We had a fun Valentine weekend. It’s like a bright spot right in between Christmas and Easter, something fun to look forward to.
It all started earlier in the week….. I was sitting on the couch feeding Haylie when I noticed Brandon sort of hiding and working on something secretively behind the counter. I asked what was going on and he said “I’m doing something.” I said “Are you making right choices?” (doesn’t that sound like SUCH a motherly thing to say?!?! Heeee.) And he said “Yes!” so I trusted him. 
Turns out he was making me his cute version of messages in a bottle–love notes in plastic cups. I snuck a picture of his little set-up and supplies, hidden behind the counter.
And one at a time, Brandon presented me with these 3 love notes. Let me tell you, they completely MADE MY DAY.
Fun–that’s what we’re striving for!
See, you want your kids to love you AND like you. Even if it does take some bribery such as toys to win that “like.” It’s purely materialistic. (kidding!!) Brandon was emphatic about this one, notice all the exclamation points. It was so exciting!
This one has to be my favorite. “I totally love you.” What I love about these notes is that he did it completely on his own–I love that he tried to spell things out all by himself, that he was so creative about it, and he made it fun for me with each little individual note in the cups. These are TREASURES to me.
Friday was Brandon’s school party. His teacher sure did make it easy on me because the kids decorated their Valentine envelopes at school so I didn’t have to come up with an over-the-top crafty Valentine box extravaganza. I loved it.
And the boy got tons of loot! I couldn’t believe how much stuff was in that little mailtruck!!I did create his classmate Valentines though, but it took no time at all. Brandon wanted Wall-E, of course, so I put together a simple 4×6 card in photoshop and taped the sucker to look like Wall-E was holding it. My favorite part is that I had Brandon write out the message in his own handwriting, and then I scanned it and added it to the card. Saved time so he didn’t have to write a novel on 20 cards. He was super happy with them.
I made one for Annie to give some of her cute friends too. Surprisingly enough, she went with the Cinderella theme. She loved it.
Jaden surprised me with some beautiful flowers and a massage appointment on Friday while he stayed with the kids. It was wonderful. I think every mom should have a massage at least once a week. Or at least once a year. For Jaden, the kids and I picked out a new game for the Wii and some candy. It was also fun to get balloons, treats, and chocolate covered strawberries from some sweet friends and family. xoxo
I like to do little things on Valentine’s Day for my kids, so this year I got those adorable little tin mailboxes from the Target Dollar Spot and dressed them up a bit with my digital scrapbooking skillz. I think they’re cute.
{Valentine Mailboxes–using papers/elements from “Smitten,” this year’s Valentine kit by GG Digital Designs, and the font “Giggles” by Fontologie.}
I filled them with a bit of candy (fishy crackers and fruit puffs for Haylie) and put them on the front porch and rang the doorbell. The kids were thrilled as can be.
I made one for Annie to give some of her cute friends too. Surprisingly enough, she went with the Cinderella theme. She loved it.
Jaden surprised me with some beautiful flowers and a massage appointment on Friday while he stayed with the kids. It was wonderful. I think every mom should have a massage at least once a week. Or at least once a year.
For Jaden, the kids and I picked out a new game for the Wii and some candy. It was also fun to get balloons, treats, and chocolate covered strawberries from some sweet friends and family. xoxo
I like to do little things on Valentine’s Day for my kids, so this year I got those adorable little tin mailboxes from the Target Dollar Spot and dressed them up a bit with my digital scrapbooking skillz. I think they’re cute.
{Valentine Mailboxes–using papers/elements from “Smitten,” this year’s Valentine kit by GG Digital Designs, and the font “Giggles” by Fontologie.}
I filled them with a bit of candy (fishy crackers and fruit puffs for Haylie) and put them on the front porch and rang the doorbell. The kids were thrilled as can be.I also made some rice krispie treats using those strawberry marshmallows–YUM. I made ice cream cones and heart suckers, both of which were big hits. It’s fun to make Valentine-y things.
