Valentines Update...

The last two days have been FILLED with Valentine's day celebrations, crafts and food. Katherine and Caleb can't get enough! And if I find one more foam heart on the floor, I'm going to scream. LOL!!

Yesterday morning we went over to Andrea's house (she lives directly behind me) to make Valentine's day boxes with her boys Max and Isaac. Max and Isaac had to make their Valentine boxes for preschool, and Katherine was just along for the ride. I pulled out all of my scrapbook and craft supplies and we had a great morning! They cut and glued for two hours. The floor was covered with scraps of paper. There was more glitter glue on the table than on their boxes. I brought coloring books and play dough for Caleb, so he had a ball too. Katherine is so proud of her box. I told her that she could use it as a bank and save money for our trip for Disney in November. She can't wait to go and is already planning out what she can buy. She told me that she's going to buy Caleb some toys too. How sweet is that???

Today Katherine had her Valentine's Day party at preschool. Last week, they learned all about the post office, so they painted their V-Day bags and brought the actual Valentine's early so that they could practice reading names and putting them in the correct bags. Today, all of the kids brought the candy part of the Valentine's and I tell you -- I've got enough candy for a small army. Some of it is going to have to get "lost". There is no way she can eat that much candy. She'd be on a sugar high for a month! LOL! They had so much fun -- games, face painting (Katherine has a red and purple heart on each cheek), great treats, and silly songs. And yes, Val, I was the home room mom! I think I love it as much as she does!

I bought both kids a Valentine's Day present and it's sitting in the middle of the dining room table. It's KILLING Katherine not to open it. It makes me laugh -- she's so like me! If there's a present to be opened, I can't stand it, and neither can she!

Tonight after dinner we're going to bake some Valentine's cookies and deliver them to all of our neighbors. I have to get rid of them or I'd eat them all!! So I'm going to "treat" my neighbors to a couple of sticks of butter! LOL!! Tomorrow morning we're heading back to Michael's for the kids craft day with the girls from her ballet class. And she can't wait!

Oh -- one more thing -- Every night before bed, Katherine and I talk about our day (what made us laugh, what our favorite part was, how we felt, what we learned etc... ) and she picks out something that she'd like to do the next day and also something that Caleb would like to do. It can be anything -- play with the play dough, paint, read a book, go to the park, etc.. Just a special time that we set aside every day to do something that makes her happy and that she has chosen to do. Last night when I asked her what she wanted to do today after preschool, she looked up at me with a serious look, and said, "Mommy, I just love to dust. Let's dust all day". HA-HA-HA!