This year I went all out with the lead up to Valentine's Day. I made homemade decorations, stitched a little gift for Alan, hosted a dessert decorating party, and ate a whole lot of treats. Now that Valentines Day is here, I feel a sense of been there done that, due to all the hoopla before the 14th.
I am particularly proud of all the decorations I made. I used the old 1930s dictionary that I found at an estate sale and went to town making hearts.
Here's my heart "mobile" in the dining room. Andrew really loves to stare up at this cutie. I love how it casts fun shadows on the walls!
I also repurposed a wreath I made at Sarah's craft night in the fall. I just pinned a ton of hearts to it!
I also tried to jazz up our still sad fireplace by giving it a festive garland. It was fun sewing this one together and trying to make it a random sequence.
I have a few other little hearts hanging around but that was the bulk of my handiwork. I also chalked up a little message on the blackboard in the dining room. It is a good reminder for me to remember the power of God's love and to strive to live that out as I deal with crying and messes.
For Alan, I made a little piece of sentimental art to put in our bedroom. Sarah showed me the ways of hand-stitching on paper and I ambitiously took on this guy as my first project. In case you're wondering the Chinese characters say "China." I love the fact that I had the opportunity to travel the world with my sweetie before we became 3.
And of course it wouldn't be Valentines without some sugar. Andrew stole his first taste of chocolate from the beater when I was making a chocolate pie last week. He enjoyed it a lot...
Finally some shots from last week's dessert decorating party. We had 5 mommas and 5 baby boys. The kids had fun climbing over each other and playing with Andrew's toys. The moms enjoyed getting to know each other more! I'm so thankful for our amazing kitchen island. It makes for an awesome cooking party workspace.
I am particularly proud of all the decorations I made. I used the old 1930s dictionary that I found at an estate sale and went to town making hearts.
Here's my heart "mobile" in the dining room. Andrew really loves to stare up at this cutie. I love how it casts fun shadows on the walls!
I also repurposed a wreath I made at Sarah's craft night in the fall. I just pinned a ton of hearts to it!
I also tried to jazz up our still sad fireplace by giving it a festive garland. It was fun sewing this one together and trying to make it a random sequence.
I have a few other little hearts hanging around but that was the bulk of my handiwork. I also chalked up a little message on the blackboard in the dining room. It is a good reminder for me to remember the power of God's love and to strive to live that out as I deal with crying and messes.
For Alan, I made a little piece of sentimental art to put in our bedroom. Sarah showed me the ways of hand-stitching on paper and I ambitiously took on this guy as my first project. In case you're wondering the Chinese characters say "China." I love the fact that I had the opportunity to travel the world with my sweetie before we became 3.
And of course it wouldn't be Valentines without some sugar. Andrew stole his first taste of chocolate from the beater when I was making a chocolate pie last week. He enjoyed it a lot...
Finally some shots from last week's dessert decorating party. We had 5 mommas and 5 baby boys. The kids had fun climbing over each other and playing with Andrew's toys. The moms enjoyed getting to know each other more! I'm so thankful for our amazing kitchen island. It makes for an awesome cooking party workspace.
With love,
Rachel
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can you be my mom?
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