Getting a little crafty...

Well, Valentine's Day is the next holiday, so what better time to put up a few decorations while taking down the Christmas decorations.  Okay, who am I kidding, I just don't have any regular decorations for our house, so I have to use holiday decorations.  But I have made a couple new ones this year in an attempt to counteract all the dinosaurs that are slowly quickly taking over our house. 

 

The hearts are made out of left-over candy canes from Christmas.  And the red things (although you can't see them very well) are felt fortune cookies with candies inside.  They make a nice little centerpiece on the table.  I do have all the supplies to make a Valentine's wreath, now just need to find the time & energy.

And the boys canvas boards are finished and hanging in their rooms.  Sadly, this was the first (and only) thing we have hung on their walls.  The decorating will come along soon enough right, so what if it is 6 months later...

By no means are they perfect in any way, shape, or form--but they are not supposed to be.  The boys both had fun helping and getting their hands & feet all messy with paint and finding fun animals to decorate them.  They were both excited when we finally hung them on their walls.  

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Our Valentine's Day breakfast of cinnamon rolls, heart shaped pancakes & toast, fruit, and of course Starbucks!

Connor enjoyed the heart shapes.

The Valentine's Day quilt is finally finished! I did finish it Friday afternoon, so I made the Valentine's deadline :) It turned out cute, now I just need to learn how to quilt the "correct" way!

Connor loves to push his animals around in his new little play baby stroller, still wants nothing to do with his baby. Oh well, it was worth a try!

The is what cupid left for Connor-balloons and a basket full of treats!

Cupid must know he loves Madagascar 2, Penguins, coloring books, stickers, and all kinds of animals :)

To help learn body parts, we give Connor a sticker and tell him which body part to stick it on...looks like he knows them :)

Even his feet!

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Lots of Activities

Well, we have been busy with lots of activities from play dough to helping me bake breads to making Valentine's Day cards and decorations. We are hoping the weatherman is correct in saying it should be a high of 59 tomorrow and Saturday...we are planning a trrip to the zoo.

And for some reason, late last night, I decided to begin a new project..a Valentine's Day quilt. What was I thinking?!? It is small, but the idea started as pacemats, then a table runner and now a quilt. Hmmm...this was really well thought out, we will see how it turns out.

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