The new, the old, the hand-me-down!

We all need new every now and then. And, in some instances, new provides us with excitement, growth, and understanding. Just this weekend, my girls had a lesson in new!

Giulietta apparently has grown. I say apparently, because it's obvious she is taller, obvious she has outgrown clothes, and obvious that her brain is overflowing with knowledge like no other 4 year old. But, it wasn't obvious that her old, faded, princess bike we bought her when she was two was too small for her. And, this fact recently became apparent to me when I brought the girls to a play date with some friends at a nearby park. Giulietta shows up with her old, faded, two sizes too small for her  princess bike with flat tires, while her friend has this shiny brand new BIG princess bike with baby carriage! Giulietta didn't seem to care, she peddled to her hearts content, and didn't even bother with the fact that what she had was any different then her friends, or so wrong for her! She smiled, she played, she acted like a kid should. And, she made me proud for not concerning herself with what she didn't have!

But...with the Bike-A-Thon a few weeks away, we figured it was time for her to have the new! It was time for her to pass the small bike along to her sister (whose legs are probably two years two short at this point)! Excitement overflowed our girls faces, and there was true spirit in the air as we took an evening stroll around our neighborhood this past weekend with Giulietta on her NEW bike, and Presley on her hand-me-down Trike! 

No Words

There are NO WORDS that can express how much LOVE I have for these two girls! 

They are my world, my everything, the true product of what I will leave behind one day! 

They truly are beautiful inside & out, and I'm so proud to call them MINE! 

Who needs a Card?

Valentine's Day is a holiday I truly embrace! I feel like my heart grows 20 times larger on Valentine's Day, and it smiles with every step I take. Maybe it's because we always celebrated Valentine's Day in my home as a child, because it was the day my parents said "I Do!" Or maybe, I'm just a hopeless romantic who reveals in chick flicks and cheesy love novels! Whatever it may be, Valentine's Day is really one of my favorite holidays!

Flowers, dinner reservations, big cards with sweet words, and meaningful gifts were always a necessity and expected! I turned the hubster into the ultimate consumer that marketing companies target on this over priced holiday. And...he has always come through, he has never let me down, or made me feel less special then the next girl. But, this year I changed the rules to the game!

I no longer looked at Valentine's Day as a day to be loved more then any other day, as a day to be impressed by the materialistic items that society says the hubster should gift to me! Instead, it was a day to make my girls feel extra special, a day to show them how to share their love like no other! And...that's exactly what I did, exactly what we did!


I have to tell you that as I tucked my ladies into bed and watched them slowly drift to sleep on Valentine's Day, no card in the world could have given me the unconditional LOVE that I felt at that very moment! The best gift the hubster and I have ever given to each other are our two beautiful daughters and soon to be son!

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day, just like us Morad Four did!

xoxo




Heart shaped Pancakes for breakfast!



Heart Shaped Valentine Cupcakes for the classroom parties!



Family Lunch with Daddy-O!



Valentine's Day Present from Cupid himself!



The Valentine's Day Loot from School!

Our Valentine's Day Cards

This year we had two groups of Valentine's to make! So, like any sane Momma would do, I made them both the same...well sort of! And, of course, knowing me, they couldn't be the store bought kind where you easily slip the candy or sticker into then, and then write your name on the card! They had to be unique, just like my ladybugs!





To make these lovely Valentine's all you need to do is take a picture of your kidlet with their fist out in front of them, or above their head in Presley's case. Then,  photoshop your own Valentine's message onto them, and get them printed. Once you buy some suckers (we bought ours at the Dollar Tree...20 tasty suckers for $1), simply slit two little lines (one above & below) their hands, push the sucker through and secure with a piece of tape on the back! And, enjoy watching your little one pass them out to all their family & friends! :)