Valentine's Day Preparation

Valentine's day is upon us and time for kids to be helpful... whether I like it or not. Preschool designates snack/ show & tell day for each of the kids. Today (2/13) is Ivy's snack day, it also happens to be their valentine's day party. Which meant she could bring a treat, rather than a snack. She wanted to make princess cupcakes. So, yesterday we made cupcakes with pink frosting and sprinkles on top. I reluctantly let them frost the cupcakes & put the sprinkles on by themselves. I hate when they make messes. I will go out of my way to avoid them making a mess. This was a real test for me to sit back and let them work away. I do have to admit that they had a blast. They also had to make bags for their valentines to go into. I bought stickers for them to decorate with. Appearantly the triplets think the floor is a trash can, because that is were the paper backings from the stickers ended up. I'm sure my voiced was raised during this period of time. When they were done the kitchen floor and table were covered in sprinkles and stickers. Thankfully it was warm enough outside that I was able send them away while I cleaned. In true fashion as soon as I was done cleaning the floor.... they ran in the house with muddy shoes. I do believe that was the low point of my day. The point of my story is this.... School was cancelled for today because of snow!!!! Of course it was! What a bummer. All that work and Ivy won't get to take cupcakes for her snack day.