Kid-Friendly Olympics/Valentine’s Celebration Update :)

by Cindy Bultema | Feb 18, 2010 | Uncategorized | 16 comments

Hello dear bloggy Friends!! 🙂

I hope you’ve had a GREAT week! I once heard someone say,

“Life should not just be lived, it should be CELEBRATED!”.

I love it! 🙂 I try to make every day a CELEBRATION ~ for me, my family and our friends! This past week has been no exception!! Here are some fun photo highlights from our recent Celebrations!!

I mentioned last week we were excited for our Let the Games Begin ~ Olympics Celebration (recap here). We had a BLAST!!

Our Olympics Celebration had Winter Olympics color sheets and crafts…

Rice Krispie Treat torches….

And, of course, Olympic~size tacos (you can see some of our party decorations behind the boys in this picture)….

A great time was had by all!! It’s not too late to celebrate the Olympics with your family. The evening of closing ceremonies is also a fun time to “mark the moment”! 🙂 What fun! 🙂

And, then, of course there was Valentine’s Day. My favorite holiday of all! (Read more here)

It wouldn’t be a holiday without tattoos…

Valentine’s Day BINGO….

And My Valentine……

What have you been up to lately?? Have you been enjoying the Olympics?? Did you celebrate Valentine’s Day??

I’d love to hear from you!!

Have a SUPER day!! Thanks for stopping by *She Sparkles*!

God’s richest blessings to you!!

P.S. Please know my love for LIFE and CELEBRATING each day comes from my deep desire to experience all that Jesus has for me! 🙂

This hasn’t always been the case…in fact, I didn’t come to know Jesus until I was almost 30 years old. If you have questions about faith or wrestle with wondering, “God, where are you??” ~ I’d love to join you on your journey. Please leave me a comment or send me an e-mail. You are not alone! 🙂

16 Comments

Beth in NC on February 18, 2010 at 10:07 pm

Oh, what a fun Mommy! We haven't even watched the Olympics (shhhh). I truly need to do more fun things for my daughter. Can you come rub off on me. Ha.Blessings!Beth
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Joshlin on February 19, 2010 at 2:41 pm

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Buttons and Bows on February 19, 2010 at 4:45 pm

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~Shelley~ on February 19, 2010 at 5:01 pm

Looks like you all had so much fun!!I love the Olympic Celebration!! How neat :)Happy "Friday Follow"!! I'm your newest follower! Love for you to come visit me!Have a great weekend :)~Shelley @ Shelley's Swag
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Oh My Baby on February 20, 2010 at 2:57 am

Looks like a lot of fun!Following from Friday Follow
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Kelly's Lucky You on February 20, 2010 at 4:48 am

We DID celebrate Valentine's Day…picture lots of glue, beads, markers, foam hearts, love and fun!I'm so glad I found you, with the help of Friday follow, Sparkle Girl – nice to meet you!Would you follow me back?Kelly from Kelly's Lucky Youwww.kellysluckyyou.blogspot.com
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Heather McDougle on February 20, 2010 at 9:23 pm

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Hi there! Thanks for joining the Blog Hop. I'm following you now. Love your blog. I'll be back later to read more.Happy Follow Friday!Tamiwww.heartsmakefamilies.com
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Erin on February 22, 2010 at 11:51 pm

Wow you go all out for events! Following from Friday Follow on Monday! Hope you have a great week.
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