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

I always set a festive table with little treats for each of m kids. When they wake up and come downstairs they find it all waiting for them. It is a great way to start the day. we eat a lot of red, pink foods and hearts are everywhere. Too much fun!

I spend the day making it "lovely" for my family. I start with breakfast making everything heart shaped...toast....pancakes....cards and treats at the breakfast table. Then it's usually a yummy red dinner, spaghetti and meatballs and a heart shaped dessert...brownies or cupcakes...most importantly I try to make the day special for my husband and kiddos...the ones I love the most!!!

I hide things in various places, for my sweetheart to find. Little notes within the pages of his textboooks, etc.
I love valentine's day!

My son is 2.5 and last year we started a tradition where we make Daddy a card and then some heart shaped rice krispy treats with peanut butter on top and surprise him with them when he gets home from work. He loves them and Caleb loves helping out his Mommy :)

When the girls were younger we'd have fun little love gifts all together in the living room before dinner---something sweet they'd been eying (not just candy). My husband likes buying me comfy lacy tank tops, or leopard print jammies. I love getting him a favorite cd or something else he's wanted. We've made heart shaped pizzas together as a family, I've made heart shaped cake for dessert, and often have a romantic dinner here at home. Now that both girls live away from home, it's become even more romantic! Last year we gave them Across the Universe movie dvds. We also often make cards to give to family with either painted hearts & last year we used a tripod & took some steamy love photos next to a graffiti wall downtown & played with those in photoshop! Truly one of my favorite holidays (possibly because it's just 3 days before my birthday!!)

My DH and I usually order out from our favorite Thai restaurant and spend a nice quiet night at home.

Usually we just ignore it. We were both too scarred from years of working in the restaurant industry and catering to everyone else on Valentine's day to be able to enjoy it ourselves...but this year? Maybe time to enjoy it...:)

It would be hard to beat last year when we gave our 3 kids Valentine cards with picture clues and an announcement we were going on a trip (to Disneyland). Normally we just try to enjoy some heart shaped pizza or cookies.

Two of our fave traditions around here are making and decorating heart-shaped sugar cookies and the heart-shaped fruit juice jigglers I make as part of our Valentine's Day dinner.

Valentines Day is my favorite holiday I love all the red and pink and it makes me stop and think about all my loved ones it is a holiday that just makes me so happy but dosn't cause allot of stress or work. We usually exchange cards with each other handmade and then the kids love ice cream so usually a trip to the DQ for a nice treat.

Haven't had any great ideas beyond the "normal" stuff in the past, but I am planning to read all your comments, so maybe this year will be a really special Valentine's Day!!

No matter how hectic the morning of Valentine's Day is, we dig out our big heart shaped cookie cutter and make heart shaped toast, pancakes, or eggs - depending on what is on the menu for the day. The first year we did this, my (then) 8 year old stepson wanted to make heart shaped oatmeal :)

I LOVE Valentine's Day! We don't really have any specific thing we do, other than having dinner at a special restaurant where we've gone since we were dating. It's not usually on the actual date, since my husband's usually working, but we make sure to celebrate on another date. This year I've got some fun little goodies together for our girls (ages 2 and 8 months) and I'm working on a special something for my hubby. Thanks for sharing!

Making cut out sugar cookies with my adorable nieces! It is something they LOVE to do.

With 1800 people chiming in I'm sure I won't win but I always make my husband's favorite dinner - pizza, salad and Pepsi - and set a romantic table with our china and we have a low key dinner just chatting and enjoying being together. We also usually make each other a gift instead of buying something. It's always so fun to see what the other person comes up with!

Nothing could be more special than celebrating my son's birthday. He was born on Valentine's evening of 2004, so he'll be 5 this year. We have a Valentine themed day. I always try to find a boy themed Valentine shirt for him and make a cake with a big heart on it. My mother-in-law comes over every year with a dozen red mylar heart shaped ballons. I make heart shaped cupcakes for his class and goody bags to celebrate. Needless to say....Valentine's Day is pretty special around here.

My mom always set a beautiful breakfast table for my sister, my Dad and me on Valentine's Day (usually all red items) and left our presents on our place mats. I hope to keep that tradition alive as my son gets older.

I always give my kids Sees candy -- and a bit for me! I love to help my kids make hand-made valentines, although I confess some years we opt for boxed. Usually get dinner to-go from our favorite Italian restaurant to avoid the crowds.
Happy early Valentines day to you, Ali and your family!

My husband always brings me roses and I give him a mushy card. Last year was our first year to live near our daughter and we all went out to eat and to see "Celtic Women" in concert. This year we have a grandaughter (our first) and she will be one month old. I want to do something extra special and I am working on some ideas. Hope today is my lucky day to win one of the fabulous prises, you always give away the best things of anyone.
Cindy (Texas)

My 3 boys LOVE Valentines Day! They are all big into basketball, so every year I get them a new pair of cool Nike or Addidas Shorts and a t-shirt. I also give them a big Hershey's KISS and a homemade card. It's a tradition that they enjoy even at 20,18, & 17 years old. I even have to mail the oldests gift to college!