A Day filled with Love

Valentine's cupcakes for my son's party

Any day that celebrates love is a joy to me!

All of those beautiful hearts...

the lovely flowers...

decadent chocolates...

sweet sentiments...

Valentine's Day never ceases to give me goosebumps.

I'm so lucky to have two wonderful guys in my life to share it,

My darling husband

and our adorable son :)

They brought me home a sweet little bouquet of roses and tulips

(each flower handpicked by my 4-year old son)

and took me out to dinner & a movie :)

(Gnomeo & Juliet)

My son made me so many sweet Valentine's crafts...

We read Valentine's books...

and exchanged Valentine's cards.

I helped my son prepare all of his Valentine's day cards for his friends,

and we baked cupcakes for their party.

A sweet holiday filled with love  ❤

Happy Valentine's Day!

 ........

And in other news, 

I'm about to start a new job so I may not have much time to update my blog...

but please don't worry,

I'll be back to posting ~ just as soon as I can!

Valentine's lights in the windows.

 :)

Snow Painting

Winter doldrums got you down?

Craving some color to brighten your world?

Looking for something fun for you and your cooped up kiddos to do?

Try 

Snow Painting

We took a variety of empty, discarded spray & squirt bottles 

(that were headed for the recycle bin),

cleaned them out thoroughly,

filled them with a few good squeezes of food coloring

added warm water to the concentrated dye

and went out in the yard for an afternoon of fun!

Our makeshift caddy of snow sprays!

Spritzing and spraying

the fresh fallen snow

making the most beautiful hues of the rainbow :)

and writing sweet and funny messages to each other!

So if you live in snow country,

the next time you get a fresh batch of the white stuff,

grab those empty spray bottles,

add some food colorings 

and 

have fun

Snow Painting

:)


This post is part of Hopestudios Tutorial Tuesdays

Keeping the Winter Home Fires Burning

As the winter days struggle to grow longer,  the darkness tends to envelop us much too soon. No sooner does the work day end, and the daylight vanishes.  

So in an attempt to surround my little family and home in love and warmth, out come the candles!  Sweet smelling candles with their soft flickering glow that give a home a beautiful, welcoming ambiance ~ their delectable fragrance filling the room.   

Always a girly-girl, I adore fragrance ~ from scented bath and body products, to perfumes, to scented home fresheners, I believe in the power of fragrance to set the tone of a home...to create the mood.

During winter like no other time, our homes become our havens, our sanctuaries from the harsh world and elements.  Scented or unscented, candles with their glowing and flickering flames have a way of calming our frenzied spirits...bringing much needed peace and harmony into our homes.  The warm glow invites us to sit a spell, take a break, savor the moment :)

These beautiful candle holders cast magical dancing snowflakes throughout the room!

As you and your family rush throughout your day, I encourage you to take a moment on a dreary winter's night and light a few candles...whether at the dining room table during dinner, while soaking in a luxuriating bubble bath, or on a bedroom nightstand while leafing through a favorite magazine or book...I guarantee you'll discover that candles bring such warmth and comfort into your home that maybe, just maybe, you'll wish winter lasted just a little bit longer ;)