valentine outtakes

while i can no longer put owen in a onesie and douse him with cupid hearts making valentines is still an annual highlight. not only has owen's scissor, paste and paper skills improved (i still remember painting his hands with red tempura only to watch him lick the paint off and decide footprints would do just as well) but his crafting know-how has become quite impressive.  we had watched several martha how-to videos and opted not to make the embracing pop-up card (but did consider pop-up triceratops and trex) and passed on the frilly doilies and sweetheart candies.  we liked the accordian-style cards and had plotted a witty dinosaur message (they're extinct but not valentine's day--or something to that effect).  but while writing "special" valentines for daddy owen had so much fun writing "fancy" that we went sweet and old-fashioned.  hand-writing the dozen names and messages were easy--but the photos?  well, he is a four year old boy.  here are the outtakes--which really speak for themselves.  the final cut was actually taken later, outside, smiling for our neighbor stella (who is five and much cuter than mommy).