Saturday, February 14, 2009

Valentine's Day - Make Someone Smile

My wonderful friend Kacey over at Chronicles of a Mommy headed up Project Happy Heart in honor of Tuesday, a little girl who went to heaven too early. Kacey really wanted to turn her heartbreak into something positive & asked that we all try to do something special for someone who really needed it in the spirit of Tuesday, and then post about it today, appropriately Valentine's Day, when we all extend our hearts a little bit more. 


We decided to send a gift to Travon, among a few others, through the Make a Child Smile organization. Travon is only 2 years old & suffers from Opsoclonus - Myoclonus - Ataxia Syndrome. You can read about him here. Travon is one of the featured children of 2009 but there are also other children with addresses where you can send a simple card to uplift their spirits. 

And here are just a few more Valentine's Day pictures:

Roses we gave to Tristan.



The cake I made for Tristan's school party.

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Kisses from Nash to you on V Day!



Happy Valentine's Day!!!




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33 comments:

  1. MFebruary 14, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    You are such a good person! And your cake looks fabulous of course. Happy Valentines to you and yours.

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  2. AngelaFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    happy v-day. that cake looks delicious!

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  3. JenFebruary 14, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    what a cool idea and Thank Nash for my kiss :)

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  4. KaceyFebruary 14, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    You are simply the best my dear friend. Thank you so so so much!

    Your cake looks wonderful too - I bet the kids LOVED it!

    Here is a SMOOCH for Nash!

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  5. Rachael Schirano \\ Rachael Schirano PhotographyFebruary 14, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    happy valentine's day.

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  6. JuliaFebruary 15, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    that was sweet for you to make someone smile. love your pics! hope you had a lovely valentine's day!

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  7. Simple DaisyFebruary 15, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Hope you had a great day! Love the puppy~

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  8. ErinFebruary 15, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    Hey you! Happy Valentines Day! I can't wait to catch-up on your blog! It's been too long!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    That's so awesome!!!

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  10. AngelaFebruary 15, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    Happy Valentine's Steph! The cake looks great and Nash is, as always, adorable.

    We made some little chocolate "heart" cakes last night (see link I posted on FB), and they tasted great, but did not come out of the pan as easily as promised. So they were more worthy of eating rather than picture taking, LOL!

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  11. Life, Love And LolaFebruary 15, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    Happy Heart Day!! XOXO!
    That cake is beautiful!

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  12. DebbieFebruary 15, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    What a great idea! And that cake is fabulous looking.

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  13. UnknownFebruary 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    This made my heart happy today! What a blessing. I LOVE your cake. Very beautiful. Hope your day was filled with love.

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  14. The Blonde DuckFebruary 15, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    I love that little face!

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  15. NanaFebruary 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    I hope little Nash will be o.k. We have Spinocerabellar Ataxia in our family. What a great thing for you to do. The cake looks divine and your dog is too cute!!

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  16. MariaFebruary 15, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    Great post. Helping others is what it is all about!! I love the new look! I hope you had a great V-day weekend!

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  17. Smores for BreakfastFebruary 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    you're cake is amazing!

    omgoodness!

    you made the cutest valentines day! I feel like such a slacker!
    oh well, there's always next year!

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  18. LindseyFebruary 16, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    WOW that cake looks amazing, good job!

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  19. Netts NookFebruary 16, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Cake looks great I am glad you had a nice Valentines Day.

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  20. RachelFebruary 16, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    Oh my Brutus sleeps the same way; Nash is adorable...love him!!!!

    We should get our bullies together too!

    The cake looks great!!! Everything you make looks fantastic girl!!!

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  21. KristenFebruary 16, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Yummm that cake looks awesome!

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  22. 3 Bay B ChicksFebruary 16, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Another great post, Stephanie. Wonderful of you to do something for less fortunate children. It is sadly something that many of us, myself included, only think about during the holidays.

    Off to read your links and get motivated to do something. Thanks!

    -Francesca

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  23. Danyele EasterhausFebruary 16, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    thank you for joining in on project happy hearts...so awesome! love it!

    ok, and the cake. i'm licking the screen. yummo!

    and the poochie tongue...well, so stinking cute i can't stand it! my brooke says, "that puppy is dorable"...no a by the way.

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  24. Lula!February 16, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    Tell me again why you're not uber famous? That cake is GORGEOUS, Steph.

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  25. Nazarina AFebruary 16, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    This is a sweet Valentine's cake! I wish that I could sample a piece especially since I have not made dessert in say forever!!! I hope you had a romantic day on Saturday.
    This is also a very noble cause that you are partaking in. God bless you!!!
    I have been extremely busy as well and still am. I am trying to finish as many soaps for those less fortunate that my dad will be delivering. This here "superwoman" as you once put it can also get really weary at times. Sorry did not mean to complain, just chatting to a friend!!

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  26. brionyskerjanceFebruary 16, 2009 at 11:52 PM

    nash is just toooo cute!

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  27. debi9kidsFebruary 17, 2009 at 1:14 AM

    What a LOVELY way to celebrate the holiday and sounds like you are teaching your children to be such wonderful and kindhearted people. The world needs more people like yourself.
    Thank you for all you have done for Tuesday. It is truly a blessing to her family to have so much love and support.
    ~ Debi

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  28. TamFebruary 17, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    OK your POST got me all MISTY! Now drying my eyes...I hope your Valentines Day was a great one!!!

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  29. tiarastantrumsFebruary 17, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    so sweet you gave your little man flowers!! LOVE the cake -

    and beautiful!!

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  30. PamFebruary 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    What a great thing to do. I am sure you made Travon's day. The cake looks lovely too.

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  31. starnes familyFebruary 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Cute! Cake, doggie....and such a sweet collection of toys. You're a good girl!

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  32. LumpFebruary 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    awww so sweet of you to do for Travon.

    and I so love Nash!!

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  33. michelle matthewsFebruary 18, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Wow! What a cake! That is amazing!
    So sweet what y'all did for Travon! Precious!

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