Early Valentine's Fun

Knowing the kids had a crazy schedule last week and that we wouldn't be home on Valentine's Day itself this year, we snuck in some Valentine fun throughout the week.  On Wednesday, I was in a meeting at work  andwhen I returned, I found these sitting on my desk.

There was no card, so I assumed they were from a secret admirer. Mike later fessed up to it though. 

Thursday the kids had their Valentine's parties at school and came home with hundreds of cards and little candies. Enough to spoil their dinner and drive their mom crazy, of course. 

The kids had Friday off from school so I started the day off with giving them their Vday presents from Mom. They each got a Valentine's cup and a matching heart-tin with a cookie inside. I was pretty light on the pics this year and didn't manage to get one. But they were super cute and the kids loved them.  And I gave Mike his Valentine gift from me. A cool new funny shirt and some Hershey Kisses for him.

Later that morning, the littler kids helped me make these heart-shaped pastries and some ready bake cookies with hearts inside for some treats.

Then we finished up the day with a heart-shaped pizza of course and packing for our Valentine's Day adventure.