Our third Valentine's Day with Penny was relatively low key but an enjoyable one. Since we had to work today, hubby and I decided to give Penny her gifts last night so we could enjoy her opening/playing with her gifts. She of course doesn't know what Valentine's Day is yet but she had fun opening gifts none-the-less. One look at the bag and she was excited. There is just something about seeing a little kid get all giddy with joy that warms a moms heart. It's those moments you cherish and keep with you while you work away.
Cupid brought my little Valentine a new Little People book, an outfit, some Disney toys, her favorite Hershey miniatures chocolates, and a hard to find "Elsa" doll. She loved everything except for the clothes, typical child. We had fun looking through her new book and pulling open the tabs for the first time. She may not have know what the holiday was for but she definitely understood it was a special day.
I decided to get up a bit early today to prepare a special breakfast for Penny and hubby. Thanks to Pinterest, I was able to plan my meal fairly quickly. I found the cutest heart shaped bacon bites that took a mere 18 minutes of cooking in the oven and with the help of hubby, we made these mini pink pancake sandwiches with nutella and strawberries. I also took a heart shaped cookie cutter and cut out hearts from melon. Penny loved it all and I must say, bacon hearts on pancakes can be quite tasty!
Penny spent the day with Nanny Lissa who had fun painting. Penny made us several portraits. I especially like the big big red heart she did. She also drew pictures for us outside on the pavement with chalk.
We didn't have plans to go out but instead stayed home and ate dinner. Brian and I exchanged gifts and cards with two line sentences that were very, very similar.
