Valentines is just around the corner!

You know when any holiday is about to make an appearance in the Hilton household. Little ones start to mill away about how things will be and how they will be planning and what they will be wearing for it. It's all about Valentines right now, and has been strongly the whole last 2 weeks! Abbie took her box to school last week and got to decorate it on Friday with her Tiger Pal(6th grade buddy). Austyn and Daddy decorated hers today in only a way that a fun creative Dad can do:-) and Patrick keeps talking about how he is going to be decorating his bag at school for his Valenpines(3 yr old speak). We took out the cards that I got last year on clearance, Crayola color your own w/ a stale lollipop and have started coloring and writing names on them! The craziness that ensues in this house around a holiday is incredibly exhausting! Then there's what to wear!!! Now any of you out there with little girls, or fashionable little boys, know where I'm coming from here! The girls and Patrick are already deciding how they are going to color coordinate with each other and how exactly they will pull it off! Each year they're grandparents, Mimi and Umpa, always get them new shirts/outfits to make the day even more special!! I love this year because all my kids are now old enough to understand what this whole Valentine's Day is all about. Now, I'm talking beyond the cards and candy here! They are beginning to see how it's a special day to spend with those you love and care for in your family/life. It's so neat to see all of this instilled in them at such a young age and see those little eyes and faces light up when they realize how important they are to someone and how much someone care about them!! That's why I love this holiday. It may be utter craziness here almost 24/7, but when it all comes down to it, it's about spending time with the people who care about you the most, FAMILY!!