Valentine's Day

The girls painting with water colors.

Making a picture for her Auntie Sarah

Valentine's day is not a huge holiday in our house.  We never really plan anything grand.  I blame this on Matt working or simple we do lots through out the rest of year I think we are good when we hit Valentine's.  When we were engaged we exchanged big gifts.  I gave Matt a soap stone sculpture of two Eskimos hugging and he gave me garnet earrings.  The next year we both worked, and Matt has worked every one since we have been married.  The funny thing it is not a huge big deal to us.  However to our girls it is.  Emme gave home all excited by foam hearts Livi got in nursery. So I figured we need to do something.  So they made Valentine's for their Grandparents. (Which both sets were happy to get from the girls) For Matt's parents they decorated hearts with sparkles and stickers.  For my parents they water colored painted.  Both girls loved being creative.  Though I still have to keep a close eye on Livi who likes to see what tasted good still.  Emme insisted she had to make Sarah a picture.  She loves her Auntie Sarah.  Every time the phone rings she asks if it is Sarah.  Maybe it is because Sarah teaches her new faces to make on skype.  Next year we might make decorations and get more into it.  I have fond memories of the crafty things we did as kids with my mom so I want to pass that down to my girls.