Valentine's Day 2013 Pictures

 Sir Drew helped me make this robot for his kindergarten Valentine's box.  He drew in all the details and made the hat and heart bowtie all by himself.  The jets, too (detail below).

Hannah's Valentine's Day was all things capybara.  She made a capybara Valentine's box and got some fun comments on that - "Why did you make a Valentine's Box that is Winnie the Pooh Bear?"  "What the heck IS that?" and "Is that a teddy bear?" were all questions she received, but her classmates all knew what it was because they know Hannah.  She got money offers from some of them for it, but she is planning on this having an honorary space in her bedroom.  Hannah also made a capybara comic to pass out to all of her classmates and was thrilled that it has been heavily quoted by some of them ever since.  (as a side note, for her Roman unit project she also made a Roman Comic Powerpoint presentation).  At some point I will put the comic on here.

 All three boys sported Valentine's tatoos.

I arranged a special play-date for Camden.  He and Spencer played so happily.  This is the first time that little sister felt the need to be a part of things.

 I had fun making up some love creations for some of my favorite people in the world.

Our *fancy* candlelit dinner for 8.  Valentine's Day and Halloween are my favorite holidays to celebrate with my whole family.  They are low-key and a lot of fun.  We always have a fondue as a family for dinner.

Our tower of deliciousness - and when this is the food that is a word, because it all gets dipped in LIQUID CHOCOLATE.

I take 5 extra kids to school everyday.  One of them waits at our house for 20 min. every morning.  He is in 5th grade and showed us what he got for his Valentine this year.  He said to Jacob, "Hey, Jacob - who is your Valentine, your Mom?"  It was in jest but I wanted to say a resounded YES!!!  You better believe it and it's going to stay that way for quite a few years to come!  I love my family and am so thankful for 7 of the greatest Valentines.  In the words of Camden, "Happy Valentine's!  Happy Valentine's!"  (Sing to the tune of the first line of "Happy Holidays".  Repeat.  Repeat again.  Repeat again.  Repeat again.  Repeat again, until you get sidetracked.  Pick the refrain back up whenever it occurs to you that you have stopped singing it.)