my valentines

VALENTINE'S.

my month has been full of pinks, reds, glue, and chocolate.

i made these felt fortune cookies for my darling primary class.

fortune cookies with the best kind of fortune/advice for my young ones.

my valentine's subway art, no glue needed.

my fabulous wreath that was intended for LAST YEAR'S valentine's day.  but i ended up finishing it a lot later  in the year.  i loved how it turned out but i probably won't attempt anything like this again.  i most likely will never ever ever have the time like i did before i had everton.

my valentines.  

i love my 2 white boys oh so much.

as for valentine's day DAY, my day consisted of being in the kitchen the entire day and everton clinging onto my pants screaming, making me immovable or he'll fall to his face screaming even more.

and during all of that, here's what i created...

WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE.

(click here for recipe)

MmmmmmHmmmm

mine definitely didn't turn out as "hearty" as the blogger's cheesecake.

when attempting this glorious cheesecake be sure to have a fine FINE mesh strainer to filter out those pesky raspberry seeds.  the strainer i used did ok in taking out most of them but some seeds sneaked their way in.  (thanks for letting me use your strainer tati!)

my hearts came out pretty wonky and they sorta look like teeth.

for this year's valentine's we decided to stay home instead of going out.  i had gotten tired of horribly long waits, food that didn't agree with our stomachs no matter how good it was, and maybe i was a little traumatized from last year's valentine's when i was about 6-7 mos pregnant and i had thrown up IN the restaurant, not in their bathroom, THE RESTAURANT.  i know i'm not dealing with nausea right now but it overwhelmed me thinking about going out for valentine's.

i volunteered to make a huge dinner for my lover and i.

the dinner menu

-ribeye steak with a spicy rub

-red potatoes with an AWESOME herb blend

-insanely buttery green beans

-honey butter rolls

dessert menu

-chocolate covered strawberries

-and that sexy cheesecake.

oh yeah, here's the third wheel.

happy valentine's from the caldwells.

♥