It was a weekend of lovely moments. Mark’s 7th birthday came and we celebrated with a trip to the dinosaur museum, a treasure hunt, and strawberry shortcake. We love our red boy whose enthusiastic oohs and aaahs at the dinosaur museum reminded us how great it is to discover something new.
Lovely Paige went to the school prom. She had a lot of compliments on the hairstyle that her aunt Susan created.
Thanks for all of the help, Susan!
Prom, a birthday, a trip to the cabin, and hosting a ward party at our house have taken all of our energy. I have a few regrets about the weekend, and one is that we didn’t get pictures of the beautiful homemade decorations and homemade ice cream bar that we made under a charming tent in our yard.
I sewed 30 feet of bunting in reds and blues to drape around the tent. There were blossoms from the yard in red and cream bud vases; there were red and blue dishes of chocolate, mixed berries, cookies, and nuts, arranged on a red and white gingham tablecloth. There was a candy machine with a jar of coins for the children to use. There were happy neighbors who stopped by to enjoy the festivities.
I’m not trying to write a design and lifestyle blog, so these lovely details will need to live in your imagination and my memory.
As Richard and I waited up for Paige to return from her date, he composed and performed his own lyrics to the song Bring Him Her Home to keep me smiling.
It’s a lovely life.