We made these hearts a few weeks ago, when we were decorating for Valentine's Day. We all made our own, except for Liam, of course. I finally realized that 'Liam' is 'mail' spelled backwards. Should I have noticed that before?
We started off this morning with a 'treasure hunt' of sorts. We had bought Will a few gifts and we hid them in the upstairs bathtub. We hid 10 clues around the house and he followed them, one-by-one, in order to find the 'treasure'. The first one read... "This is the first of many clues. Go to where you keep your shoes." He ran to the coat closet and found another... "You don't need to run very far, the next clue lies in Liam's car." Will had a great time-- we followed him around the house as he ran from room to room. I was worried that 10 clues might be too much, but he could have easily handled twice as many.
After the treasure hunt, we had breakfast-- chocolate chip pancakes with bananas and scrambled eggs-- and then headed to swimming lessons. When we arrived home, a package was waiting on the doorstep. Bill had ordered a Woody doll (from Toy Story) through Ebay. Although we hadn't planned on using it as a Valentine's gift, we decided to let Will open it. He was thrilled and the two were inseparable throughout the day.
He even accompanied us to our lunch at a local hibachi restaurant. The restaurant has a 'wishing fountain', where people can toss coins. On the way out, I handed Will some change. Before he threw the coins, Bill reminded him to make a wish."I love mom", he said, as he threw the coins into the water.
And that was my favorite Valentine's gift this year.
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