Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! This was the first year that we really celebrated Valentine's Day with the kids. I had grand dreams of waking up early to decorate and make heart-shaped pancakes for the kids' breakfast, but Oliver was up all night coughing and I slept in as much as I could, so that idea went out of the window. :-)

I did manage to set out their treats and new heart plates before they got up. Oliver was very excited to get candy.














Buttercup was more interested in her new plate.


















After breakfast, we all sat down to make valentines for each other. Oliver, however, only made one for himself, ha ha.














While he finished smearing glue everywhere decorating his valentine, Buttercup helped me make cupcakes in the kitchen.



























Dennis dressed Buttercup in her ballerina outfit, and when Oliver saw her, he said, "Oh! She's a pretty, pretty princess! May I walk down the hall with the pretty, pretty princess?" And they walked down the hall together, into the kitchen, around the kitchen island a couple of times, and back into the living room. It was just too cute. :-)
































After naptime, it was time for the fun stuff -- DECORATING CUPCAKES! Oliver could barely contain his excitement. Poor kid, I made him wait until Aunt Anna came over, and she was barely in the door before he started asking her to sit down and decorate cupcakes. :-)




































Oliver's (half-eaten) creation














Anna's festive cupcake














My attempt at being artistic














Buttercup preferred to decorate herself. :-)


















After our cupcake-decorating, Oliver helpfully made a huge mess washed his dishes.














And Buttercup had fun playing dress-up!




































It was too cold and windy to play outside, but we ("we" meaning "Oliver") were all about to go crazy from being cooped up inside for 5 days, so we went to (where else?) IKEA.














This picture just cracks me up. I love my kids! Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day! :-)