This year's Valentine's Day was preceded by the perfect little winter snow storm. And after the major let down over Christmas break, Nicholas was more than ready to get out in the middle of it and have some snow fun. Usually I prefer to do without any form of snow, ice, sleet, etc. but this particular snow was just my style - just cold and wet enough to stick to the grass and put a beautiful blanket of white over everything...everything but the streets. And it was one of the prettiest snowfalls I can remember, with giant, fluffy flakes gently drifting through the air. As soon as we got home that afternoon, Nicholas and I suited up and headed out to play. We made snow angels, giant snowballs, and even made a sad little attempt at a snowman. He was short and lumpy, he didn't have arms, and his eyes, nose, and mouth were made from crap in the garage I scrounged up in less than 2 seconds, but hey, he was ours and we loved him. By the time our fun was ending, Nicholas had reached his max of the cold. Once he decided he was done, he was DONE (cue the tears), so we retreated to the house to warm up by the fire and watch the snow still falling outside with some cookies and milk in hand. By the next afternoon, all but a tiny bit of snow had melted away and it was back to 60 degree weather and nothing but sun.
Officially over it....
And then came V-Day. We didn't do anything over the top, but we did have Nicholas' school party in the afternoon and then delivering of the homemade cards for the grandparents. Unfortunately, I'm not really the crafty type which Nicholas will likely inherit from me (sorry, son) but we committed to making those cards with full force and I have to say they were pretty neat in the end, even if they were a bit plain. And to top off the whole day, we made a Menchie's run after Daddy got off work and stuffed our faces with yummy fro-yo. So, like I said it wasn't anything too exciting but it just the right amount of special with my two amazing Valentines!
Checking out his gift from Grammy & Papa, which included a new helicopter t-shirt!
And this awesome Batman balloon from Mimi! He wasn't too sure about it in the beginning
and actually told her she could take it home with her. But he eventually warmed up to it and now Batman is living in his bedroom closet.
And my beautiful orchid from my beautiful boys. Lucky mama.
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