Tuesday, February 15

Happy Valentine's Day!

It's a little exciting that my kids are now getting old enough to have things like Valentine's Day parties. It was really fun to watch Caleb get so into it. He actually sat down with me and picked out which card went to which friend. He also signed his name on each and every card... Toy Story, of course. Here's his little shoe box we decorated. It's wrapped in regular wrapping paper that I keep around the house. I cut out the train pieces on my Cricut, and Caleb decorated every exposed surface in heart stickers. He was really proud of his box.
Madeline didn't actually understand what was going on... she just knew candy was involved! She picked out Disney Princess valentines. It's a little amazing how girlie she can be. I swear kids come preprogrammed. Anyway, here's her Valentine's Day bag. It's just something I made in about 10 minutes with some felt and ribbon, but she loves it.
And that about sums up our V-Day celebrations. The kids partied it up at school and got a ton of candy and lots of cute cards. I might just be helping out a bit with the huge pile of candy they brought home. :-)

Thursday, February 10

Snowmageddon 2011

I'm not a huge fan of winter. I prefer my temperatures a little more fall-y or spring-ish, so I'm totally ready for the snow to move on. That being said, I'm glad the kids got to play in some snow this year. It's not always guaranteed to happen around here. Yesterday we decided to fight cabin fever by invading someone else's house for a bit. We ventured next door to Grammie and Popup's house to play in the snow and eat some chili. Here are some photos courtesy of Grammie:




Have a snow-tastic day!