my little love

Last Friday night, after putting asher to bed, Ruby and I worked on her class valentines together.
I have the best childhood memories of putting together my own valentines with my own mother. I used to look at all the cards, and hand pick which one I wanted to go to whom. Even each and every conversation heart was selected with care. I took the whole process very seriously. I still remember opening a valentine from a boy in my class. We were in the third grade. It was a Cracker Jack valentine card with Jack the sailor, holding a box of cracker jacks in one hand, and a boquet of flowers in the other. At the top of the card, it read I like you. I took the message very literally, and wholeheartedly believed that this boy had a crush on me. Isn't Valentine's Day fun?
For Ruby's class valentines, we decided to do something a little different from the typical card in the envelope with a few candy hearts. We went to the scrapbook store and picked out a cute vintage paper, and then used it to decorate match boxes which Ruby then filled with red and pink m&m's. She took a lot of time writing each name; and then, just like her mother, she carefully selected which picture and accompanying quote was best suited for each classmate and teacher.
She is such a little love.