Happy Valentine's Day! We started our day with a candlelight breakfast. The sun was barely coming up at 7am. Helen is spreading Cool Whip and blueberries on her waffle. We gave Abe and Helen each their own bowl of Cool Whip so they could eat out of the bowl and lick the spoon as much as they liked.
Abe made Valentines for his preschool class. This involved ripping apart paper cards, folding them and writing his name on each. Sophie made homemade Valentines for her class out of pretty paper she picked out at the scrapbooking store.
Becky was in charge of the Valentine's Day party for Sophie's class. This is the first time she's volunteered to organize a class party. Her first idea was to get a pig's heart from a butcher to dissect. You know- hearts and Valentines. Brandan discouraged that idea. Especially since her other big idea was to serve chocolate fondue for a treat. Instead of dissecting, we played "Love Story." The first person writes down a girl's name and folds the paper over so you can't see it. The next person describes the girl. The next person writes the boy's name and the game keeps going until you have a short story written. The class wrote several stories at the same time and they were very funny to read. Lots of people falling and jumping off buildings and one poor couple was eaten by cats. Brandan didn't need to worry about weak stomachs or cross contamination. The photo is of Sophie dipping a banana in chocolate.
With four kids, Valentine's Day is more a family day than a couple's day around here. Becky was reminded of this when she heard Abe tell our neighbor, Pam, when she came Thursday night to watch the kids, "Come see the flowers Dad brought us!"
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