Yesterday morning, I woke up at 5 and couldn't get back to sleep. I came downstairs to find that Hope was also up and couldn't sleep! Since we had all of the supplies on hand, I suggested that we go ahead and make her school Valentines.
Please excuse the flash -- there wasn't much in the way of natural light at that time of morning/night.
This is the first time that we've made Valentines instead of buying ready made and it was really fun. I cut out hearts from the patterned paper while Hope glued and went nuts with stickers. Here she is with the finished product, after the sun came up:
At first, I wasn't too thrilled to not be able to sleep, but it turned out nicely, being able to spend time with Hope with nothing us else to distract us. I find that crafting with her is one of our best times together.
Sweet girl! What a fun time for you two. I remember the days, Abby's first grade teacher had the whole class make homemade Valentine's for each other and their parents :) This year we are making goodie bags for all 60 of the girls who are trying out for cheerleading on Valentine's Day! Wishing you a wonderful holiday, and tell sweet Hope that we loooove her owl jammies!
xo, Andrea
Posted by: Andrea at Opulent Cottage | February 09, 2012 at 07:50 PM