Valentine's 2021

 Valentine's came & went this year, kind of quietly to be honest. First off, I love decorating for all of the holidays, including Valentine's, but I didn't this year since I don't have a kitchen or a living room. The girls both had parties at school but parents were not allowed to attend & the kids could not trade Valentines. Sophie's class had cookies, made a craft & played games:

Since they couldn't trade Valentine treats at school, they made digital Valentines that they shared with the class. They were so precious!

Sadie's class also had fun & thankfully I found a picture of her class celebrating as well:

Sophie's girl scout troop also planned a Valentine meeting this week & because of covid, they have been meeting virtually or outside. We planned on meeting at the park so it would be fun for the girls but unfortunately the weather did not want to cooperate. It was 39 degrees when they got out of school! But these girls were troopers & still met, even though it only lasted for 20 minutes:

Susanne & Kimberlee did an awesome job decorating & planning for the girls. I'm so glad Sophie found this troop to be a part of:

And that was just the beginning of the cold weather. It got colder everyday as we prepared for a winter storm that actually hit on Valentine's morning. We woke up to a fresh blanket of beautiful snow:

Church was cancelled & we didn't even leave the house so we had a perfect little family day at home - cuddling up by the fire, watching movies & eating lots of good food:

Bryan had stopped the night before & bought them balloons, as he does every year & I had bought gluten free cupcakes since we don't have a kitchen to bake in. The girls bought Bryan this 1 lb. gummy bear because he LOVES gummy bears:

My final surprise were a few mini appliances:

I am excited to try some of these since we don't have a kitchen! Right now I am mostly using my crock pot, our microwave & on warm days, our outside grill. This way we can at least prepare eggs in the morning!

So that's Valentine's circa 2021 - one we will always remember during the Covid pandemic & winter storm while our house is being remodeled.