I had such a blast doing a valentine exchange with some of my favorite blogging mamas! It was so fun getting mail all week. I would sit down with Harper and open each valentine and let her check them out…and then she tried to eat them. You can check out my DIY valentine tutorials here and here.
Below are the Valentines we received (and also one I made for Harper with her name on it). The ladies who participated in the exchange are:
Natasha at Schue Love – – Foam Sticker Valentines
Julie at The Girl in the Red Shoes – – Rawr Means I Love You
Natalie at Nat Your Average Girl – – Hand’s Down
Emily at Dear Owen – – You Make My Heart Melt
Erin at Hello Erin – – You are Dino-Mite
Colleen at Meet the Sullivans
Vanessa at Sunflower State of Mind
Megan at Hello Newlywed Life – – Beads are a Girls Best Friend
Natasha at Hello Happiness
Sara at Running from the Law
Check out their blogs for their own DIY valentine tutorials and also for more on motherhood, food/cooking, DIY, lifestyle and more…
One of the valentines was this adorable banner! I added it to our chalkboard.
As part of this exchange, we also sent one mom a small gift in the mail. My secret valentine was the lovely Megan from Hello Newlywed Life…and she went totally above and beyond (and was generous beyond belief) and sent me this gorgeous Rebecca Minkoff leather pouch with an “H” on it and a beautiful pair of Betsey Johnson shorts. She knows me very well because I would have totally picked these out on my own if I saw them while shopping! Thank you so much Megan for sending such lovely gifts—I felt very pampered. We also loved Sofia’s valentine!
Speaking of valentines, below is the one Harper’s teachers made for us at her daycare using her own feet to make a little heart shape. I love love love her new school and her teachers. It’s so fun that they do crafts with the babies and she is really loving it there and thriving. I was a little bit worried that the switch would be tough for her but she is so happy. Her class is so much bigger and she has so much more room to move around and explore.
My favorite valentine…
My husband surprised me with these pretty roses when I got home from work on Friday…
I hope you ladies had a wonderful Valentine’s day! Here’s to another week of happiness 🙂
Meg O. says
Those Valentines are just precious! How fun!! And I love all of the little crafts that they send Kennedy home with… she has really taken an interest in "coloring" (that's what she calls it) and loves it! Glad y'all had a good V-Day!
E Hayes says
Love Harper's craft for you, so sweet of the daycare to do that! Thank you for the Valentine, we loved getting all the special mail!
the girl in the red shoes says
Looks like you guys had an amazing Valentine's day! We had so much fun with this swap!
Colleen Sullivan says
What a lovely Valentine's weekend! Holidays are so much more fun with a child in the house, huh? Owen loved receiving your Harper's valentine in the mail 🙂
Chrissy@SimpleJoysBlog says
Love the photos from the exchange. Such a cute idea!
natasha {schue love} says
Such a fun swap! Ethan loved Harper's card and Megan was very generous!! What a sweetheart!
Sara says
Love love love! We had such a blast participating in this swap. So glad the banner found a cute place to reside! Thank you so much for our Valentine Day card! Can't wait for the next one!
Christina @ This Woman Cooks! says
How very sweet. Sounds like you ladies and babies had a great time making valentines!
Amanda @ Marry Mint says
What a fun exchange! I'm so glad Harper's transition has been smooth and that she is getting such wonderful attention at daycare 🙂
Emily says
We loved Harper's Valentine's! Thank you so much Veronika!! Harper is such a cutie!!! PS- I think we are pretty much neighbors! ha So fun!
violetsage says
Daycare made us a "Bee" my valentine with his foot. It was crazy to see how much it had grown since last year.
Ashley P says
Oh how sweet!! I just love that valentine from Harpers daycare!! I have been wanting to make a camas like that with Ellie's feet. I think I'll do it even though the holiday I over!!
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