Making Valentines

Last year, we made heart crayons for Isabella's Valentines...

This year...trying to plan ahead... 

I did my Pinterest search for Valentines Day early (or I thought)...

Perhaps you've seen these Valentines "You Rock" or the "You are Alright"

 So cute! 

I didn't want to give Big Sis too many ideas or she'd have a hard time deciding or want me to keep searching...and yes she knows what Google is!

I was kind of excited, these were so cute and we wouldn't be handing out candy hehehe...but then one night she says, "Mom we don't have to do those, we can just come up with our own design!!"

And just like that my Pinterest bubble was busted!  I even offered to buy them!! How easy would that be?

But the excitement in her eyes convinced me to let her "design" her own Valentine.

We even took a trip to Michael's with the trio in the choo choo wagon last Monday.

Timing was perfect because that very same day we got the info that we needed 29 Valentine's.  She was responsible for writing her friends' names and signing her own.  We were warned to start right away!

So instead we folded, she wrote, we stamped and stuck stickers on...

I think the fun lasted one or two days, then they became a chore.  Luckily letting her pick out the treat for her friends over the weekend brought back the excitement.  

We still have 11 more to do...And someday we'll have about 90 to do! 

Student of the Week

Big sis is student of the week!!!

She was required to bring a poster with pictures of her along with something for the estimate jar, she picked 19 legos!  She gets to sit next to her teacher all week long, she'll be the line leader and will be in charge of getting the milk for snack time!

Luckily she reminded me this past weekend or I would have felt horrible!

While some of the babies napped and with Tita's help, we were able to put her poster together on Sunday morning.

So glad I did not wait another minute...

There was absolutely no yelling and I am so proud of myself for letting her do most of the work.

She picked out her pictures, she picked out the colors, and she wrote all the words in her best Kinder writing.  Can you say lots of patience?? Especially now that I am used to rushing through everything I do.  Thank you babies for giving us this time!