Valentine's Day

We made these cute little Valentine suckers as classroom gifts. They are made from 2 candy canes in the shape of a heart with white chocolate and sprinkles in the middle. We found the idea in the February Family Fun Magazine. We put them in a plastic bag and tied a string with a card around the stick.

We began the day with red heart-shaped pancakes....a few with frosting and sprinkles on them! A great way to start the day! Plus Daddy got each girl a rose for Valentine's morning.

I packed a Valentine's Day lunch with pink yogurt and strawberries, dried cranberries and heart marshmallows, and I Heart You peep, a heart-shaped ham and cheese sandwich, red fruit strip, and cookies. There was strawberry milk to drink!

As tradition, we bake a Kindness Cake each year. The top is covered with hearts that say why we love each other. For example, I love Kate because she lets me play in her room and she shares her toys (from Jake) or I love Brooke because she is nice to me (from Kate) and I love Jake because he is nice and he is a boy (from Brooke). Every member of the family writes one for everyone else in the family. So we each make 4. Then Daddy reads them before we eat the cake.

I love this balloon because our puppy is terrified of it. He barks at it and watches it intently at all times. Someone (Jake I think) put him in his crate and put the balloon right outside! Poor dog stared in fright at the balloon until I came to rescue him!