{Haylie Belle}
{Brandon and Annie}
I love how Annie is looking up at her big brother. Sigh. I want them to always be cute with each other like this!!
{My sweet family}
{Haylie and me}
We spent the day together Saturday. Jaden, Brandon and Annie played out in the snow and went to the park for a while, then they had some hot chocolate. We opted to stay in that night and have dinner as a family–I kept it simple and comfy. We had heart shaped grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup, raspberry applesauce, strawberries and grapes, and the rice krispie treats for dessert. We went around the table and had everyone share things we love about each member of the family. Sweet AND hilarious. It was a great day.
We had heart shaped grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup, raspberry applesauce, strawberries and grapes, and the rice krispie treats for dessert. We went around the table and had everyone share things we love about each member of the family. Sweet AND hilarious. It was a great day.
I love my Valentines. I love these kids (and Jaden) more than anything!
{Haylie Belle}
{Brandon and Annie}
I love how Annie is looking up at her big brother. Sigh. I want them to always be cute with each other like this!!
{My sweet family}
{Haylie and me}
For the grandmas for Valentine’s Day, I made 8×8 photo tiles with the “LOVE” layout (at the beginning of this post) on it. I used a layout design I made last year, but with pictures I took a few days ago.
Alrighty, time to get off the computer!! 😉
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Seriously, Brooke…you are so talented and so blessed! Adorable post! Thank you again for all of your help with my very first digital scrap booking project. The mini badge albums turned out great and the grandmas absolutely loved them!
You are amazing! It was great to see you. Let’s do lunch sometime soon!!!
I love Brandon’s love notes. That is so cute that he put them in plastic cups. What a creative kid. The rice krispy treats turned out so cute. I’m going to do that soon. And I love the mailboxes you made. I bet the kids loved those. You’ve outdone yourself once again.
I love how you look at Valentine’s day…the bright spot between Christmas and Easter. I think Valentine’s day is fun too, but I’ve read a lot of negative thoughts on others blogs. All your treats are sooo cute. the tile picture at the beginning is just darling.
You are such a Supermom! You are so creative and make such cute things for your little family. I love reading your blog, it makes me hopeful that someday I can be like you!
I feel like I want to redo Valentine’s day after seeing all the cute ideas you did. You crafty, crafty girl! Love the mailboxes and the rice krispy ice cream cones especially.
I love this post!!! So cute!!
I love those love notes, what a great treat for Valentine’s Day and great backgrounds for those photos you little naughty head. Let’s get together NOW!
Wow! I love it all. Love notes, flowers, mail boxes, rice krispy treats, Valentines . . . you are so creative. And what awesome pictures (as usual) to document it all! Oh, and I think Annie looks more and more like you all the time!
Brooke! I seriously don’t know how you do it. I’ve been lurking on your page for awhile now and I am always so impressed with what you do! You are one very talented lady. I love all your crafty ideas and darling pictures! Your family is beautiful! Kelly
Love that post and the pictures. You really do have the cutest family.
Kind of where was I when you posted this. I never knew. Cookoo! Love it all. Maybe next time you can do the holiday a little before the holiday so that we all can steal your ideas and look fabulous. It is no good for me to pretend it is Valentine’s now. RATS! I need to go take a look at GG Digital Designs. It has been a long while. MWA!
WAY CUTE! Love all your ideas-as usual! I was looking for the mailboxes htis year becasuse my cousin had done them last year and I couldn’t find them. Yours turned out SO cute! Love the rice krispie cones-I will have to remember that one! Oh and the love notes-seriously the best present a mom can get!
Joshua LOVED the Vday cards! What a great idea…I hope I remember to do something like that for next year…
oh my goodness!! You are sooo creative!! I hope someday I’m as good a mom as you!!
You have such a beautiful family!!
I found you via a comment left on Organizing Junkie!
I’ll be back!