Tea party for an 8 year old

Fires in the mountains, smoke all around, a lightening storm then winds like crazy.

everything blew away but the girls still managed to have fun
we had big plans.
Tissue Pompoms (they blew away)
beautifully decorated table (it blew away)
cucumber tomato petite sandwiches (dried up in the heat …it was 100)
Cupcakes with the dolls.
fun fun fun.
we did the best we could and they seemed to enjoy.
Each girl got a vintage teacup with a party favor of vintage sweeties and caramels and one berry teabag for home.
They all went home with vintage Shirley Temple paper dolls and outfits.

 bday girl

 cherry cupckaes with cream cheese frosting

 the prim and proper girls

Shirley T!

 pin the dress on the Shirley Temple

the dolls who joined the party

 coloring their cut out paper dolls.

Time for SUN TEA in our fancy cups….

and the best for last….gifts

I'm glad its done.
it was fun.  Not as perfect as I had planned and maybe not "mom blog perfect" but,
the party was a success.

xo,
m

days to come

I know in years to come she won't remember any of this.  She more than likely will be another angry teen who hates her mom.  The memories of riding bikes to the park, to do art in the shade of the big tree,while watching fish jump, eating watermelon and pasta salad…and sipping ice tea…it will not even be a memory to her.  She will remember her mom worked all the time, yelled a lot and was horrible at planning birthday parties.

Ilin is moving on to his big teen years.  Driving and not talking.

Olive...

She's almost 8 and all ready a handful.

I guess I'll just keep on keepin on.

xo

m

Summer in Colorado

It"s here.  Not quite so hot you can't do anything but still hot enough that excertion at mid day will melt you.

Longmont, Colorado sits right at the base of the foothills so we often have a nice warm breeze.  This time of year brings the everyday 30% showers, which I love.

We have made a deal with each other and Kris B and family that we  WILL attempt to enoy our surroundings this summer.  

Hike once a week

Bike instead of drive

use all the patios in town and at our houses

and camp.

This was our first week of summer  

xo