I have never been one to go crazy over Valentine's Day. This year was different, however. I don't know what it was...maybe it was my new Cricut paper cutting machiney thingy that can cut thousands of hearts just by pushing a button. Regardless, I was reminded yesterday of the joy of simplicity watching my precious children.
Andy and I made very simple Valentine's for the kids. They were your standard "fold-the-paper-in-half-and-cut-the-heart" type. At three times during the day, I put Valentine's in bags that we had decorated. In the morning they ran for their bags to find a Valentine from Mom and a Valentine from Dad and ONE Hershey kiss. They were ecstatic!
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| Eli's favorite. |
It was simple and the kids loved it. In fact, after our last round of Valentine's yesterday afternoon Eli exclaimed, "This is the best Valentine's Day ever." What a wonderful reminder for me...it doesn't take much to make a kid really, really happy. Not everything has to be planned or extravagant or perfect or even bought. Simple is good and I need to remember that.
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