How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

Me and the Husband had a night out the weekend before Valentine's so for the actual day we spent it very low key at home with our favorite little love bugs.

They had a day full of sweet treats. Nana had brought over some cookies for them.

For Dinner, we had Steak, Baked Potatoes and Strawberry Napoleons. 

I had some leftover strawberries so I made some chocolate covered strawberries too. They may not look that good but they were delicious. 



"Who Loves You?" Photo Book

What better gift to give your little Valentine than to show them how much they are loved by SO MANY people?

I got the idea for this book from these baby books that they make that you can put photos in but I wanted something a little more grown up for my big guys.

So I found a cheap photo album at Target for a dollar. I used Picnik (boo to them closing in April) to put in text with everyone's name. I only included our immeadiate family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, and first cousins). This book could have easily been 100+ pages if I would have included everyone that loves them but Momma doesn't have that kind of time ;)


I haven't given this to them yet, it is one of their Valentine gifts. I am sure they will love looking at their favorite people though.

The fabulous parties I am linking up to:

Lil Luna
Organize and Decorate Everything
Crystal and Co.
House of Hepworths
Delightful Order
Gluesticks
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different Act Normal
I Heart Naptime
Tip Junkie
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Let Birds Fly
Somewhat Simple
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tidy Mom
320 Sycamore

Personalized Match Game

My boys are at the age where they like to sort and match things. I thought about buying them a match game but I knew I needed something sturdier than the store bought games for my destructive two.

When we were at my Aunt's house for Christmas the boys entertained themselves with some cardboard coasters, so she sent us home with them. A couple days later I came across them when going through their gifts and I thought they would be perfect for a Match Game. You could also use the coasters some restraunts bring out with your drinks....they are free and you will be recycling :)

Supplies for this project:

coasters

pencil

scissors

scrapbook paper

photos

mod podge

paint brush or foam brush to apply mod podge

These are the coasters we used.

Trace the coaster on the scrapbook paper and cut it out. You can always trim off excess once you have it glued.

Do the same thing to the photo....trace and cut. I used some extra pictures I had left from Christmas cards.

Apply mod podge to the coaster and then place the picture on top.

 Once you have the picture on place another layer of mod podge on top and around the edges.

 Repeat the same two steps for putting the scrapbook paper on the back.

 

I only made 6 cards (3 pairs) so that it wouldn't overwhelm them. We can always add more later ;)

The fabulous parties I am linking up to:

Lil Luna
Organize and Decorate Everything
Crystal and Co.
House of Hepworths
Delightful Order
Gluesticks
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different Act Normal
I Heart Naptime
Tip Junkie
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Let Birds Fly
Somewhat Simple
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tidy Mom
320 Sycamore

Valentine's Decor

I had no clue what I would put on all these shelves after halloween, thanksgiving and Christmas decor were long gone but I just moved straight on to Valentine's Day stuff.

The wreath I used last year on my door was too small for the doors at my new house so I just propped it on the shelf.

I found some cute fabric at Hobby Lobby that looked like vintage valentines and I just had to have it. Since it is not really appropriate for boys attire, I cut out a heart and the word love and put it in a frame backed with some burlap.



Next up, some personalized Valentine gifts for my two littles.

The fabulous parties I am linking up to:

Lil Luna
Organize and Decorate Everything
Crystal and Co.
House of Hepworths
Delightful Order
Gluesticks
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different Act Normal
I Heart Naptime
Tip Junkie
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Let Birds Fly
Somewhat Simple
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tidy Mom
320 Sycamore

Flashback: Valentine's Projects

I have had my Valentine's Decor up since the Christmas stuff came down. Not sure why I have waited so long to post it. I figured I would start with the stuff I have made in the past.

Valentine's Wreath from the Idea Room.

I used this in my decor again but not as a wreath this year.

Felt Envelopes from the The Crafting Chicks.

 I made some special gifts for my favorite little guys to put in these this year.

This is what the boys gave their favorite baby friends last year. I took the wrapper off of some banana puffs and tied a tag that said "I'm going bananas over you".

For lunch last year we had heart shaped grilled cheese, strawberries, and rasberries.

Stay tuned for more Valentine's Day goodies!

The fabulous parties I am linking up to:

Lil Luna
Organize and Decorate Everything
Crystal and Co.
House of Hepworths
Delightful Order
Gluesticks
Tatertots and Jello
Be Different Act Normal
I Heart Naptime
Tip Junkie
A Bowl Full of Lemons
Let Birds Fly
Somewhat Simple
Fingerprints on the Fridge
Tidy Mom
320 Sycamore
I Can Teach My Child

All things LOVE-ly

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Ours was filled with all things sweet and snuggly.

I had my funny valentine...

And my sweet valentine.

Mommy made us some chocolate lollipops for the occasion.

We gave our "girlfriends" some banana puffs.

Mommy made us some grilled cheese sandwiches, strawberries, and rasberries for lunch....

The strawberries and rasberries were a BAD idea.

After lunch we went down for a nap or so Mommy thought but apparently they ordered me flowers and goodies.

After naptime we got more goodies from Nana. She came over to watch us while Mommy and Daddy went on a date. She gave us cards, cookies with our names on them, and some stacking cups.

Mimi and Scooter gave us these snuggly bears yesterday and we love them.

Momma's boys

Then mommy and daddy went out to dinner and bought us some stuff for our new big boy room decor. We had fun playing with Nana and when Mom and Dad came back Gabe decided he would give up on crawling and started walking.

Now that Valentine's Day is over I guess it is time to start planning/ decorating for Spring and Easter.