Yeah for Valentine's Day!

I love this holiday, mostly for crafting purposes. I am going to be cruising through the Caribean (I know, lucky me but it is my first) on Valentine's day so I am starting early to get my fill. I was helping a friend come up with heart gift ideas and came across some really cute stuff...



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Hope you all had a great Christmas!

We made soup last week for dinner and I wanted to garnish it with baked tortilla chips. They ended up a little big so I added cinnamon and sugar and we ate them on the side. It was quite the hit with the kiddies.

(Cut shapes with cookie cutters out of tortilla shells. spray both sides with oil then broil both sides until brown and crisp. Add salt or cinnamon and sugar) Compliments of my son's preschool kitchen!

Traditions

Wow! It's been a long time since I've posted. I guess I haven't had much to say, just lots to do with Christmas coming. I love Christmastime and all of the traditions there are. One of the traditions that I have decided to carry from my childhood to my own little family is reading a Christmas story every night in December up until Christmas. In my home (we has 3 girls and 1 boy) we would read the story, usually a true short story, and score it according to how many of us were in tears by the end. I decided we better stick to children's books this year since my oldest is 7. I still shed a few tears depending on the story. Anyways, to get to the point, last night we read Queen of Christmas, by Mary Engelbreit, a favorite illustrator of mine since childhood. It was a darling story with a great little message that my kids were able to pick up on.
What is one or your favorite traditions? I'd love to hear!