Valentine's Day

I have this problem where I go on pinterest and find ALL these cute ideas for ways I could celebrate Valentine's Day. There are cute wreaths to make for my door, cupcakes to decorate, and more ways to use conversation hearts than I could even number. 

I didn't do any of them. 

But I did think it would be fun to celebrate Valentine's Day with my girls. And as long as I'm going through the effort of decorating my house, planning an activity, and making food, I might as well share it with more than just my kids. Plus, my friends can bring food. And my kids can play with theirs. Less for me to do!

This is the sight that greeted the girls when they woke up in the morning.
Balloons! Streamers!
I didn't have the heart to tell them it was just leftover from their birthday parties last year. 

And a coloring table! I printed out some Valentine's coloring pages and made one valentine
as an example for the other kids to copy.

More decorations.

Naomi helped me by un-decorating the kitchen a few times. 

Some of the food. I used a cookie cutter to carve a heart into the cheese.
And the strawberries used to be a heart shape. We may have eaten a few before taking a picture. 

Kids enjoying our party! Other people's books? Other people's toys? Best. Party. Ever! 

Despite all my hollering NONE of the kids looked up for the camera. I think it's a side-effect from living in China, where everyone on the street whips out their phone and takes pictures of them all the time. 

There, these guys looked! 

These two were helping their mom color. I could tell she was so grateful for the advice. 

Naomi had a love-hate relationship with the shaving-cream table. If she got any on her hands, she would come whining to me, "Handi di di!"* until I cleaned them off for her. But then she'd run back for more.
*"Hands are dirty!"