On Saturday we celebrated Chiquita's 8th Birthday! This year she requested a Josefina themed birthday party. I hadn't been feeling well all of last week, and was overwhelmed from way too much paperwork, other commitments, and a 12 year old boy who had been...
"She walked across, picked the primroses, and tucked the stems in her pouch. She let the yellow flowers stick out so that they wouldn't be crushed." ~ Meet JosefinaYesterday we celebrated Chiquita's 8th Birthday! This year she requested a "Josefina" party...
On Saturday afternoon we had our 5th annual Mother-Daughter Tea Party! (You can find pictures from 2009, 2010, 2011-which was a Marian Tea followed a few months later with a birthday party, and 2012 in the archives.) Since we have been taking a break from...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty} I think colored pencils are so pretty! I especially love them when they have fun names, like "peacock" and "golden beak!" This extra thick set is the Gold Birds Metallic Pencils from eeBoo,...
In between each course of our tea party, while the servers prepared for the next course, we played party games! I loved all the suggestions that were shared, but since I ran short on time and since we included some new outdoor activities (Bocce Ball, Maypole,...
"The May-pole is up,Now give me the cup;I'll drink to the garlands around it;But first unto thoseWhose hands did composeThe glory of flowers that crown'd it"-Robert Herrick, The Maypole, 1660As I mentioned in one of my last posts, even though we had a forecast of rain...
One of the games I choose for the girls to play during this year's Mother-Daughter Tea Party was the game of Graces, as suggested by Eliana. It was so much fun!According to Victorian World, Graces is a game that dates back to the 1830s. It was...
Despite a forecast of rain and snow the weather cooperated beautifully, even if it was cold, for our Mother-Daughter Tea Party and we were able to enjoy a few outdoor activities! We started with a game of Bocce Ball in the backyard overlooking a beautiful...
We had such a lovely time at our our annual Mother-Daughter Tea Party yesterday afternoon! I have so many pictures to share that I hardly know where to begin... It is going to be a very busy week, so it may take me a little time to get to it all, but I...
— 1 —Last Saturday my niece turned three years old! I still haven't gotten around to posting the pictures I took at our fun trip to the pumpkin patch last fall during "C" week, but my sweet little niece fell in love with riding the ponies so my brother surprised...
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
