We had an enjoyable Valentine's this year. Vivian and Kate were pretty into it. On the way home from our music class that day, they made up a hilarious game of saying, "Happy Valentine's Day, ______" and then filling in the blank with a random word like "tree" and then cracking up at each other. I was laughing from the front seat. Anyway, that gives you an idea of how aware they were of the holiday.
This little mailbox was my favorite part of the celebration. Thanks to some cute blank love notes that Kristin gave me a few weeks back, I wrote a little note to Aaron, V, and K each night for a week leading up to Valentine's Day. They were short and sweet (You are a blessing to me, You are a sweet, fun girl, I love to play with you all day, etc), but each evening when Aaron got home from work the girls were begging him to open the mailbox with them! But the best part about this was that our precious Vivian was able to read all the notes by herself this year. She was responsible for reading each one and then passing it out. It just makes things so much more fun and exciting and "worth it" when she can do it herself. I am excited about this new season with her: reading! It sounds so cliche to say this, but a whole new world is really opened up to her now and it's fun to watch as a parent.
And here is a picture of the aftermath of Valentine's Day. Before kids, I had no idea that a holiday could take over my whole kitchen. This picture features activities we did, valentines they received from two different places, and valentine projects we were still working on to pass out to friends. Wow. It was a little frustrating to have the extra clutter for a week, and I'm glad to have moved it all to the basement now!
