boy approved valentines

i received emails from both the boys' teacher's a few weeks ago
informing parents their classes would be having a small v-day party.

when i mentioned to the boys, scout was excited and said he wanted
his valentine cards to be "cool".  finn's reponse was "my teacher said
valentine's were optional", his way of saying he didn't really care.

one evening i jumped on the internet and googled boy valentines
and a few minutes later, i found these!




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i've never been a fan of storebought kid's valentines,

but i don't have the talent or alot of time to try my

hand at creating something as cool as these.

 

i am SO grateful talented designers share free downloadable
printables for moms like me who are looking for something

a little more unique and special.  these represented my two
so well.

 

i showed the images to the boys and they really liked them,
even my big 10 year old. {i had a feeling he would}

 

since the boys don't have school tomorrow or monday

{teacher work day and president's day},
their party was today so i sent them off to school with
2 dozen cards. they were both excited to hand them out

to their friends. scout mentioned the GIRLS in his class

probably wouldn't like them. 

{as the saying goes, you can't please everyone}.

~ c and i celebrated valentine's day early like last year.

we find it easier than fighting crowds and we prefer not having to order 

from pre-fixed menus.  last night {with help from auntie jen}, we snuck

off to dinner and then to see this play. it's by the pulitzer prize winning playwright,
ayad akhtar.  i cried, laughed, and left the theater emotionally exhausted.

tomorrow night, we're doing something really special...loving on our

friend's sweet baby boy jackson while they go to an opera. we're excited!
we watched him a few months back, and have been missing him.