Family, Food and Flowers

I'm still gushing over Easter weekend. It was sunny. My tulips sprang to life. I didn't wear rain boots. Jon mowed the lawn. I pulled weeds from the flower bed. The girls rode their bikes. I sat on the front porch. We visited with family and friends. The girls rode their scooters. Sammy wore sandals. Alex played in a sleeveless dress. The girls were given too much candy. The girls ate gobs of candy. Me and Jon ate gobs of candy. It felt like spring. Here are a few images from our weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Alex pretending to reject a hug from big sissy. You should know that Alex is actually loving the attention.

The girls think the Easter Bunny hides baskets for them to find on Easter. Although this year, Alex said, "I like the Easter basket that YOU hid for me." I think she and Sammy are catching on. Gulp.

 

 

 

 

Grand Tea Party

Last week the rascals and I attended a belated Valentine's Day tea at a friend's house. My friend, R-, emptied her entire first floor of all furniture and then packed it all away in a rented U-haul truck that she left parked somewhere in her neighborhood. She replaced every stitch of furniture in the family room with craft tables and chairs for making Valentines, and in the formal living room, she brought in a long banquet table and formal chairs sized just right for small children. Her husband and little boy weren't home which made me wonder if they too were packed away in the U-haul -- this after all was a ladies only event. The home was completely decked out, even down to the red, pink and white ribbon drapes that hung in a window in the formal living room. The house screamed Valentine's Day.

R- even hired a photographer to take pictures during the event so she would be free to mingle and prepare a formal tea party spread without missing a single moment. And even though the photographer was busily snapping away, I couldn't help but take pictures of my own using my mobile phone. Toward the end of the party, the photographer took individual pictures of us with our child(ren) -- a lovely, and decadent party gift from the hostess.

The food was delicious: scones, finger sandwiches, fruit, cupcakes, tea cookies, petits fours, and teas from Queen Mary Tea Room. While the children ate like princesses at the long banquet table, we moms gathered around in the kitchen where we nibbled treats, sipped tea and chatted. Here are a few images from that day: