Last week was the Valentine's party at Soph's school, and since I was being a crazy-woman trying to get ready for market, Mike decided to attend in my stead to take photos. Kids always love Mike, as he's not afraid to act just like them. :) When I try to get photos of kids having fun, they get annoyed with me happily chirping, "Hey! Let's get a picture! Come on, you guys!" But when Mike wants a picture, they all love it bc he's already made himself one of them by being loud and boisterous and sugar-hyped.
And bc instead of saying "cheeeeeeese," he makes them shout, "Hook 'em Horns!"
I don't think Mike noticed the kid in the back doing the "thumbs-down" sign. I imagine things would have gotten ugly and the kids may have heard Sophie's dad say to him quietly, "Meet me on the playground at 3:30. You are going down, dude." Mike's a kid that way too.
Here is Sophie with one of her BFF's... Soph's friend is one of the tallest in her class, so she bent down to accomodate her little friend. Sophie loves her for that.
Here is Soph, on the way to school a few days before, with her Valentine box. There was a box-decorating contest going on, and the judging took place during the party...
She and I worked very hard on her box, and Sophie was so excited to show Breanna her very first tag creation! She got to use the shimmer spray she'd been dying to get her hands on, and even stamped out the "LOVE BIRD" all by herself. Great job, Sophie!
And guess what! There were different categories in the contest, and Sophie's won the prize for "The Prettiest Box." Congratulations, Sophie!
And thank you to Mike for making the Valentine's party extra special. Love you! :)
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Speaking of love... before I go, you have to check out the French General fabrics I ordered from Kim. They're the new wovens from the Rural Jardin line...
Aren't they scrumptious?
I can't wait for the prints!! Thank you, Kim!
Oh what cute pics and congrats to Sophie for winning - her box is beautiful!!
Those fabrics - yum!
Posted by: Catherine | February 16, 2010 at 06:18 AM
yeah!!!
congrats to sophie for winning prettiest valentines box! how cool is that? i love the two
white doves on top!
what do you have planned for the rural jardin fabric line? i'm envious of you all who have good eyes for colors with the quilting fabrics!!!
Posted by: joann tx | February 16, 2010 at 07:18 AM
I love Sophie's box! Congrats to her for winning prettiest box! And yay, Mike for going in and having fun with the kids! My DH was always good with the kids too -- something about still being a kid at heart, I think, like Mike. :D
Love those wovens!! Sigh. I'm trying to be good and hold out for the fabric line alone.
Posted by: Margaret | February 16, 2010 at 07:31 AM
Darling Sophie....good job on her Valentiine box!! And I'm always in love with the fabric Kim has..... yummy!!
Posted by: Cari | February 16, 2010 at 07:44 AM
Sophie comes by her craftiness naturally - hooray for her winning. Her box and her 1st tag are lovely! She is just the cutest thing.
Love that new fabric from Kim - the colors are wonderful.
Posted by: Cari | February 16, 2010 at 08:12 AM
Sophie's box is wonderful! What a talented girl you have. Great snaps of the VD party. I bet Mike had as much fun as the kids.
Brilliant minds think alike... I have that wonderful new stack of French General fat quarters too, thanks to our Ms. Kim! I'm waiting for the prints before making up my mind about a quilt pattern.
Posted by: Laurie in Iowa | February 16, 2010 at 08:45 AM
As a girl from Louisiana we learned that the hand gesture doesn't mean "Hook 'em Horns" it means "We're Number 2" LOL Sophie's box is beautiful!
Posted by: Autumn | February 16, 2010 at 10:20 AM
WOOOHOOO Sophie!!! It's beeeeYOUtiful!!! You guys are going to have to introduce me to the wonderful world of tags when I come down next time! Okay?
Great pics of the fabbies!! I've got two bundles left....I'm anxiously awaiting the prints too!
Posted by: Kim | February 16, 2010 at 12:06 PM
I LOVE visiting your blog! Sophie's box is just gorgeous! I also loved reading about your trip to the lake to visit the geese. Fall is my favorite time of year and I love listening for the geese, I can soooo relate to what you were talking about! Great pics! Thanks for the freebie! *Hugs*
Posted by: DJ | February 16, 2010 at 01:33 PM
Hooks and horns? Them childrens be listening to AC/DC or something?
Posted by: Rondell Jenkins | February 16, 2010 at 04:36 PM
What a good sport Mike was to go to the party. :) I'm sure Sophie adored it! And what a beautiful box the two of you made! She did a better job by far than I could have, lol!!!
Posted by: Robin | February 16, 2010 at 09:49 PM
I can totally see why Sophie's box one for the prettiest! Because it is beyond pretty! It also brought back memories of me doing this in school many many MANY years ago! We used to decorate shoeboxes for our exchanges.
Linda in VA
Posted by: Linda Huson | February 17, 2010 at 02:36 PM