Heart Day

Our Valentine's Day was fairly low key. The hearts are pretty scarce since I am still in recovery mode from all the Christmas decor. However, I recently hit some of the craft stores in search of clearance sales for Valentine stuff. K loves to decorate throughout the fall and winter, so she's been after me to spruce up our collection for the spring holidays. Hopefully by next year, I will be ready to make K proud.

Hubby and I celebrate our unofficial anniversary every January, so this holiday is often more celebrated for our children. So we treated them to breakfast at IHOP and a fun morning at the NW Family and Kids Festival at the nearby fairgrounds complex. The kids got to browse a variety of booths and participate in some hands-on crafts and other activities. N was a bit reluctant to try anything at first, but with some encouragement he let himself enjoy the day. He's been going through a phase where he feels that he is outgrowing certain things, so he needs some prodding at times to try something new.

For instance, they each got to build a birdhouse with the help a seasoned carpenter. Their Grandpa Paul would've been very proud that they managed to handle the hammer with ease and no smashed thumbs involved. They also got to meet some firefighters, a paramedic, and explore their apparatuses and vehicles. All in all, they had a great time.

Happy Heart Day


Kirsten planted some seeds

My Valentine Girl

Wii Bowling

Drumming on Rock Band

Oh how she wanted to take this home

My two budding carpenters

Building birdhouses

Filling out their building permits and drafting their design

(very official, eh?)



Local firehouse symbol

Roger that!

I'm goin in!

Some very nice volunteer firefighters

Driving the ambulance

Checking for heartbeat

Happy Valentine's Day from our family to yours!