After much deliberation we decided she could be the princess from the Frog Prince fairy tale. She has sparklier, more princessy dresses, but this is the one she wanted to wear. The little jacket channels the current Queen Elizabeth, but the skirt says "I'm still a kindergarten girl who likes to twirl".
I made pipe cleaner crowns for her and the little frog, Blinker, whom I've had since my college days. He was the perfect accessory to the outfit. She also made her own princess necklace out of some beads I got for $1 at WalMart. Because princesses must know how to accessorize. (It was all I could do not to tell her which beads to string and when. They're a hot mess of big and little beads with no sense of order and it killed me, but I've learned a thing or two in my mothering career and one of the biggest is to just let things like that go.) Phew.
Isn't she darling? Very, very princessy.
I originally tried to get her to dress up as the pea from The Princess and the Pea, but it was a no go. (Ha.)
One of Tess's friends from church (Madi MacArthur) heart attacked Tess's door. Tess loved it. (I suspect the hearts will stay up for quite a while.)
On Valentine's Day, Lance and I had a romantic lunch date at Penn Station. Mainly because I had a really good coupon. Plus, they have malt vinegar to go on their fries, and I love that. Fries + vinegar + hot subs = totally Valentine's Day.
I made red velvet brownies with cream cheese frosting for dessert. I loved how red the batter was while mixing them.
Making the brownies turned out to be a mistake for two reasons: 1) They just weren't that good. But I should've known this because any brownie recipe that only calls for 4 ounces of chocolate is just not going to be that great. I mean, they're edible, but they're not something I'm going to make again. 2) The kids came home with so much candy that having a dessert was kind of redundant.
Okay, and I also gave them candy. I usually give them those little $1 boxes of gross chocolate that you get at WalMart, because they love the dorky sayings on them. "Funky Monkey" was the most coveted. But this year there was a nary a Funky Monkey to be had. So I got some little tin mailboxes from the Dollar Spot at Target, put their names on them (thank you, Cricut), put some candy and a Valentine from me in them and called it good. Tess was pleased, although the boys were all a little sad at the change in tradition. But c'mon, the candy I put in there was waaay better than that cheapo stuff.
Everybody got new books, too.
In case you can't see it, that's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He just started the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so it might be a while before he reads this!
Tess got several Mercy Watson books. I love Mercy Watson - she's so cute! And Tess is getting proficient enough at reading that she could probably read them to herself now.
Josh got the first two Series of Unfortunate Events books. I knew this is the look he'd give, even though he totally said YES when I asked him if he would like to read these books. He claims no memory of this conversation. This happens every year and is a tradition I'd rather forgo. Alas, it seems to be here to stay. (I've caught him reading the first one. I also knew this would happen, which makes being patient with his orneriness a little easier.)
I made pipe cleaner crowns for her and the little frog, Blinker, whom I've had since my college days. He was the perfect accessory to the outfit. She also made her own princess necklace out of some beads I got for $1 at WalMart. Because princesses must know how to accessorize. (It was all I could do not to tell her which beads to string and when. They're a hot mess of big and little beads with no sense of order and it killed me, but I've learned a thing or two in my mothering career and one of the biggest is to just let things like that go.) Phew.
Isn't she darling? Very, very princessy.
I originally tried to get her to dress up as the pea from The Princess and the Pea, but it was a no go. (Ha.)
One of Tess's friends from church (Madi MacArthur) heart attacked Tess's door. Tess loved it. (I suspect the hearts will stay up for quite a while.)
On Valentine's Day, Lance and I had a romantic lunch date at Penn Station. Mainly because I had a really good coupon. Plus, they have malt vinegar to go on their fries, and I love that. Fries + vinegar + hot subs = totally Valentine's Day.
I made red velvet brownies with cream cheese frosting for dessert. I loved how red the batter was while mixing them.
Making the brownies turned out to be a mistake for two reasons: 1) They just weren't that good. But I should've known this because any brownie recipe that only calls for 4 ounces of chocolate is just not going to be that great. I mean, they're edible, but they're not something I'm going to make again. 2) The kids came home with so much candy that having a dessert was kind of redundant.
Okay, and I also gave them candy. I usually give them those little $1 boxes of gross chocolate that you get at WalMart, because they love the dorky sayings on them. "Funky Monkey" was the most coveted. But this year there was a nary a Funky Monkey to be had. So I got some little tin mailboxes from the Dollar Spot at Target, put their names on them (thank you, Cricut), put some candy and a Valentine from me in them and called it good. Tess was pleased, although the boys were all a little sad at the change in tradition. But c'mon, the candy I put in there was waaay better than that cheapo stuff.
Everybody got new books, too.
In case you can't see it, that's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. He just started the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so it might be a while before he reads this!
Tess got several Mercy Watson books. I love Mercy Watson - she's so cute! And Tess is getting proficient enough at reading that she could probably read them to herself now.
Josh got the first two Series of Unfortunate Events books. I knew this is the look he'd give, even though he totally said YES when I asked him if he would like to read these books. He claims no memory of this conversation. This happens every year and is a tradition I'd rather forgo. Alas, it seems to be here to stay. (I've caught him reading the first one. I also knew this would happen, which makes being patient with his orneriness a little easier.)
I never got a picture of my Valentine, or the perfume and chocolates he gave me. After we agreed no gifts. Drat. But that's okay, because I bought him a very romantic voltmeter. (Very handy, very practical, not something you ever think of until you actually need it. And we have recently needed one.) He also got a shirt that I ordered before Christmas that finally arrived just a couple of days ago. I had completely forgotten about it, and so had Lance. After 16+ years of marriage we can still surprise each other, if only because our memories are shot. :)
Oh, and Dad and Susie sent their annual singing card. There was much anticipation as I opened the envelope and pressed the button for the first time. How obnoxious would it be? Enough to bug siblings for the next 2 weeks? Noisy enough to scare people awake? It did not disappoint.
Oh, and Dad and Susie sent their annual singing card. There was much anticipation as I opened the envelope and pressed the button for the first time. How obnoxious would it be? Enough to bug siblings for the next 2 weeks? Noisy enough to scare people awake? It did not disappoint.
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