Fairy and Gnome garden party

To celebrate Owen's half birthday I invited everyone to jump into their fairy garb and take a peak around my garden.  It was a fun little party to out together as I can always get carried away with whimsy. 

June Food play date: You go Grill!

It's hot and no one wants to heat up the house, so grilling it is!  I am an avid griller from the moment the snow melts until it's back again so I was happy to host a grilling party.  Amanda started things off with some tasty veggie kabobs roasted with balsamic vinaigrette that were gone in a flash.  I marinated chicken thighs adapted from my mother in laws recipe as well as tried out a new recipe stolen from Martha Stewart for cilantro lime shrimp.  The shrimp exceeded expectations and I for one with definitely make them again!

Wioletta contributed simply marinated broccoli and summer squash and Danie made a decadent potato dish with carrots, bacon and more.  Both these sides were made by roasting in foil packets while we made other things.  Marie wrapped foil around some giant onions that sat almost the entire time in the grill to become a soft and sweet compliment to the other foods.  Katie happily shucked corn because we had to have the quintessential summer barbecue favorite.  Finally, we were all treated to a truly phenomenal dessert when Colleen introduced honey, butter, and cinnamon to her pineapple kabobs.  The eating was marvelous and I had no trouble managing with the left overs!

Thanks for a great day of grilling and enjoying the nostalgia of summer!

Here's what the kids were up to! Thanks to Katie for taking photos.

 

BIG Play Thursday: June

A belated post for our June big play sans photos, forgive me.

Our dear Brittany and her family have already made their move out of state as I write this.  June's big play was a surprise going away party for her with lots of goodies to eat while mamas worked hard to make special scrapbook pages as a keep sake.  Thanks to Facebook, I know we will still be able to keep in touch and watch Penelope grow, but I know we will all miss them terribly!

It was a challenge to balance busy little ones with hard core crafting but we made it happen, all in days work brilliant multitasking mamas. 

Best of luck and lots of love to Brittany and her family on their next chapter!!