Have a heart day!

We love to celebrate holidays! We get new outfits and do at least one holiday related activity. Valentine's Day was no exception. We got a head start a couple weeks ago and made some hearts with our hands. Cole was less than cooperative, but hey- he doesn't like his hands messy and he wasn't feeling well. I wish these little hands could stay this little forever.

Our next heart themed event was a process. Thank goodness because my two-year old princess would not have lasted for making dough, cutting out heart, frosting and -our favorite- sprinkling (yes, it's a new verb) all in one day. She was happy to help me mix and couldn't wait to lick the beater, all while my 20 pound munchkin slept the day away.

First we had to read the recipe.


Then we had to add some vanilla.


Mix together the wet ingredients.


Add some flour.


And finish off with Nicolette's favorite part!


Later, she was my little helper and rolled, and floured and floured some more, and then some more and then a little bit more. Her little fingers kept making their way into the flour and before we knew it our perfect little hearts were covered in flour. That's the way we like it here.
She kneeded...


and rolled...


and cut out...


and picked up the hearts...


and floured...


and baked!


During our quick trip to Niagara Falls, NY we frosted all our hearts. Nicolette proved to be the very best sprinkler in town. Truely. She saturated the cookie tops with beautiful hearts and pink and red sprinkles. They were perfect. Halfway through our frosting session the little man woke up and wanted to help. He definitely helped to eat our beautiful work.





We can't wait until next year (or St. Patrick's day because ya know, they are already baked and in the freezer, ready for next month)!