Tea Time!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend! I know that I did. It was a busy one though. We had a baby luncheon that should have been a baby shower, but sweet Baby L wanted to come a little too early. We missed her mama at the shower, but hope she enjoyed all her goodies. We also had Baptism celebration. Busy, busy!

Today marks that a whole year has gone by since I lost my wonderful grandfather. I still tear up every day. And honestly, there is a moment every day that I remember that he is gone and I feel like the wind has been knocked out of me.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, my niece decided to throw a tea party for some of her friends. There wasn't a lot of time to plan and set up the party, but I think it turned out pretty awesome. I hope you enjoy the pictures. There aren't very many since no one thought to bring their camera!

Here is the spread that my mom came up with. It was super adorable and so sweet. I  love pretty parties.

The Menu:

*all sandwiches were cut into heart shapes :)

• Iced tea/lemonade mix
• Strawberries with chocolate dip
• Cucumber cream cheese sandwiches
• Jelly and Fluff sandwiches (there was a peanut allergy)
• Turkey and cheese sandwiches
• Veggies and dip
• Mini cupcakes
• Ice cream cone cupcakes
• Mini brownines
• Chips, goldfish, twizlers

The big girl. She was SO excited. It was the cutest thing ever. Here she is dancing in the sunlight.

We made little tea party hats before lunch. Here is my girl in hers.

Tea Party Hats

Supplies:



• White paper plates
• White paper bowls
• Silk flowers (these were all from the Dollar Store)
• Ribbons
• Feathers
• Hot glue & gun

Directions:

• Cut a whole in the middle of the plate.
• Glue the bowl over the hole.
• Punch holes on each side of the plate and attach ribbon (to tie under little chins).
• Decorate with flowers, feathers, and ribbons!

The girls and their pretty dresses!

And I will leave you with a little laugh. Here is a silly picture of me and my girl. My little best friend is licking her lips and trying to get every single bit of leftover cupcake frosting. Thank goodness they were mini ones!

Enjoy your Monday!

XOXO Sarah

Rainbow Rice

Hello my friends!

Happy Friday! 

Recently we were asked, "what is a mommy card?" I guess Vistaprint is advertising this in one of their commercials.  So I looked into it a bit.  I knew it was a card that lists your contact info which can be good to hand out for playdates, or babysitters. 

 VistaPrints website shows it as a "Mummy Card". Its the new hip thing! 

Here are some uses they list:

Top 5 uses for your "Mummy Card"

Hand out when setting up playdates

Leave one with the babysitter

Put one in your kids backpack

Use them for changing bag tags

Tuck into Christmas cards and invitations

Do you use "Mummy Cards"? If you do how do you use them?

Hugs,

Katey

I thought it might be time to show you what's been in Liza's sensory bin the last few weeks. Especially since I've already started a new one :) 

I bought some cheap rice (I think it was a 5lb bag?) and divided it between 4 Ziplocs. I added a 

few drops of food coloring and a splash of rubbing alchohol to each bag and then we shook them up

I let the rice dry overnight before I added it to the bin with some gardening tools.

It stayed nice and color seperated for about 20 minutes...

and now it looks more like Fruity Pebbles! Sitting in the bin just makes so much more sense, doesn't it?! :)

It makes even more sense to have your cousin join you! That rice must feel pretty neat between their toes!

I've had enough of the rice though! I'll share with you my spring bin soon.

XOXO Sarah