Three Things + 1 : Lots of Love (and giveaways)

For Valentines we always have French Toast for dinner. While we eat I tell each of my (5) kids a reason why we love them, thank them for something outstanding they are doing and give them a little present. It is fun, and a special memory for all of us. Last year I did your I Love you booklet for each of them and I will always treasure those.

good morning Ali: We love Valentine's Day. I enjoy it all from the cute little valentine cards that my son gives and receives at school, to the tasty chocolates and conversation heart candy, and just simply being with the ones you love most. After dinner my husband and son tell us to sit on the couch and close our eyes. They put a gift in each of our hands (me and our two girls). He usually gives us each matching jewelery, very sweet and so thoughtful. Happy early Valentines Day. Kim

We have found that going "out" on Valentine's Day - or the weekend before/after - isn't so great. it is usually a wait, crowded and the wait staff are NOT thrilled to be working that night so service isn't as good. So - we usually order take-out Chinese food and celebrate as a family. Over the years I have made cute Valentine mailboxes for the kiddos, and then they made their own, but now they are middle schoolers - they make Valentine's for their friends. They love to receive a special package of "love" from me and their dad too.

Valentine's Day is special to my family, as it was my due date for my oldest son and my water actually broke that night. So every V-Day, my husband and I remember that day so vividly and it's such a reminder of our love for each other and our family. I love all the colors of these products and could really use them with my son to create his classmates valentines. My son loves to make his own valentines each year and share his love of giving to others.

Valentine's Day is so fun.....we always do little baskets of small treats for our two girls. This year I even made handmade Valentine's for a few friends at work who love to get things like that. Loving that print Ali, it would be darling in the baby's room!!!
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I always send cards to my mom and young nieces. Hubby and I look at our wedding album and our boxes of old love notes we've given to each other over the years.

We celebrate with the kids giving out valentines at school and having a party.
At home I like to have the kids bake some heart shaped cookies which they love to decorate with sprinkles and icing. Very low key.
Fran H

To be honest, I don't do anything specific for Valentine's Day. I'm not married or committed to anyone, so sometimes I just stay home and cook a nice dinner and watch a movie OR I go out with my other single girlfriends... Simple, and I love it :)

For valentine's day we always start the day with a few small gifts waiting for the kids when they wake up. They are always on a very decorated table! Then that night we get together with family ( my mom dad and brothers)and have a big dinner to celebrate the love for each other. My husband and I usually don't go out because we enjoy being all together!

I grew up with 2 sisters, so Valentine's Day was a family affair. We'd arrive home from school and the table would be set with our plates turned over. Underneath them was the first clue to a treasure hunt where at the end, we'd find a small gift and a card from my parents telling us each how much they loved us. After dinner, we'd each be presented with our own plate of jello, from a heart mold. It would take us a couple of days to eat our jello, but we looked forward to it each year. After my mom died, my dad tried to carry on the tradition with my sister, who was still at home. It wasn't quite the same, but his heart was in it. Then when my younger sister got married a few years ago, one of her wedding gifts from me was a smaller version of the copper heart mold that my mom had used for jello. I'm expecting my first baby in June, and I can't wait to carry on these kinds of traditions in my family.

Hi Ali,
I don't have a valentine but I send cards to all the kids in my sunday school class and give small gifts to my nieces and nephews.

HI ALI
My husband usually suprises me with some sort of new "bling" & roses. We get the kids each there own little box of candies & I usually cook/bake each one of there favorite little things for dinner & dessert. I figure when the kids are all grown up we will have time for all the candlelit dinners & going out...until then we share every moment with our 3 kids.

Hello Ali, I'm a recent newcomer to your blog. I've always associated Valentines with my Dad's birthday, since his is on the 16th. Somehow, these things would get combined and even now that I'm grown the association still sticks. Neither myself or my husband are big on gifts for Valentines, but I've always tried to make him something special. And reap the benefits of affection :)

Those are some great products you have shown us. It's always fun to see the products you show us because so many times it is the first time we have a good view of them. I don't do much about Valentine's Day because I am single. I do like to find some people who don't have Valentine's and give them little treats and a card. There are so many people out there who are alone and lonely, especially older folks.

Well, Valentine's Day is my wedding anniversary. This year will be our 11th anniversary. We usually take out our pictures and relieve the day - and now that we have a child, we include her in the story retelling. (These pictures were taken before I started scrapbooking, maybe I should get those scrapped this year!!)

Yea for hearts and pretty stuff! I love to make heart shaped cookies and frost them with my kiddos then give them out to friends.

My Dad passed away on February 11, 2002, so every year my husband and I send a Valentine bouquet to my Mom. We address the card to "Dad's Valentine."

Valentine's is the one day of the year saved for my sweetheart, my dh. We don't do date night or sneak away for the weekend any other time of year, but we do go out to dinner and make Valentine's strictly couples. I love being adults for the evening. That's my tradition, not really a tradition because it's only been a few years but soon to be a long time tradition as we continue on for many more years.

We are pretty low key as far as celebration. i usually make something (a card or minialbum) for my DH and DD and DS. But we don't decorate or go all out or anything, and there is usually candy in the house :)

Such Neat stuff!
I first off have to admit that my husband spoils me on vaalentines day....and after being married for almost 15 years, that is really nice.
I make love notes for everyone in the house....do a heart shaped food of some sort, and then usually when the kids get home from school, they find a little love package waiting for them.
A sweet day.