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

We always stay in and get a heart shaped pizza and heart shaped ice cream cake. Yum! My son was born 1/20/08 so last year when he was just a little peanut we got him all dressed up in a little red outfit and brought him to all the grandparents offices so we could introduce him to their coworkers. They loved it!

Hi Ali,
I usually buy the girls (16 & 10) some sort of inexpensive heart-themed jewelry and a little basket of treats. But this year I plan to also write them a 'love letter' telling them how much they are loved and how unique they are to this world. I plan to make my husband a "How much do I love you?" scrapbook to take along when he travels (he's in the Navy).

Valentine's Day is when we take a yearly family photo. I'm not sure why we do it at this time but we have ever since my daughter was born. This year my daughter and I will be making valentine's cards to send to her friends. She doesn't go to preschool yet but she loves to send things in the mail.

We celebrate by making a home made, heart shaped pizza and everyone helps!!

Wow! Amazing giveaway!
As for celebrating, we love simplcity! A nice meal, maybe a small gift...nothing extravagant..just sweet time spent together.

I love Valentine's and try to make it special for my family by decorating the house from about mid-January thru February. My daughter and I will be making handmade Valentine's for her class at school this year. And we usually have a special dinner and give little gifts to each other or at least cards as a family to share how much we love each other. My hubby and I try to go out but we usually go out the day before or after. Thanks for this fun give-away! :)

I am planning the start of a new Valentine's Day tradition this year by inviting my three year-old son's friends over for a Valentine cookie decorating party. I will supply the cookies and guests bring a cookie decorating topping. Should make for great photos!

I remember how excited I was, and my children when they were little, at exchanging Valentines. I still send my son a little package of goodies and a card since he is away at college. My daughter and I will go out for lunch and pick up our favorite Starbucks drink. Unfortunately my husband doesn't buy into the romantic notion of Valentines Day so I make it about the kids.
However, my husband has a convention in Cabo San Lucas over Valentine's Day so 'maybe' it will be a romantic get-away!;)
Wow, the giveaways you have featured are over-the-top wonderful. Such talented and generous ladies!!

We usually have heart shaped muffins for breakfast and try to spend the day as a family. I usually cook a special dinner and then we frost heart shaped cookies for dessert. My kids are really into it this year. My son is already drawing hearts and making valentines!!

Hey Ali! Great giveaways! I usually go out with my boyfriend but he left me so it will be just me and my kids this year. I usually just dress my kids in red/pink and try to be as involved as I can with whatever their teachers have planned for Valentines Day.

I usually rack my brain the weeks before Valentine's Day to come up with some unique way to say "I love you" to my husband. May times balloons are involved and it's fun to see what he comes up with afterwards.

It's just my husband and I, and we don't really do anything special. I do always make him a card and try to make a nice dinner. It's just never been a big day for either of us.

Last year, my fiance and I went to a romantic restaurant for dinner except they sat us outside and it was freezing! We plan to go to dinner again this year and will most likely go home and snuggle in bed with a movie. I made him a card out of your templates from last year which came out great! He loved it!

my valentine's day will not be with my honey...it will be with a group of girlfriends and my sisters in minneapolis. we are hosting a shower for a good friend that is getting married this spring. so yes, i do get to spend it with the ones i love but will spend a special day with my tom on another date.

I love Valentines' Day. I send cards to all my girlfriends and I send treats and cards to my nieces and nephews (we live 1000 miles apart) and I always do something special for my hubby and daughter. She lives in another city now so it will be a new challenge to make sure her Valentines Day is extra special.

I love Valentines' Day. I send cards to all my girlfriends and I send treats and cards to my nieces and nephews (we live 1000 miles apart) and I always do something special for my hubby and daughter. She lives in another city now so it will be a new challenge to make sure her Valentines Day is extra special.

We don't have a special tradition yet...but I am looking for some. I love Valentines Day...and I would love to perk it up more in our family. Thank you for this question so I can snag ideas from all the incredibly creative people who came to visit you!

I have always given little Valentine treats to my kids...even today when they are 26 and 19 years old. Everyone has to get a Valentine....
Louise

valentines day sends us to an old polish restaurant in town that Completely Goes Crazy with holidays from halloween through st. patrick's. the Kopper Top always puts us in a good mood and though it doesn't do it justice, i did find this photo of christmastime at the Top here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sistercat/3082942225/in/photostream/

My husband and I write love notes to each other almost every morning in lunch boxes or on the fridge - valentine's day is every day for us!