Happy Valentine's Day

It has been a good Valentine's Day for the children because their mother let them sleep in and only do a minimum of school work. Valentine's Day isn't usually a holiday from school, but this year it was. I asked the older children what their favorite thing about Valentine's Day was and I received these answers:

V: Making the hearts [Valentine's cards] and giving them out.

J: The sugar cookies and the pretty stuff we hang up [decorations]. (Jake also likes the candy hearts with words on them.)

B: There isn't much schoolwork. 

Viva has been looking forward to Valentine's Day for a couple of weeks now. She has been busy making cards for everyone in the family including the cat. She makes them in private--her work station is on the bench in front of the fireplace in the master bathroom. She requested lace and rhinestones for her Valentines. The boys did not make any Valentines.

Grandma Vicki sent the children some cool crafts to make. They made paper bag puppets and paper chains.

Jake made the bear (least amount of decoration!), Bentley the giraffe, and Viva the tiger(?).

Viva is making a paper chain for the Valentine's tree, but it isn't yet long enough to use. The boys did a few links each for the chandelier.

We stay busy at our house!