A Valentine Giveaway!

Hello! In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I would do a giveaway.

These are 4x6 photo card Valentines that I will customize with a name of your choice at the bottom.  Simply leave a comment on this blog post {not FB} and tell me what you are currently "loving"- I'm loving all the bright sunshine coming through my windows this afternoon as I work. : ) I'll draw a winner on February 1st. Have a great work week!

Snow Days, Soul Days

At the current moment, the snow is falling hard and heavy outside, blanketing the mountains in thick white frosting, fogging up the windows with fluffy banks of crystalline glitter, and freezing our bare feet to the kitchen floor. Valentine's Day and its parties and festivities are long gone {and so are its chocolates and candies!} but we have still been celebrating the everyday things at our house. Harbor passed out his cards at school

and was excited to go through the little trinkets and stickers from friends in his box.

We made plenty of pink and red treats.

And our robot Valentine box has sadly been thrown away.

I wish I had unlimited space to store all of these sentimental items.

I'm very thankful for my camera and this blog to record the little moments.

His light-up hair entertained us in the dark for several nights around bedtime. 

We had a family Valentine party at home where I surprised my boys with a vintage Gameboy.

I know it can't compete with the games on even a simple cell phone,

but it has been a neat experience to share something I used to love as a kid!

The boys opened gifts from Arkansas and from their Dad and me.

We snapped a few pictures of the house one last time before cleaning up.

And said goodbye to another holiday for another year.

We said hello to the snow.

12 inches this past Sunday

and six inches expected over the next few days.

Hollin turned six months and had her first nap in her crib.

We've packed up the swings and put away the bassinet.

I just can't believe it.

I've been enjoying the snow and cold.

I love the winter.

I love wearing boots and scarves and photographing the mountains.

My little sugar plum makes every season sweet!

And just in the last few weeks has begun to sit up alone for a few seconds.

I am still nursing exclusively, but at six months have finally introduced cereal.

She hasn't really taken to it yet, but she recognizes the spoon and bowl and kicks her little feet.

Harbor and I recently drew "food" pictures from the movie, "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs."

He is such a fun kid!

We are hoping for a chance to go snowshoeing as a family in the next few weekends. We've never been, but how fun to have a little adventure this Winter before Spring arrives! Baby wearing two kids and teaching a six year old to snowshoe, with two adults who have never been themselves can't be too hard, right? : )

Valentine's Day {at home}

 

The weather outside might be frightful, but at our house, the fire is certainly delightful!

{the mantle, that is!}

: )

 

 

 

After Christmas, I always contemplate what the wisest option is:

should I-

 

*Decorate my mantle the way it was before Christmas and take it down after a  month for Valentine's Day decor

or

*Put Valentine's Day up right away since I easily know where my decor is located and leave it up for two months straight.

: )

 

I'm taking the easy way out!

Haha!

 

{If you want to try your hand at a Valentine banner, we made ours out of red square paper plates and printed the letters on our computer. Simple! No shopping trip needed!}

 

Life Lately

Life lately has been hectic.

It snows here daily.

Valentine's Day was very special. David had hydrangeas delivered to the front door. Very romantic. : )

I'm keeping the fort down- cook, clean, fold laundry, read stories, repeat.

It snows and snows. Harbor has taken to photography as a result.

Wonder where he gets that from? : )

We've played and crafted many days away.

We've opened many, many care packages from our family.

We love and miss them so much.

Life has been happening all around us.

We have also been dealing with a few personal issues.

Nothing to worry you, nothing negative.

Just a few issues, nonetheless.

We would definitely covet your prayers for our lives right now.

I hope to be back to blogging again soon! : )