one of my favorite holidays is here! the one where we get to celebrate love by basically eating anything chocolate all day long! ;) i mean, how can this not be in anyone’s top 5 favorite days of the year to celebrate?!
on saturday, the kids and i made more chocolate covered strawberries than we knew what to do with, and i think it’s safe to say we are all a little bit over them at this point. that is what happens when you stuff yourself happy with one of your favorite treats for 24 hours straight. (we did give some to neighbors, but still! it appears we ate our weight in them, as well.)
things pretty high up there on my list of things i love…. my family (obviously), nyc and getting to call it home, a warm bath at the end of a long day while watching top chef, hugs and cuddles and kisses from my three little ones, and then all the love this baby bump has been receiving by the three of them as well. a really good work out and stretch afterwards, an ice cold mexican coke, a self performed solid bang trim that actually looks semi-okay, catching up with girlfriends and scrubbing my bathroom clean…finding an amazing travel deal online and being able to get a solid nights sleep without 45 trips to the bathroom to pee (me lately!). also love when i find myself alone walking the streets of the city by myself, when my mind just wanders but usually always comes back to how fortunate i feel to be here right now, in this stage of life, with healthy loved ones surrounding me, carving my own path with being a mother and also with my work…and getting to be a part of this vibrant city, with all the hustle and bustle, that ignites a certain sort of motivation in me that i haven’t been able to replicate elsewhere, making me feel alive and giving me that challenging but loving push which i’ve learned i need to never feel complacent or settled. anyway, there’s a lot of good to love around us and i’m feeling it today.
hoping your day is filled with plenty of hugs, smiles and chocolate. all the chocolate.
can you even with this little heart breaker and his sweet faces?! he takes after me and was too impatient to let the strawberries sit afterwards while the chocolate firms. we ate a handful of them covered in warm fresh chocolate, too.
not at all the prettiest chocolate covered strawberries you ever did see, but i promise they were delicious! (for those interested, we do the very simple method of just melting chocolate chips over heat on the stove and then dipping and sprinkling with whatever pleases us. nothing fancy…. but still so much fun.)
happy valentine’s day, friends!
This looks so cute. I love to make chocolate covered strawberries (or chocolate covered anything, really)
Also, I always think your little ones look just like you Naomi but that photo of Samson biting into a strawberry, he looks just like Josh!
JOSH- did you hear this?!?!
Valentines Day is my favorite holiday! I appreciate you sharing that gratitude and always making this blog and encouraging space! Enjoy the day!
How on earth did you leave out Josh as one of your loves?
what? i said my family very first! he’s my family!!! :)
How fun! Love chocolate covered strawberries and it’s such a fun activity with kids!
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What a beautiful fun memory and tradition to have with your children. Happy Valentine’s day to you all!
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theeeese look amazing! and seriously your lil baby bump in those cozy pjs is THE CUTEST!!!
Such a fun tradition! I’m sure your kids will always remember this!
Paige
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This reminds me of what so many have been saying for years: the City is becoming a giant suburb. Oh NY!
Unrelated to this post, but have I missed the much-anticipated post with details on your pregnancy? I was thinking you mentioned a while back you would be sharing more on that topic, but I haven’t seen it.
Cute pictures and I’m sure it must be soooo tasty.
But I’m not sure about the strawberries in February
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Happy valentine’s day though!
Xoxo from France.
I am wanting to start following you on your blog, but can’t find a way to
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I love Valentines day- its the cutest holiday by far!
xo, brittany
an adorable toddler swimsuit roundup on my blog today!
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omg samson’s eyebrow-raise/wink face. i can’t. also, was conrad napping?? i love seeing him. <3
yes, we did this saturday afternoon and he was snoozing!
Love it!! Chocolate covered strawberries are always my one request for Valentine’s Day.
this is so sweet! (pardon the pun)
seriously though this looks like great fun and super yummy, hope you had a day filled with love xx
p.s samson has such a mischievous grin its so cute!
he makes the best faces!
So fun! Happy Valentine’s Day, Davis fam!
looked so fun! happy valentine’s day to you and your family!
always love reading your blog! :)
So cute! Happy Valentine’s Day!
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where’s Conrad?! miss him!
The picture of Samson biting into the strawberry with one eye closed…the best.
Adore Eleanor’s pajamas! Where are they from?