tulips for a flower

Paige received her first flowers from a man yesterday – Valentine’s Day tulips (mama’s fave) from her daddy.

Lovely, both -- pink tulips and pink baby.

{ vday preparations }

So much to do.

So much pink, so much red, so many hearts, so many cards, so much sugar, so much ribbon … and so much love.

{ sweet hearts }

Why oh why can’t I be this adorably brilliant in the kitchen?

Valentine’s Day … an occasion when it’s perfectly acceptable to eat (or drink) dessert first.

valentine cake from marthastewart.com

red & black valentine’s day cupcakes from the cupcake blog

red velvet cake from bakerella

cookies from cakecentral.com

rasmopolitan from marthastewart.com

chocolate decadence by family fun

heart-shaped ispahan macarons from mad baker

pink meringue cupcakes with raspberry curd from marthastewart.com