Happy Valentime's Day!

Nope, that's not a typo. Evan went from slow-to-wake-up-and-slightly-cranky boy to happiest-boy-on-the-block in an instant once he realized today is "Valentime's Day."  His class has been talking about the holiday and making plans for days now, and practicing love songs and making heart art.  For today's "Love Party" they'll have pizza, make cookies, trade Valentines, and generally have a blast, coming home hopped up on sugar and adrenaline.  Yay!  (sigh)

Before the day got too crazy, we had a little Valentine's celebration this morning.  All the boys got gifts at their places at the table: Daddy got "U Da Man" candy bars, Evan got a Buzz Lightyear action figure and batman notebook, and Drew got a bear and an owl toy.  Evan was thrilled to bits that his bag contained candy, and immediately dove in to the chocolate.  Yummm!  We opened cards from the grandparents (Drew tried to eat his), and talked about the anticipated fun of the day.  Then it was time for a Valentine's photo!  The two boys, all dressed in red, hopped right in the chair.  I intended for them to just hold the "kisses" candle/sign, but Evan decided he wanted to show us what Valentine's Day is all about!  

Here are the valentines we took to school.  I'm in love with them and am so glad I found them!  Evan was super excited to have Superhero Pops for all his friends, and they were easy to make.  The zoo animals were perfect for Drew's class, and with phrases like, "Rhino you're the one" and "I love you from A to Zebra," they just can't get any cuter.  We also packaged up little bags of Kisses for the teachers last night and personalized them as well.  Here's to a great day to celebrate your friends and the ones you love!