Happy Valentines Day

As many believe, Valentines Day is "single adult awareness" day. Not here. Not in my home. I remember all those Valentines where I was single, was too young not to be single, definitely needed to be single, but Valentines day came and went and nothing. No flowers, no chocolates, nothing. And that was good. When you are 14 that is very good. But it still felt bad. So we changed things up in my house to avoid the feelings that you need a boyfriend BEFORE it is age appropriate.

We celebrate the love we have for others, like our teachers or our family. We make it not about boyfriend/girlfriend stuff, but all about love.

And tonight? A candlelit diner with all 6 of my kiddos. It should be so much fun. Now to figure out something fun to go with the candles. Spaghetti? No way. But I will come up with something good.

I found these cute ideas on the Internet and decided to give them a try. The cookies were so fun to make! And the kids are giving a stack to their teachers. Isn't that so cool that they can stack?

This is what we did for the Valentines Taneal is handing out in her class. Danielle and Camie wouldn't do it. They are too cute, not sure why they didn't want to. Maybe next year.