In Preparation of Feb. 14th . . .

Our week has been filled with much preparation and anticipation for February 14th!

We boycotted store-bought valentine's cards this year and worked hard on making our own heartful (which maybe isn't considered a "real" word, but I find it more fitting in this instance) creations to share with our friends, and, of course, daddy (who will be the recipient of about 7 cards just from one little boy. . .

We celebrated at our schools . . .

We made heart sugar cookies with our fun neighbors . . .

Shelley (the fun neighbor) and I got this great idea to make Valentine's Bingo cards while the kids played. If you're ever thinking of making your own set, here's my advice: Plan on it taking longer than you'd think and use stickers instead of drawing, cutting, pasting.

Better yet, just borrow mine. 

My model here was pretty excited to hold up the card . . . 

Only 2 days left until Valentine's Day!

 Still on the To-Do List:

1. Grocery shop for our elegant Valentine's dinner

2. Learn how to be "gentleman" and "ladies" for our elegant Valentine's dinner

3. Practice our dancing skills for after the elegant Valentine's dinner

4. Make candy bar cookies (yum!)