Valentine's Day

It has been a busy week.  Scott got home, we had the Blue and Gold Dinner (a big day in the Cub Scout leader year) and Anna's preschool Valentine's party all within a few days of each other.  I am not the normal room mom for Anna's class but I (stupidly?) volunteered to do the Christmas party when the regular room mom wasn't able to.  That party went fine, although I was very nervous about it.  Then a week or so before Valentine's Day, Anna's teacher asked me if I could do the Valentine's party too since the room mom wasn't able to again.  Wait, maybe I am the regular room mom and I just don't know it yet.  Anyway, I decided I would do the party and the second time around, I wasn't nearly as nervous about it.  Scott was able to come to the party too since he got home a few days before and Grant was also very excited to attend.

Here are some of the kids decorating mailboxes at the party.  It didn't take long to do but the kids liked it.

 Decorating

 

Then we did a heart relay race.  The relay race concept was a little complicated for our pre-k crew, but they had fun.  Each kid would run down, grab a heart and then act like the animal (or robot) on their heart on the way back.  Here one girl was being a penguin and one an elephant.

 This boy was wiggling like a worm

Lots of fun

After we decorated some heart shaped Jello jigglers with whipped cream, sprinkles and fruit.  We did cookies for Christmas otherwise I would have done that.

 Mmmm, Jello

 Grant even got to participate

 And that went right into snacks

We also did a stacking conversation hearts game while we were snacking.  Some kids just wanted to eat their hearts instead.  The party went well I thought.  I'm glad its over.  I also have Matthew's birthday party at the end of this week.  So three parties in one week?  I must be nuts.

We also had some VDay fun at home.  The kids got little goodie bags from Mom and Dad...with these whistling lips inside.  So fun!

And Scott made me these strawberries - all different kinds of toppings.  So sweet...so delicious.  He also made us all homemade egg McMuffins for breakfast which the kids LOVED!  And he took me out for lunch before the pre-k party.  And we even had a nice dinner of takeout from a sushi place nearby.  It was a very lovely day...wasn't sure Scott would be home by the 14th this year, but so nice that he was.  Happy Valentine's Day!!