Valentines Day

 Valentines Day was a lot of fun for the kiddos and I this year. I wanted to make it a special day for them and we had a blast. We started by opening presents first thing in the morning. Brooklyn and Carson each got a little animal heart box that was filled with teddy grahams. Brooklyn got a pair of new PJs and Carson got some foam letters and numbers that you can play with in the tub. My mom also sent a box filled with goodies! Carson got a light glowstick, Brooklyn got the book Tickle Monster (which is adorable), Jason got his favorite candy, I got a dish drying mat, and we got some really cute V-Day candles. It was great! I got Jason a new movie with some candy and a card.

We made sugar cookies so that we could take them around to some of the people in our ward. Now, these aren't just any sugar cookies. These are the famous Carolyn Heslop sugar cookies. They are amazing. I could seriously eat an entire batch by myself, which is really bad since it makes about 6 dozen cookies. I'm still trying to perfect the thickness/baking time to make them as thick and fluffy as she does.... some day I will get it down. Carson helped me make the frosting and helped with the sprinkles. He was in awe when we added the pink food coloring to the frosting and kept saying, "Wow!" I let him have a taste from the spoon I was using and he thought it was really yummy. I let him lick the paddle when we were done. :)

 Carson's friend, Maddie, came over and played for a little bit and had lunch with us. After lunch we delivered cookies and went to Papa Murphy's to get their heart-shaped pizza for dinner. Carson was super excited about the pizza. We made a stop at the party store on our way home and bought a few Valentine balloons. Totally worth the $4 we spent. The kids love balloons and I love the giggles I get in return. They played with them for quite a while so the pizza could cook and I could set up our craft.

 The kids liked their dinner of strawberries and pizza. Carson ate 3 whole slices of pizza, which is a lot for him. Even Brooklyn ate quite a bit!

 We did a craft with our handprints and footprints making heart shapes. Carson had a blast and Brooklyn wasn't sure about the whole thing.....

 We ended the night with a nice warm bubble bath and played with Carson's new bath toys. It was a great day at our house!