Sparks From A Match: Valentine's Day Celebrations

This year Mommy wanted to start a new Valentine's tradition of a Valentine's countdown called the "14 Days of Love".

Mommy thought of 14 ideas that Daddy and Mommy could do together or we could do for you. Here is a picture of 3 of the cards Mommy made.

The other 11 ideas are:

Tonight, exchange homemade valentine's cards.
We will each share a memory that stands out from our dating days.
By the end of the day, go out of your way to do something nice for your spouse.
Play a game together...winner gets a 2 minute massage.
We will plan a family outing that our children will really enjoy.
This evening, share a long kiss before going to bed.
We will make a heart shaped meal together for our children.
By the end of the day, have a small gift for your spouse of one of their favorite things.
Tonight, give each other a five minute massage before going to bed.
We will stay up and watch a romantic movie together after our children are in bed.
Look through our wedding album together and talk about our favorite parts of that day.

Mommy and Daddy really enjoyed doing this together and next year we will make other cards so that you can do something special each day too.

We also bought you a little mailbox this year to hang on the back of your chair to collect your letters and cards.

When we first gave it to you, we told you it was to put your letters or cards in, and as soon as it was on the chair, you ran to the kitchen and got some of your magnetic letters and put them in the mailbox. Mommy was confused at first and asked what you were doing, and you said "letters in
mailbox mommy". It was sooo cute! You loved your mailbox and were so excited to put all your Valentine cards in it.

Allison hosted a Valentine's party for our Monday playgroup at her park on Feb 13, 2012, and so many of your friends came to the party!

When you first got to the park, you had fun running around and swinging and going on the slide:

Soon it was time for a snack, and you drank some juice and ate goldfish and fruity snacks with your friends:

We made Valentine cards for all your friends and taped a little bag of pink and red and white M&Ms to each card. At the party, before you and your friends exchanged cards, everyone decorated a paper bag to collect their cards in:

You loved making cards for everyone and were so excited when you got to give everyone their card. (Mommy didn't get any pictures of that). After you received all your cards, you sat down and examined each one:

You are so affectionate, and love holding hands and hugging and kissing your friends. Today you showed Keira a lot of love:

On the morning of Valentine's Day, you had Preschool! The theme for the morning was "Cottonballs".

Feeling Cotton Balls and sorting them onto the circles on the paper

Making a Cotton Ball Collage

Painting with Cotton Balls

After preschool, your friends Lillian & Keira came over to your house for a Valentine's Day lunch. Mommy served heart shaped pizzas, pink milk, and heart shaped sugar cookies.