Primped & Pampered

Gavin was sure to be primped and pampered for our sweetheart Valentine's outing away in Atlantic City! Just like his daddy, G couldn't wait to give himself a {shave} on that precious little baby face of his! Seriously, I could just eat him up!

After gathering all the necessities
{berry shaving foam, brush, razor, and a bathtub of bubbles},

Gavin was ready to get primped & shaved!

First, applying the berry scented shaving foam....

Then, the shaving begins!

The shaving continued......
over, and over, and over again!

And Viola! At last, the primping is all done!
Now onto some pampering in a cozy, warm bubble bath!

Wrinkly tootsies are proof that this little guy
was having way too much fun in the bathtub!

After a few tickles, major kiss attacks,

and many belly laughs later.........

We were all set to get our Valentine's festivities underway!

You Color My World

Last year, Gavin made adorable Lilies & Lovebugs for his preschool buds and they were a huge hit! This year, we decided be give them a little something special for their arts-n-craft projects while at school. So, we took packs of plain, waxy crayons......

And turned them into these colorfully, cute Crayon Hearts for all the sweet littles in Gavin's pre-kindy class. SO much fun to make (especially when my assembly line for de-papering crayons consists of my husband, sister, dad, father-in-law and my brother-in-law...hehehe) Rather, I like to think of it as lots of quality family time! Oh, they turned out simply adorable!

I just love the pop of colors!

To get them even more Valentine's festive,

I made these sweet little 'You COLOR My World' tags!

Then put them into sweet little favors bags,
topped with a festive ribbon!

Viola! Perfect for little preschool hands! ;)

HaPpY Valentine's Day little loves! ♥
Go here if you'd like to give it a whirl!

Pottery Painting

For Sofia's 4th Birthday, we headed to Color Me Mine for a pottery painting party! Gavin loooved it! Looks like we'll be heading to the one here in the city soon for a fun little playdate!

A HaPpY 4th BiRtHdAy to Miss Sofia!
We looooove you!

And, I thought a few fun pics of these sillies would make you smile!

They always have so much fun together!

Oh, The Places We'll Go

I added a fun Oh, the Places We'll Go right over there ----->

Just a few fave photos of all the different destinations that we have visited! Some are so convenient to the East Coast and we love so much that we've been to countless times! And don't even get me started on our Hawaii destinations {swooning} ~ we'd live there in a heartbeat, just sayin'! Anywho, working our way westward!

And, although we've been to places like the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Miami and Texas, it is not included here on the Orapallo Diaries because those were solo trips we each took with our own friends. I have those trips stored on my never-to-be-forgotten-destinations, and perhaps they'll be places to visit again, only next time with our little trio! ;)

This summer, plans are in the works for

Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod and Vegas, baby!