Valentine's Day

Happy Love Day! 

Yes, I'm aware that I've been MIA for ages. Life happens! I have some posts that I'll (hopefully) put up soon to catch you up on the happy chaos that is our life. But in the meantime ...

Sweet Pea and Little Man distributed their final Valentine's cards. Next year they'll be in middle school, which doesn't have holiday parties, so it was a little bittersweet this week, watching them cut out and staple their little treasures.

Little Man's were packets of hot chocolate, and all the cards have some version of "Bruh. Here's your Valentine" printed on them.

Sweet Pea's say, "SQUISHING you a happy Valentine's Day!" with rainbow colors and lots of exclamation points.

Could there be Valentines that more accurately reflect their personalities? I think not.

CC didn't let her middle school status hold her back. She made brownies for her 6 closest friends (dairy- and egg-free, to accommodate allergies), and red velvet cookies for her teachers. The "Baked with love" packets were very well-received, and one allergy mom texted me for the brownie recipe. Win!

Since V Day (unfortunately) fell on Ash Wednesday this year, we celebrated last night with a yummy cookie cake. 

Today we abstained from all the usual candies, and went to Mass before a late dinner. But no worries -- we saved the treats the kids received today, and I'm sure they will disappear quickly tomorrow.