valentine's day

last wednesday was valentine's day! i'll admit it's pretty far down the list of my favorite holidays, but i like the renewed fun that having kids brings to it. this was the first year that we got to do valentines for two different classes. thankfully ashford's preschool class only has around 12 kids. azalea's 1st grade class has 25. both kids did great making their valentines. azalea did all the writing for hers and ashford signed his name on his :) 

the kids had fun celebrating with their teachers and classmates. we celebrated a little in the evening too. i tried to make heart-shaped pancakes, but it's tricky - even with a mold! thatcher made us a delicious flourless chocolate cake. 

i got the kids some chocolates and a small gift each. they also got cards from the grandparents and aunt/uncles/cousin jack. some new friends of ours from azalea's gymnastics class last fall gave the kids these balloons on tuesday night when we went to their house for dinner. so sweet.

today is presidents day, which thatcher has off work. it's also the first day of the kids' mid-winter break (a full week) so we took a short trip to vancouver! stay tuned for a recap of our trip later this week...