Valentines Day 2014

 Good morning!  It is super early here in Lexington, Grayson has had a rough couple of nights and has been waking up every hour or two hours.  So what does a sleep deprived mama do?  Grab a cup of well deserved caffeinated tea...

 Put on my favorite pre-recorded morning show, The View, and sit by the fire to write my blog...

We have been building up to Valentine's Day for a couple of weeks now.  We started the holiday by making Valentines for the grandparents and great-grandparents.  

These are Grayson's tiny little toes...

This Valentine says "I'd be your Valentine in a pinch".

Then we worked on Valentines for Owen's classmates...

Owen was very specific about who should get each dinosaur.  He held this one up and said "Lyla likes green, this dinosaur is for Lyla".  I told Lyla's mommy about this and she confirmed that indeed green is Lyla's favorite color and that is her school color (each child is assigned a color for the year).  I think Owen is very observant.

Next we made Valentines for Owen's teachers.  We went along with the dinosaur theme and made these....

I used a mason jar and one of these little guys...

I super glued them to the lid of the mason  jar, and spray painted the entire thing with high gloss spray paint...

They turned out pretty great!

The card on the lid says "I think you're a "roar"some teacher"...

 After we made our Valentines we were set for the class party, parents did not attend this party so I did not get any pictures.  I did capture some photos of the loot Owen brought home...

 Owen got to pick out one treat to eat - he chose his Tootsie roll pop...

Owen pretty much it (don't tell Uncle Tim)...

Speaking of sugary sweets, we had two sweet breakfast dates this week.  First up was our date with Claire and her mommy.  

Watching the donuts coming down the conveyer belt...

We had a date here about the same time last year with Claire so I had to compare the two photos.   Look how much our little ones have grown.

Our next breakfast date was with Ellie, Caroline and their mommy Laura.  Caroline and Grayson are just 6 weeks apart and Owen and Ellie are about 6 months apart.  Ellie and Laura were our first friends we met when we moved to Kentucky two years ago.  It is so fun to go through our life changes with them.

How cute are these two?

Next up was the big day - Valentine's Day!  Owen and Grayson woke up to some special gifts from Mommy and Daddy...

 Love this book...

Grayson didn't really care so much about his present...

Then we ate some heart shaped pancakes...

After breakfast we headed to a Valentine's themed playdate and I of course didn't get any pictures but we had a good time chatting and playing with friends.  That evening it was dinner time and we celebrated as a family by making a fancy dinner and enjoying one another's company..

I had a great day with my three favorite Valentines...