The Butterfly Tea Party

We had a little party with our friends. We had a storm that made it hard for them to even make it up to us but we were grateful for them making the trek.


Here is the pre-party face.

Awaiting guests to arrive Ruthie read a book to Elizabeth.
Mommy got a little carried away with decorations, but it is winter then and I love doing creative things. So I made name cards, and decorated with butterflies.
It was perfect because Lizzie had just received a gift of a tea party picnic set with butterflies on it, so we used those.
I made it look fun for the kids but Matt hated it because he had to duck to go into the dining room.
Lizzie is trying her hardest to blow up the balloons!
And again too much time in the winter to sit and create things. But they turned out beautiful, and tasted pretty good too! Butterfly cupcakes and of course a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for those of us who like what it tastes like more than how it looks.
Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday to Elizabeth...
Such a doll!
Yummy! Say cheese, silly face.

She got lots of fun gifts too. Mostly we were just excited to have our friends come over and hang out. But thanks for the gifts too.
We all had lots of fun, and then our guests had to drive back over the icy pass with kids on a sugar rush.

I tried to keep the other kids out of the pictures on here since I didn't know if they would appreciate me putting their pictures on the internet, but truly there were other kids and they were very cute too. I got some nice pictures of them.

Happy Belated 2nd Birthday Lizzie Jean!!!

So I am a little bit late in posting pictures from Lizzie's Two Year Birthday back in February!
Here is her with the fish tank from grandma and grandpa, we have gone through many fish already. But it is a fun thing to have.

Packages arrived in the mail from aunt Jenny, uncle Eric, and Jacob and Brennen.
She got a cool butterfly bingo game, and Ruthie got in on the excitement too with some stickers and tattoos.
Lizzie got a frog blanket too, that both girls wanted to have wrapped around them. She looks adorable in her leggings!
Mommy made a fleece cat for her, that she loved for about two days :)
Just look at that smile, so fake. She is still learning to give a soft smile on command!
For now I just love this one.

She got lots of new thrift store furniture for the calico critters they have.
And finally, she gets to see what mom and Ruthie have been working so hard on.
I, with some help from Ruthie, refinished a log style doll house from the thrift store.
It was an awesome find, they gave me a great deal and it turned out beautiful, I kinda wish I could live there.


Mommy had to play with it and get it set up the way she likes it. But they have their own creative minds and it doesn't stay the way I like it long.
Happy late birthday my sweet little girl. I love you lots!

Goodbye Summer

It has been a while since I updated and I finally put pictures on my computer after about two months! We have been busy. We had youth camp with our church and Ruthie's birthday. Now we are getting ready for Ruthie's birthday party this weekend. Here are some pictures from the last month or so to catch up on:

We made this fun canopy from adding grommits on a thrift store sheet.
I saw it on Sew Mama Sew.

This was a genuine hug I was able to capture, they were hangin' out on the couch together reading while I vacuumed.

Here is a very beautiful bad fishing hole we tried and all we caught were a bunch of mosquito bites all over us.

We made a makeshift fort in the back yard under our maple tree.
So fun!!!

I love it when they make each other laugh

Feeling very proud of her new hideout

I found this table and chairs at my local thrift store and I decided to refinish it top secret for Ruthie's birthday:

Before

After
The girls' first time seeing it here
Happy Birthday Ruthie!
We love you so much big four year old

I also got this dollhouse kit at the thrift store! Score!And I just love this fabric on the sheet we got.

So, I love thrift store shopping and my daughter got thrift store gifts for her birthday but she was happy with them.
There is a very cold chill in the air already and we barely even had summer yet. I usually love having four seasons but even I will admit we didn't get much of a summer this year. So this means it is time to hunker down and start more crafting or sewing projects right?

Happy 3rd Birthday Ruthie

We had a fun party at our house in celebration of Ruthie turning THREE!
Grandma Rose & Grandpa Tim came and helped out a bunch getting ready for it and brought many presents for the honorary girl. Ruthie's friends, Asia, Charis, Isaac & Havilah all came and brought their parents too.
Grandma holding Lizzie
Now Grandpa's turn to hold Lizzie.
Isaac showing Asia how to make fart sounds! Pretty cool. "prrrrrt"
Havilah swinging high, with her daddy's help.
Charis' big grin.
Asia loving the teeter totter!

Ruthie got her Calico Critters house and mouse family and several other sets to go with it, plus lots of books, and cool toys.


She had a lot of fun playing with the kids outside. It all went well and we had good food and lots of fun hanging out with good company.
When her last guests were getting ready to leave Isaac gave her a hug and told her "Happy Birthday" she looked at me and asked "mom, is my birthday all done?" I told her yes and she says, "I liked my birthday a lot!". It was very sweet. May God bless my Ruthie and give her lots more fun birthdays to come.