The Start of Valentines Day...

Its no secret that Valentines Day is my favorite holidays! Maybe its the all the hearts, the fun crafts, making of the valentines, the yummy treats, the cute decorations, the school parties- I could go on and on. We decided we'd sent a little Valentines Day love down to Grandma & Aunt Dorie in Oklahoma. Ben thought making a pasta necklace would be perfect for them! And of course he was right! Ben spent ALL day working on his special necklaces-picking out the perfect pasta, painting them, waiting for them to dry, adding some glitter to them, waiting for them to dry again, then stringing them in his specific order! He also made them a valentine to go in the package! Abby & Will made Grandma & Aunt Dorie special Valentines too! Our little artist Abby was in heaven making her project! Will isn't a lover of the arts but he did a great job too! The next day we dropped Ben off at school and the babies (yes-we still call them "the babies") and I headed off to the post office. This was a first for them and they were so proud walking in with their packages to mail!

Update: Both Grandma & Aunt Dorie received their valentines in the mail! Both wore their special necklaces out and received numerous compliments!