{Valentine's Day prep}

I didn't want to push all of the Valentine's Day work until Thursday night, so Ryan and I prepped the cards for the kids to start signing tonight. Caden REALLY wanted a Pikachu card, so I found some inspiration online and designed one for him using PicMonkey. Here he is working to sign them after we printed them:

Then we added a chocolate Dove heart, used a glue dot to attach the chocolate to the card, and here is the final product:

I didn't expect him to finish them all tonight, but he really wanted to. He also wrote all of his classmates' names on the cards as well. He is a such a great writer. Here is a link to the Pikachu cards I made.

Lilli really liked a Pop Rocks valentine I showed her from Pinterest, so that is what she wanted to do. She signed her name on half of the cards, and I did the other half for her. We took turns. Here is what hers ended up looking like:

They are both very happy with their end products, and now I don't have to worry about the end of the week rush to get things done :) That makes for a happy mama!

Until later!

Barby

{Menu Monday + Valentine's Prep}

Happy Monday! What's on the menu for you this week? Here is what we will be eating at our house:

Monday: Shrimp Diablo

Tuesday: Pork Chops and Chutney (Every time I make chutney it is different. It all depends on what is in my refrigerator. I always have apples, chicken stock, and craisins in it. Sounds weird...so good! Ask if you want more details)

Wednesday: Baked Chicken (Ryan doesn’t meet with his group!)

Thursday: Leftovers (I have conferences.)

Friday: Out

Sounds good! It seems like this week is going to last forever, but we shall see.

Tonight I worked on some things with the kiddos. Caden and I put together the items for his 100th day of school celebration this Wednesday. I will share pics tomorrow :) We also started their Valentine's cards. My friend Stephanie sent the cutest Olaf (from Frozen) free Valentine printable on Pinterest. How cute is this?

 

That's the pic from online in case you were wondering about the names. Here is the link to the website. I will post a few pics of our final product tomorrow. Here is a shot of Lilli working hard on signing her name:

Caden even decided he wanted to write his friends' names as well on the cards. I was pleased. That is another reason why we are signing cards every night leading up to Valentine's Day instead of doing them all the night before. I will keep you updated! I'd show you a pic of Caden, but he decided he didn't want his picture taken anymore... Has he met me?! :)

Until later!

Barby