making valentines

One of my favorite things about being a stay-at-home mom besides spending my days with Liam has been having TIME. There were so many things I just didn't have time for when I was working. Like time to make homemade bread every week for my family for instance, or time to try a new dinner recipe even if it takes 2 hours to prepare, time to help my neighbors during the day when they are in need, and time to craft and make special gifts for family, to name a few. Last week I had a little photo shoot with Liam to make Valentine cards for Liam's grandparents. My favorite picture from that day ... 

Oh this little blue-eyes boy you guys, he is such a dream boat! 

And a few outtakes ...

I got the card idea from Pinterest of course. A little red hand print that folds back to show his picture with, "blowing kisses your way"! They turned out adorable and I hope they made them smile as much as they made daddy smile when he opened his on Valentine's morning. He loved it so much that it found a new home in his office. :)

After I posted the picture above to Instagram, a friend of mine commented on it with the sweetest compliment, "you are such a fun mom!" It made my day but also at the same time I had to laugh because I get these crazy ideas thinking they will be totally fun but let me just give you a glimpse into the reality that was doing a craft with a toddler ... I plopped Liam in his high chair so he was contained with the marker I handed him. The FIRST thing he did was TRY TO EAT IT!!! Needless to say, Liam's role in the craft lasted a mere minute. Haha Look how big he looks holding that marker though! Where did my baby go?!

So Grandparents, I'm making a prediction right now about two year old Liam and next year you can expect some Valentine's COVERED in glue. Haha You're welcome in advance! Here's to letting the fun mom activities continue no matter how messy they get because I love every minute of it!!!