and made heart shaped wreaths.
I was blessed to get some candy from my children and dad and a surprise delivery of delicious chocolate covered strawberries from my husband. :-)
After some schoolwork, we headed to a homeschool Valentine's skating party. We had SO much fun. I am really proud of the kiddos, who had never been on skates before. By the end of the session, they were making it around the rink without holding on. Proudly, I can say I was, too, even though as I'm typing this, I hurt ALL OVER, lol! :-) I know it's probably been 30+ years since I had on a pair of rollerskates, but, wow, you know you're not young anymore when you ache something terrible from a few hours of skating. I only fell once, so I guess I did pretty well. I am so thankful for the friend who organized the event. She and her daughters put together a CD of music that was wonderful for the kids-- very family friendly, very inspirational. How great to see all of these kids singing and skating together. Most of them knew the music from VBS or even some classic songs from the 50s and 60s.
After dinner, Kiddo #4 had a "family game" ready for us. She had us each pick a heart in which was written a prize that we won. She made different perler bead creations that she gave to each of us. I "won" a crown. Her dad won a turtle. :-) Kiddo #2 did another of his famous "Wheel of Fortune" like power points with words that we had to guess and Kiddo #3 had a Valentine's themed power point presentation with pictures and animations of each of us included. It was a fun way to end the day.
Of course, we also celebrated Kiddo #4's "Pigie"'s first birthday. Her sweet little pig was given to her last Valentine's day and they have been virtually inseparable this past year. She also has acquired many other pig stuffed animals and toys in that time, as well. :-)
St. Valentine's Day is all about love. So, what better way to celebrate that than with your family? These are the memories we will cherish always....
I'm glad to be linking up with Theresa at Red Oak Lane, for her Thankful Thursday meme. Come over and share what you are grateful for today.
7 comments:
Ooh, I love the heart wreaths!
How wonderful! Love your list as always! Happy birthday Pigie!
(don't you just love thankful thursdays?!?)
all for Him,
Nikki
Pigie is cute! Happy birthday, Pigie! :) Looks like you had a great day. And wow...how brave you are! Somebody would have had to pay me a LOT of money to attempt to skate. ;)
I can totally see you on skates :) What a lovely way to celebrate love!!
I think it was truly sweet to see a very grown up young man doing those heart crafts!! I also like your heart molds! I need to find those!
Hi Lisa,
You and your family certainly had a wonderful Valentine's Day! The pictures are lovely. Take care and all the best to you and your family.
I LOVE the heart shaped pancake makers! Where did you those? What a great Valentine's Day for all of you. YAY for the skating! I never skate at Skate Day. A broken tail bone years ago has made me very careful about falling on the ole' booty!
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