Tag Archives: Valentine’s Day

Valentine Lovelies

A lot of lovely things made up our Valentine’s Day this year.

The Valentine’s I put together to send family back home.

Cupcakes and cake truffles that I made.IMG_3256IMG_3247Untitled-12IMG_3261I LOVE Pinterest and I am guilty of having a board for just about every holiday. ;) These are a few great Valentine ideas that I found there and made my own….

A squeeze it and Hershey’s Kisses – “A squeeze and kisses!!”

 I liked this one especially since I couldn’t be there to give out real ones. IMG_3258These were fun to put together for my mom and little sister. I picked up a couple of pairs of cozy Valentine socks at Target then packaged them up.IMG_3268I made a special Valentine’s breakfast for the three of us. Strawberry smoothies, toast, strawberries and sausage stuffed heart shaped pancakes.IMG_3284Untitled-13I ♥ YOU toast!IMG_3290Lovey chose race car Valentines. He picked a specific car for each one of his Valentines and signed his own name like such a big boy.dfedMister Mister and I gave Lovey froggy Valentine goodies. They reminded us of right after he was born, when he had the little froggy legs that newborns do.Untitled-14He’s still our sweet, little froggy.

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That evening we took Mister Mister’s mom flowers and spent some time with her.

Untitled-15Lovey stayed and played Legos with her while we enjoyed dinner out together.wwAnd of course all the sweet love notes from family and friends.

They mean so much. ♥ 

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Counting My Blessings On A Sunday Afternoon

Counting My Blessings On A Sunday Afternoon

is where I reflect on the many blessings and special moments in my life at

the end of every week ♥

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This week I am especially thankful for!…

~National Pancake Day at IHOP with my boys.

~Witnessing a double rainbow. Beautiful.

~An afternoon at a fun, indoor inflatable playground with Lovey. It’s definitely a new favorite place of ours.

~Dinner and games at Chuck E. Cheese.

~Valentine’s Day with my two greatest loves…Then date night that evening with

 one of them while the other stayed at his Nana’s house.

~A new bookcase in the playroom. Vertical storage score!

~A full day this weekend where the three of us stayed in our pjs cuddled up on the couch and recliner under blankets watching tv together. A day like that rarely happens so we truly enjoyed it. ♥

~Being approved for something I have been working towards for quite some time. Exciting!

~A faith based compliment from a friend which meant so much to me. I was reminded of this quote by Mother Teresa:

Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echo is truly endless.

Thank You Lord,

for your many gracious blessings in my life!

Filled With {Love!}

I really enjoy making people feel special, making them feel loved. I think a thoughtful gesture and a little attention to detail in someone’s life does wonders for their heart. In turn, wonders for my own as well, so it’s a win-win situation for all who are involved. ;)

I put together these Valentine’s bags for special people in my life, filled with lots of {love!} & {heart!}

 Very Valentine cherry brownie bites.

Red Velvet cookies.

Hand made Valentine’s from Lovey and I.

 Chocolates and mini heart-shaped notebooks.

   

And my favorite of all, a Valentine balloon that self inflates when you open the pouch.

How neat is that?!

You just have to love the novelty gems you can find in the dollar section of Target! ;)

 Along with a few other miscellaneous goodies, I hope it all brings smiles to those people’s faces that I am blessed to have in my heart not just on Valentine’s Day but the whole year through!

Will You Be Our Valentine?!

Lovey and I put a lot of

 heart {♥}

 into our Valentine’s this year.

I made these with coordinating envelopes.

 

And sweet, mini-heart clips to seal them up!

I LOVE Lovey’s Valentines.

They make me smile every time I look at them.

He was a good sport and allowed me to pose his right hand in the photo so that once I added a sucker it would look like he was handing it to you.- -The hand in his pocket has evolved into his personal trademark, by his own doings. Such a charmer he is. ;)

I originally saw the card idea here and thought it looked like such a fun one that family and friends would be happy to receive.

 

I mean who can resist a cherry sucker and such a loveable, little boy’s smile?!

Red Velvet Cookies

I am a big fan of Red Velvet Cake. It’s my go to choice for my own birthdays and any special occasion. So when I found this Red Velvet Cookie recipe I knew it would be a good variation for getting my red velvet fix!

You can’t beat how simple the recipe is either. Although I usually prefer to make my cookie dough from scratch these turned out so flavorful and moist you would never guess that I cut out all the hard work it takes to make them.

-One box Red Velvet cake mix

-Two eggs

-2/3 cup shortening

Mix the 3 ingredients up to form the cookie dough. I ended up with enough to make three dozen cookies.

Just sprinkle with powder sugar and enjoy. :)

Cherry Brownie Bites

As Valentine’s Day approaches I have began to once again see the world in shades of white, pink and red, oh my!

Que all things heart-shaped…

{ & let the baking begin!}

 I baked brownies in mini heart-shaped silicone molds. Once they cooled, I poked several holes into them with a tooth pick and drizzled a tablespoon of maraschino cherry juice over each one. Very similar to the

Cherry Surprise Cake

I made a while back. It made them extra moist and added that wonderful cherry flavor.

Next, I dipped them into melted white chocolate and coated them in Valentine colored sprinkles.

You know how I love my sprinkles!

 

 I wrapped each up individually and tied it with a pretty pink curling ribbon.

In a house with only boys, I revel in any opportunity to embellish with shades of pink. ;)

The first of many sweets for all of my

{ Valentine’s Day sweets!}

Love Package

I sent my family back home a love package filled with all the things that I made for Valentines’ Day, goody bags filled with Valentine candies and a little gift for each of them.

Did you notice the container that I put my Strawberry Almond Chocolate Drizzle Cookies in for them?

 I told you I was going to repurpose them. :)

Happy Valentine’s Day to my family!

I love and miss you all oh soooo much!!!!

xo

♥