Valentine’s Day

The kids eating their heart shaped pancakes this morning.

Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that can sometimes go uncelebrated, especially when things get busy – and aren’t we always busy?  This year we decided to have a family valentines breakfast.  Honestly, neither Gary nor I felt like going to Target last night at 9:00pm to get the V-day goodies necessary for our family party, but I’m glad I went.  The kids came downstairs this morning and were so excited to see a kitchen decorated with pink balloons and were so excited to have special treats.  I’m sure there will come a time when I’ll wish I could make the kids giddy with excitement over a Pez candy dispenser and a Hello Kitty notepad.  Don’t you love the Target dollar bin?!  That place is a gold mine.

We have FINALLY started decorating our downstairs front room!  It only took two and half years and it’s actually starting to look like a room.  I’ve been holding out for the Pottery Barn couch and finally decided that if I kept waiting for that to happen Sophia might be in high school before I actually decorate that room.  So, we moved up the couch from downstairs and voila – instant inspiration!  I went out shopping with Isabella and Timmy (that’s a totally different blog post!) and bought a chair and rug.  Love them!  Now, I have curtains on my mind.  Of course I’m going to make them, so I’m trying to find the perfect fabric.  The walls are a challenge too.  I want to do something different and colorful.  I’m thinking cottage-chik.  Is that a design style?