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!