love is in the air.

OK, just so you know I am not a Valentine's Day obsessed person,

but I do enjoy the "sweetness" of the holiday

&

getting CUTESY-FUN things together for the kids.

(Maddox's Valentines)

This is probably the last year that I get to pick out what he gives. 

Last year "we" gifted Mr. Bubbles bubble bath personalized
with a "Maddox" picture label and a "sudsy" valentine wish.

I must take just a few seconds here to tell you about
my hatred for bar code labels and the valuable time I have
spent removing them and the stickiness they leave behind. 

My oh so intelligent police officer husband reminded me
that maybe they don't make them easily removable for a reason. 
Anywho,  I am sure you have heard of it and maybe even use it on a
daily basis, but just in case you haven't or just because I want to
tell you how I consider it a necessity in any home . . .
GOO BE GONE is one of the greatest inventions ever! 

I am also pretty smitten lately with Mr. Clean's Magic Erasers. 

Back to talking about LOVE (or the day dedicated to LOVE).

(Isla's Valentines)

I got a little lazy. 

I was going to make something, but then I just decided

because her classmates are all under the age of 2, 

they might benefit from getting a "big kid" drinking cup

AND like I said I got lazy :).

But I did make her a shirt to wear for her 1st Valentine's Day.

Maddox and Isla received Valentines from Great Grandma today

and how sweet of her to send a dollar bill to each of them too.

I caught Isla playing cupid today with one of Maddox's arrows.

I just have to share a "clapping" pic with you . . . . love it, love it, love it!

And just one more of Miss "I".

A total coincidence . . .

I just happened to buy this "LOVE" picture for my

niece Emily for her birthday today. 

She is finally getting her own room and it is going to be

decorated in all kinds of bright colors.

Just because I feel like to telling you . . .

My 3 year old told me I was boring today. 

Honestly, I kind of agree with him. 

I have always thought that I am a little on the dull side,

but really I kind of like it that way.

road trip.

My friend Stacey and I went road trippin' this weekend down to northwest Arkansas- perhaps the craft fair mecca of the world (maybe not everday, but definitely on this particular weekend).  I should have known that she wasn't just dragging me to Arkansas for one measly craft fair.  In a about a 45 mile radius there was what seemed like a craft fair on every corner.   They were in fields, on farms, in convention centers, and malls.  Not only were their lots of them- they were huge.  There was booth after booth after booth of any beautiful handcrafted and/ or vintage thing imaginable.  It was like shopping on etsy, but instead of just seeing the items on your computer screen you were seeing them in real life.  You could touch, feel, and smell the handcraftedness- actually I think it was kettle korn and glazed nuts.

. . . wish I would have gotten more pics of some of the other cool things we saw.

A couple of regrets- not about purchases I made, but rather those I didn't make. I wish I would have bought  a handmade dress for Isla made of bright orange, yellow, and green so cute fabrics and a crocheted multi-colored blanket- it was so delightful!

Next time we are makin' it a legit road trip and taking one of these . . .
if you are in for next year let me know.

Who would have thought twenty years ago you could go out to the middle
of field on a farm in the middle of nowhere and find this.

too-duh-loo.