Accidental Experiment

My 3 girls got roses for Valentine's Day.  I was looking at them yesterday and was shocked at how sad 2 of them look, since we got them at the same time from the same place and they started out looking the same.

I had taken one to my 1st grader at school and had fixed it all up in a vase for her.  The other 2 I gave to the girls in their plastic outer wrap and then just stuck them in a big vase afterwards.

What I finally realized was that I had cut the end of the stem on the one I sent to the school, and had forgotten to with the others...therefore, my accidental experiment came about.

This may not be a huge realization to most, but I hadn't ever seen the difference for myself.  And if you haven't either, here it is. 

The one on the left had its stem clipped and the other 2 didn't.

So if you get roses, don't forget to snip the bottom of the stem about an inch up at an angle.  It really does make a difference.

Valentine's Day Cards

I know we've already had Valentine's Day, but thought I would post our Valentine's cards anyways.  We did these last year, but thought we could do the same idea since we're at a new school and we loved this idea.

Also, this was about as last minute as you can get.  V-Day was Tuesday.  Monday morning we took this picture as she was walking out to go to school.

I added the words and hearts in Photoshop and ordered them online at Sam's Club (this is one of those moments that I absolutely loooove technology).  Picked them up on the way to get her from school.  She wrote names on the backs and I put the suckers in that night.

 Done. Whew...cuttin' it close there.

V-Day Hair or Anyday Hair

For Valentine's Day we had to do some cute dos for the little girls around my house...those that had hair long enough that is.Honestly, it would be cute on any day.
If you have need of a unique hairstyle simply check out The Story of a Princess and Her Hair.
She has fixed her daughter's hair every way imaginable!

Valentines

I've literally been waiting A WHOLE YEAR to make these Valentine cards for my girls.

I saw them over on Ucreate last year and knew they would be my little Kindergartener's first class Valentine.Of course I had to do one for my 3 year old too.

It would actually be a good last minute idea also.
I took the pictures and added text in Photoshop. I sent it in online to Sam's and they had my order ready in an hour. I'm sure you can do that other places too.
Cut slits, add the sucker and you're done.

Although one of my favorite details of these are on the back. The sweet handwriting of a 5 & 3 year old.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!