Alyse's Vday Party

Miss Alyse had her Valentine's party at school on Monday. 

I already showed you some of the things that I put together for the party, so here are a few pictures of the big day.

When Alyse came in and saw me there she ran up and gave me a huge hug.  She said, "Oh, Mommy! Did you come to get the party started?"  It made me laugh.

After everyone ate their food we played a few games of Valentine's Tic Tac Toe

I love that I get to share these moments.  It can be a lot of work, but so worth it!

When we got home she opened up all her Valentine's from her friends.

Oh, and the recipes that I made...

Well, I made Red Velvet cake balls.

(I used pink and red candy melts to dip them in.)

I usually make my own icing and cake.  Because of time I used boxed/pre made icing.

Sadly they didn't turn out a great as normal.  Oh well.  The 4yr olds still liked them and Josh is totally willing to eat them too.

I also made the cake mix rice krispie treats recipe that has been floating around Pinterest.

I changed the recipe just a little

4 Tbsp. butter, melted on the stove top

Add and melt 1 (10 oz.) bag of mini-marshmallows with the butter.

Mix in 1/3cup of Valentine's Funfetti cake mix (the dry cake mix, not prepared!)

Once nice and smooth, slowly add in 6 cups crispy rice cereal and mix until fully coated. 

Mix in some sprinkles.

Smooth the mixture into a pan (line it with parchment paper or wax paper to help get them out easier!)

Sprinkle with more sprinkles.

Let set for 30mins or so.

Use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out hearts.

(Your husband and children will eat all the left over pieces.)