HB Valentines

When Sam found out we'd be leaving for California a few days before his school Valentine party, he asked if we could leave a few days later...so as not to miss the party.  I felt really bad he was going to miss it, so we had our own little party at Papa's beach house (because I didn't feel bad enough to postpone the trip).  We went to dinner (as a whole family!) at IHOP.  Literally the only restaurant where all 5 of us will eat at least one thing on the menu.  Needless to say, we almost NEVER take our kids out to eat.  It's just too hard!  Pay for misery?  No thanks.

So...we had our Valentine party when we got home, hence the dark pictures.

 We made Valentine envelopes, which I then filled with Valentines from their friends from home.  (Big thanks to all the moms who accommodated my early valentine request!)

 My babies!  

 We also decorated special cookies (graham crackers) with frosting and valentine sprinkles!

 Fortunately they loved it, and didn't realize that it was a copout for a lazy mom who didn't want to make sugar cookies on vacation.  

 I think their envelopes turned out so cute!  Pretty easy to tell who they belong to (Sam is obsessed with drawing robots, and Will is obsessed with Batman).

Sam wrote a very sweet valentine for Grandma and Papa:

"Thank you for all the nice things you've done.

You are great people, we're glad you exist.

And you're nice."