valentine’s day traditions

{*written yesterday. published today due to the ‘crashing wave’ effect you’ll read about below.*}

it’s *rest time* at our house. the boys are tucked into their beds each with a handful of Garfield books {their rest-time books of choice}. i can hear them chattering away about the pictures they see, discussing the stories they’ve concocted in their own little heads. and while i put them to bed exasperated with their sugared-up energy, as i sit here typing and listening to them talk, i am overwhelmed with gratefulness for the sometimes uncontainable energy they bring into our house. energy that equals happy, healthy children on this valentine’s day…

…and a happy day to you and yours! are your kiddos surfing the same sugary wave mine are? mine are riding it hardcore…i’m waiting for them to come crashing in to shore later on tonight…the price we pay for a happy day! 🙂

we kicked off the day with a candy trail that led to a new car for each of them, along with valentine shirts and more candy of course! i told them all i wanted for valentine’s day was one good picture of them in their shirts i made. we got close enough…

this one makes me smile…

and this one’s just plain cute. sweet pea…

we got creative with turbo’s school valentine’s this year and fed our *minor* rock obsession {you remember my rocks of love collection don’t you?} i think they turned out pretty cute! 🙂

we finished our night with a favorite tradition lover and i started in college…hot dogs and mac ‘n cheese! aren’t traditions fun? the repetition of something relatively mundane magically turns into something special…so awesome…

sending virtual hugs to you all on this valentine’s day!

xoxo,