Valentine's Day

So how it works here for my kids in school, is that all of the kids give all of their classmates Valentines. It wasn't that way when I was in school and it was pretty depressing, year after year to never get one. Here it is more about friendship, I assume, and of course fairness and not wanting anyone to feel left out. In previous years I have run out last minute and bought store-made cards, which normally came with a candy of some sort attached. I was determined this year to keep it simple but make it a little more personal. I took pictures of the kids and we attached a lollipop to each one. They each wrote the names of their 20+ classmates and then Asia, who had insisted she didn't want me to take a photograph of her, fell apart last night as we put theirs together, so I whipped out my flash and umbrella and backdrop stand and took a couple of snaps of her, which I sent off this morning to Costco and picked up at lunch time. Whew! I printed them all wallet size and I think they turned out pretty cute.

To Bryttain's I added the text 'Blowing you hearts and kisses and Valentine wishes. Love from Bryttain.

Arran's said 'Happy Valentine's Day spelled backwards is "Yad Senitnelav Yppah," which means "silly Sucker" in Cherub language. Cupid told me! '
We cut slits at the top and bottom of his hand and fed the lollipop through so it looked like he was actually holding it. (For my British friends - Americans sometimes call lollipops suckers)

Asia wrote her own message (hence the spelling mistake - who cares? She is amazing) But she wouldn't change into a more photogenic outfit for me. Her little laugh makes up for it though. She just handed hers out to a few friends here where we live.

Don't mind me, but I happen to think my kids are stinkin' CUTE!!!! Happy Valentine's Day eveyone.