on the last day of summer:
– had a special Momma and Olivia date to our favorite ice cream place. A rare treat for us and some time to walk hand in hand together just Livie and Momma
– decided it was time to chuck our stained, ancient napkins and made some really quick no sew ones from a vintage sheet which will remind us of summer for the months to come
– moved the spoons, knives and forks to a permanent spot on the table so we aren’t always getting up at mealtime because we forgot to get someone cutlery. Much better!
– stopped to smell some sweet baby toes while Matthew was napping on the couch
– was taught a new jig by Livie. She is a great little dancer that girl of mine
– watched the kids playing one last game of summer on the front lawn while I knitted in the dining room
– lamented still not having a yarn swift or winder, having to use my handy dandy chair yarn holder instead 🙂
– cast on a second winter helmet
– got news that we would have not one surprise dinner guest but two that night. Alex and Lewis decided to come over for dinner with baby Lewie and then Nate and Charlie called that they were coming to dinner also, I tell ya, friends and family, there is nothing better
– JP got stung by a hornet but was very brave
– we enjoyed a meal of pot stickers, chinese fried rice and an asian salad followed by an evening of laughter and sharing complete with all the kids wrestling Nate on the ground for hours and covert water bomb assaults
I will miss these times when we are out in Kentucky by ourselves. For now I enjoy them as much as I can.
I am still working on my momma who is having a hard time finding her blogging voice. She has promised to get her post to me several times and I try to remember that not everyone is comfortable with sharing their words. The recipes are coming… I promise. I just need to keep encouraging her.
I love the permanent silverware home on the table… this might be a silly question, but what is the wooden, handled box holding everything?
What sweet babies! Your little one dancing looks so much like how my eldest dances, I love it!
I know!! I don't know why I didn't think of just keeping the silverware at the table before! The wooden handled box is an antique workbox that I picked up at an Estate sale a long time ago. It was used by a carpenter to hold his tools for work.
Lovely pictures of your family! Love the pictures of your daughter dancing! So precious!
I love that your daughter has 2 different shoes on!! That happens all the time in this family! And they are usually crocs, also!! I am a Cathilic mom in Texas & I enjoy reading your blog.