Happy Valentine's Day

I decorated these mailboxes for Valentine's Day a few years ago and I've never quite known what to do with them.  They're too small to fit very much in so each year they just sit on the counter and look pretty.  Finally this year I had the idea to make up a clue for each person to lead them to their Valentine's surprise and then put the clue in their mailbox.  When we woke up Valentine's morning everyone got to open their mailbox, read their clue and then find their surprise.  It was a big success and a Valentine's tradition that I'm definitely going to continue. 

Poor Charlie had the plain white mailbox on the right.  Decorating it was on my "to-do" list all month and obvisously it didn't get done.  Luckily, he didn't seem to notice.

Hallie got some candy and a Baby Alive doll (one I got on clearance at Target about two years ago and finally remembered was hidden in my closet).  She was really excited.

Charlie also got some candy and some cars from the Car Movie.

Hallie was so excited to feed her baby and change it's diaper.  She did a really good job and has obviously seen a few diapers changed in her life.

Charlie was anxious to open his new cars and start playing. He spends most of his day playing with his Car Movie cars (they seem to be his favorite) on this little table.  If he's not playing at the table he's walking around the house with a car in each hand.  Scroll down a few more pictures to see evidence of this.

This was my attempt to get a shot of the kids dressed up for church and sitting under my cute Valentine banner.  Hallie was obviously not in the mood to cooperate.

Luckily dad jumped in the picture and she decided to smile.

Evidence of Charlie's love for all things Cars.  This is pretty much how he looks on a typical day.... spikey hair, in his jammies, one car in each hand.  Love that boy.