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

Nothing big for Valentine's Day at our house - usually just cards for each other and some chocolates for the kiddos. These are really cute products!

We have several traditions. My husband likes to buy a box of children's valentines and hide them all over the house. This past year, he did a box for our daughter as well since she is old enough.
I always make a card for my husband, and we have a nice meal. Some years we go out, other years I make something special at home and go all out decorating the table. :)

We don't have any particular tradition. We usually just exchange cards and have a little piece of cake or some chocolate. :)

our girls get lil goodie bags.
we make cards for friends, family, teachers.
our family plays the i love you more than game.
ie: i love you more than yesterday b/c...[insert accomplishment they've done in one day]
i love you more than an hour ago b/c...[insert something they did well within the hour] etc.
during the week at some point, my dh and i go to a nice dinner, just us two.
happy hump day ali!

Our son, now 14, always makes cards for his big sisters (half-sisters really, 25 and 29) AND for their mother, my husband's first wife! I don't think you can top that for good Valentine's Day karma!

this is the first valentines day with my husband!we were apart for a year:( we met in greece so it took a year for my visa but finally i am here and we are together!i don't know what we are going to do though!:)

I pack my kids a red or pink lunch- strawberry jam sandwich cut in a heart shape, red apple slices, a pink Juicy Juice box, etc. I add in a little note and maybe a piece of candy. It's just a little way to let them know I'm thinking about them while they're at school.

I buy my girls a book each year, usually to do with how much I love them!

My husband and I don't have any Valentine's day traditions although we do celebrate it as the anniversary of our first date. We also usually eat dinner at home because the restaurants are crazy busy but we do go out either a few days before or after V-day.

Like every other holiday I love Valentine's Day. As a way to beat the crowds at all the local restaurants me and my husband started making dinner at home, it gives us a chance to try new recipes, talk, reconnect, look through wedding photos and I have been making heart shaped brownies as an after dinner treat!

Every year my husband buys me flowers and a big box of my favorite chocolates. We have a special dinner at home, something fun and different than our usual meals and always accompanied by candlelight.

I don't enjoy fighting crowds at restaurants or the movies... My fiance and I usually make each other nice cards, and cook dinner together w/ a rented movie. I also like to bake up something sweet to share afterwards:)

We do a few Valentine crafts like the foam kits from Micheal's, make a banner, etc and we bake and decorate cute cupcakes. The past few years I have also done an "us" scrapbook page about my husband and I; the rest of our albums seem to be very family and kid oriented so I've felt like I need to do at least one page a year about us. Thanks!!!

I always give them a little something, but we don't too big of a deal about Valentine's day. I myself, would love a bouquet of tulips! LOL

I hand-make valentines notes for my friends every year and give them out with sentiments of something that we've done together that means something to me. Also, the university I attend puts on the Vagina Monologues every year and a friend and I go and enjoy the spectacles of college life. LOVE the posts recently, praying for improved health :)

We don't do much other than I will try to make a nice dinner for my husband. We have two girls, and I want to start having my husband give them each something sort of special on Valentine's Day.

Our celebration is generally a family affair. The piXies and I make homemade cards, using pretty paper, bits of lace, googly eyes, ribbon and lots of glitter! Sometimes we get eXtra energetic and make mailboXes too. In the evening, we decorate the table in pink and red, set it with china & stemware, and scatter sparkly hearts about. A single strawberry is dropped in each flute and it's filled with bubbly (sparkling white grape for the piXies). DiXymister brings home a sweet surprise of fresh flowers or chocolates. Then we fiX our favorite dinner and eXchange small gifts and cards.
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I always make a little goodie bucket for my kiddos with treats, little cute toys, etc.

I always set a "Valentine's Table" the night before so that it is ready when the kids come down in the morning, all hearts and red this, that and the other. I have little Chinese food containers that I fill for my kids and husband. They love it -- really, lots of candy -- what's not to love!
Jane

Ali--Thanks for the give-aways! Sometimes we do nothing but go out for dinner, and sometimes I put together very special valentines for each child--like Build-a-Bear valentine t-shirts for each of their bears, or handmade valentines. My husband always gets a handmade card.