which is rare) and brought a picnic table into our room. I made a yummy chicken dinner with salad and bread and juice. Then when Steve got home, I turned a movie on for the boys and escorted him into our room for dinner. Steven volunteered to be our waiter and did a marvelous job. It was so nice to just send him into the kitchen for drink refills, salt, or whatever else we needed. We had a very nice dinner and talked about our summer vacation plans. The only down side was that Alex was not feeling very well (also very rare at our house). He wanted to be held and even needed a diaper change during dinner. Vday is definitely different with five kids, but still wonderful to have such a love for each other.
(Here is the link to the pin I found for this idea http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/?p=24 . I used the recipes that she suggested.)

(You can see the heart attack that the boys did for Steve on the real Valentines day. Steve loved to come home at midnight and see all that love. )

 I had to take a picture of myself in the middle of dinner sitting there by myself while Steve was changing a diaper. :-)

I bought the boys their Vday candy after Vday as well which saved me 50%. Yahoo!
And the boys Valentines for their classes this year were so stinkin cute! I didn't get any pictures of the finished product because Steven had my camera on a field trip, but I will put the original pictures up anyway. I poked a hole on either side of the boys fists and inserted a sucker stick. Yes, the exact same thing Laura did! Great pinterest minds think alike. :-) I wish you could see the finished product, but I do what I can.

 Didn't want a post without adorable Alex. He usually does not have the binky in his mouth, but this was right after church and he was very ready for a nap.