We had SO much fun with Valentine's Day this year. I am so thankful for an opportunity to carve out time to celebrate with people that you love, creating traditions that you can look forward to each year!
We pulled our all of our home made decorations from years passed:
(The chalkboard blocks were such a fun addition this year!)
A painted heart that Eden made at preschool was utilized in our dining room:
Our felt flowers from one of Eden's birthday parties...
and pom poms too... (Eden helped with all the decorations and I think having a holiday that is all about reds, pinks, and purples made her little heart so happy!❤︎)
Helping at Eden's little class party on the 13th had me realizing that the cookies were all about the icing and the sprinkles, with some cookie on the side❤︎:
We celebrated Valentine's Day with our Life Group that night:
It was such a sweet evening with our kiddos!
but first, treats:
We did some create time and thanked the Lord for all the people that he has given that we love:
We took time time to tell each other what we loved about each other and affirm each other by using star stickers and placing them on each other with each affirmation:
And then we read this book:
And then closed our time with prayer and we each put a finger on one of the star stickers on ourselves and thanked the Lord for how he loves each of us and that we would know the HE is our Creator and that it is HIS voice that matters the most and that we would always listen. And how thankful we are for people in our lives that point us to Him and let us know how loved we truly are.
The evening ended with all the girls coloring and the boys running around with every weapon and light saber they could find...
It was a really special time together...❤︎
but first, treats:
The evening ended with all the girls coloring and the boys running around with every weapon and light saber they could find...
I got to help with Ryder's Valentine's class party on the 14th too!
There were games, cookie decorating, glitter glue experiments, and crafts. He loved it all!
There were games, cookie decorating, glitter glue experiments, and crafts. He loved it all!
Complete with the photo booth!
Then, after a full day of school and practice, we came home to enjoy our special valentines dinner of king crab legs! We were given an incredibly thoughtful gift of an entire Omaha Steak dinner, with all the sides, as a Christmas present and we specifically waited until this Valentines day to enjoy it!
Our hearts (and our bellies) were incredibly full and I am so thankful for the people that I get to live life with and those that I love, that love me so well, that I get to call my family.❤︎
