A few days later, I made heart stamps out of toilet paper tubes, scrap pieces of felt and tempera paint. I then let the boys go crazy and stamp red hearts all over their paintings. Link ended up just smearing red paint all over the papers with his hands, but I told him that was cool (and also what I anticipated).
The last step was to cut their art work into little pieces to give to each of their friends.
We also made little heart pies to share made from just five ingredients: whole wheat flour, grass-fed butter, dried fruit (raisins, currants, cherries and cranberries), and almonds (in the crust). These are favorite little snacks in our house.
Today was the day of the party, and the boys had lots of fun! They both took off and immediately began playing toys with their friends leaving mommy to enjoy the company of her good friends as well. It's fantastic how well all the kids get along and how much fun they have together. Meo couldn't stop talking about all the fun things he did at the party today; it was priceless and I am grateful we had the opportunity.
Playing trains with Carter
Playing croquet with Daniel
Mattimeo is a walking stomach and enjoyed all the delicious Valentine's Day themed snacks Sarah had laid out for them.
This duck game was a big hit with Link and others
Daniel and Link
The big boys
Colin and Link
Lachlan and Meo played cars together for quite some time
Baby Logan
Sarah even set up this great craft for all of the families to do.
When we got home, the boys loved opening all their cards and little trinkets. Mattimeo said, "Thank you for all the presents, I love them ALL!"
The boys were completely exhausted after their big party and fell asleep immediately in the car. So I took a little drive to see the cold, blue ocean and search for snowy owls.
Just as I was giving up hope and searching for a good place to pull over and read my novel, I spotted one. And boy was it beatiful!
What a great day we had full of laughter, love, and beauty. Thanks again Sarah!
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