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We had a fun Valentine’s Day (more like a week +) Celebration this year.

We started with a Valentine’s Day party at Jennifer’s, organized by Lina. We made, well, I made, some cards for the kids with Keegan’s assistance. Since getting him to write or even sign anything is a huge chore, I got him to sign one card, then I took a photo of him holding it with one hand, while holding a lollipop in the other. Then I made the photo into cards, adding a real lollipop. I think it turned out really cute.

At the party, there were 5 kids in all, but they sounded like many more. A nice potluck buffet and cards exchange kicked off the celebration. Then is was off to the dance floor for the kids, to burn off some energy. The biggest hit was of course GunGun Style by Psy, the insanely infectious, crazy runaway hit. The kids got crazy, jumping around everywhere.

Then it was time to settle down, and the kids played a fun game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. The modern version of this old favorite really made it easy to play: it included self-adhesive tails, mask and board.

And after a few rounds, the kids were off to make up their own games. It all worked out well: no major fights or whining. We even got them to pose for a photo.

For Keegan’s school party I had the brilliant idea to bake cookies for his friends’ goodie bags…which meant Matt had to help out since I am totally inept at it. Sorry for volunteering you! Keegan helped too, rolling the dough and decorating our creations with frosting and sugar, and they turned out great. In fact we kept a few for us.

The following day, Matt surprised me with a wonderful display on the kitchen table: amazing orange and yellow callas, a nice card and two small packages. What a nice way to start the day. Keegan got dressed in his new Valentine’s Day shirt… a little cheesy, I know, but he does like Star Wars lately, especially because his friends are really into it.

my little hearth breaker

We grabbed his goodies bags, and off her went to school. He had a great time: each kid had decorated a cereal’s box and they filled it with cards from their classmates…all rigorously anonymous of course.Modern Valentines today: bring enough for all the kids and teacher, sign them, but not address them…

Then they had a Valentine’s day lunch, with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pink fruits salad, etc. so Keegan barely ate anything at all. But he definitely made up the calories in sweets.

Since Valentine’s Day happened on a Thursday, we had a quite celebration at home. When Matt got home, we exchanged the gifts and cards, while snacking on a heart shaped Caprese mini salad.

Keegan got some books and little toys. He was excited.

Our real, adult Valentine’s celebration was the next day. Keegan was at the Parents’ Night Out at the pool and we had an early dinner at a great Spanish restaurant in Pacific Beach, right behind Matt’s old apartment. So, beside great food and conversation, we also took a walk down memory lane…I am so fortunate to have found my Valentine!

Even if not strictly related to Valentine’s Day, a few days before, Keegan had his 100 Days party: a party to celebrate the 100th day since the beginning of the school year. All the kids and the teacher wore their pajama to school, and they had lots of 100-themed games. He came home with a cute 100 Days crown, adorned by, of course, 100 colorful cheerios.

What a clever and fun way to get kids interested in Math and counting. And Keegan has been definitely all about numbers in the past few months: he counts everything, tries to add and subtract numbers and the pre-math activities were the one that caught his attention the most when we visited the Montessori school…I am keeping my finger crossed this interest will last.

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