Happy Lamest Day of the Year!

So yesterday was Valentines Day, which I just think is a pretty lame holiday. Not because I don't think we should show love to people but because I think the whole buying of chocolate, stuffed toys (with hubba hubba on them) and boxer shorts with kissing prints is just silly. I would much rather have a suprise out of no where then feel like my husband was forced to give me something because its the have to thing. Although I did try to not be a total scrooge about the deal. I let the kids do a craft which was pretty fun. We made dough and added pink food coloring to it. Heres the link to the recipe we did.

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Easy-Craft-Clay.html

Mixing the dough 

So here they are getting to work on there dough projects

And you were supposed to let them sit out and air dry (but for those of you who know me, I am really bad at waiting) So we through them in the oven.

This is what we got:

Clearly we should have waited ha ha, I think that is why they cracked? But I think all and all they came out ok.

After we did our craft I told them I would take them to lunch. We ran over to one of my favorite Mexican places and at way more then we should have. 

For my hate of lame holidays and stupid gift ideas I wanted to not get the kids anything at all. Not that I dont love them with all of my heart, it was more of a matter of not wanting to spend my husbands hard earned money on junk that would just go into the garbage eventually because I know it was not stuff that they would really want to keep for long. So I keep telling the kids over and over not to expect anything for V-day because I was not going to buy junk. Plus they really dont need the sugar, we have been pigging out way more then we should as it is. But my soft hearts for my kids wouldn't let me get away with not getting them anything at all. So instead of buying the usual stuff that you might get one on Valentines day I took my kids over to our Christian book store and let them each pick out a Bible.

What could be sweeter for their Soul then God's Love?

Although Levi got a Ferdinand book scene he is to little to read, or pick out a bible that he could understand. Although I thought it was a great gift Allyson still thought a toy would have been better, guess I can't blame a 6 year old for tying ;)

We finished the day with some Chinese Food, which was not the plan (Daddy at moms plan). Then we all shared in the Surprise Goodies I got yesterday (Covered Strawberries and Cheesecake) So all in all it was a pretty good day, Valentines or Not.