I had the kids to myself this weekend which was fun. I had grand plans to do some fun activities but the kids said no, so we just hung around at home. Instead we ended up doing a bunch of cooking together and had a tea party.
I went all out for the tea party and brought out the good silver and china and made little tea sandwiches (I even polished the silver). The kids picked out their own fancy outfits and mine as well (they chose a beautiful kurta bought for me by one of my work friends). I put one of my ridiculous headbands on and Julius declared “you look like a queen!” He gets lots of points always for buttering me up. Patricia was also on mostly good behavior this week so it seems she must finally be feeling back to her usual self. All weekend she kept telling me “<insert stuffed animal here> is my bestie” after snuggling said animal. It’s so darn adorable.
If this isn’t the cutest picture ever, I don’t know what is.
Tea party lunch.
“The Queen” and her prince and princess.
One of the days we went to the grocery store to get food for our weekend cooking adventures. I lured the kids into going with me by telling them they could ride in the cart (Hannaford’s has these cool two seater carts shaped like farm trucks, but they are frequently taken.) Of course the carts were not there when we arrived, so I let Julius ride in the basket of the cart (you can judge me but in my mind he’s safer in there than getting lost in the store). They were quite happy with this situation especially when Patricia realized that we had to put the FOOD in the basket part of the cart where Julius was sitting. She of course wanted food piled up on her as well so we ended up wandering around the store with a mountain of groceries on top of both kids. A person in the store saw us and thought it was adorable. I’m glad he said something because I wouldn’t have thought to take a picture.
I’m still behind on crafts from Patricia’s party! So I will show you quickly how I made the fairy skirts! They are super easy, and very forgiving, so once you get the hang of them you can make them in front of the tv almost as a side thought.
Fairy Skirt
What You’ll Need
- about 2-3 yards tulle (I found mine at the thrift shop a couple years ago!!)
- about 1 yard of 1/4″ wide elastic
- Measure your child’s waist. Cut a piece of elastic to that width.
- Overhand knot the ends together to form an elastic belt.
This is the only picture I have of the elastic – see it on the table in the top right?
- Measure from your child’s waist to 3 inches below their knee. Fold tulle in half. Cut about 24 5″ wide strips of tulle (folded in half) in that length. (Note: you may need more and less depending on your child’s size.)
- Knot tulle onto elastic belt as follows. With tulle piece folded in half, hold fold/loop over the top of elastic belt.
- Put ends of tulle down and around the elastic and back up thru the loop. Pull tight.
- Repeat for other strips until the entire belt is full.
Note: When you come to the knot in the elastic, cover up with one of the knots. - Let your child use their imagination!
I just love this photo
And this one too.
And here they are admiring their outfits.
