Jessica was down for a long weekend- {Jessica and Mason are getting married June 8th in the LA Temple} anyway......I thought it would be a good time to give them a couple gifts I have been saving for years.
Mason's GrandMothers were always busy with their hand making things, hot pads, blankets, hangers etc. When they passed away I thought it would be a good idea to save back some items they made to give each of the children left to get married.
Cousin Camp is a new event for our home. We {Grammer and Papa} decided it would be awesome to get our older grandchildren (5 and up} together for a fun cousin camp.
Step One: Send out invitations-
What to bring
Things to do
Check in
Check out
Happy Ticket- they earn by being happy...they can use those tickets to buy things at Grammer and papa's store.
Yes, we are having a real Pajama Cruise , on a real lake, in a real House boat, safety drill and late night buffet included (if they can stay awake.}
There will be:
Flake out time
KP Duty
Talent time
Lots of "yes" very few "no"
We are so looking forward to this activity!
Step two- Camp box being sent to each cousin camp attendee. Going out tomorrow.
.....What could it be?
I will share after they receive their package....don't want to spoil the surprise!
Sam and Heidi invited us over for Mother's Day Sunday....Sam was the cook. Sam is a great cook and always has the best food- Hand stuffed rolled Lasagna...and he made a Cheese cake to die for! That being said, I also wanted to show Heidi's very creative table.
I love it when women get creative and use what they have to create something beautiful.
Notice the plate chargers- they are cut from yellow fabric- and the little flower favor on the plate is made of fabric.
I also loved her use of Vintage bottles collected over time- as the centerpiece.
How adorable is this table.... Like I said I love when Women Create....it's a Happy Thing!
Here's a little Vintage do over-
one vintage candle stick
one vintage wooden pan
Glue together and you get this-
A Fun accessory for the Living room.
I think it could be used as a earring holder, ring holder, spices could be put in it- salt, pepper, etc. at a fun dinner party.
One more fun thing to share-
This little paper pigeon used as a place setting card.
I love the hand writing on it and the simplicity of making it! Print and cut....pretty much all you do!
Just wanted to say how blessed I feel to be the Mother to these Awesome, smart, happy, kind, silly, loving, determined, goal setting, faithful, obedient children!
And what a joy it is to watch them raise the next generation of awesome children!
Wednesday May 1 from noon- 1pm come join me ....(bring your own lunch =) Just a fun way to break up the work day or get out of the house to chat and learn something new. See Flourish for the details.
Okay...just a warning....you may see a lot of Beach pictures.
These pictures were taken at the end of the road....as far North as you can drive, past Princeville.
Close to wet caves and Ke'e Beach.
The beach below our villa where we were staying. The water was only about two feet deep clear out to the deep blue, plus it had awesome trees for shade.
Looking down from our resort.
Best: Spouting Horn- waves force air out of an opening in a lava tube, producing strange sounds while spray is forced out of another opening close by. Lawa'i Bay.
We were sitting at Bubba's hambuger place ( in Hanalei, South Pacific was filmed there} .....when a women across the street...yells what I think is my name....she is looking right at me waving, pointing, waving and pointing all the time saying Teresa.....so, I wave back. (because there was no one behind me so I thought Ok sure, don't want her to feel bad. =} Then she walks over to me and says...
"Hi, you don't know me but my name is Rachael and I follow your blog!"
Oh my goodness small world. We had a short visit and then she left with her family....and I could kick myself....I didn't get a picture! I think it just took me by surprise.
Fun world.
Best: Treat shaved ice with ice-cream on the bottom and sweet milk on the top. We liked the one next to the food land store in Princeville the best.
( parts of Jurassic Park and Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed in this garden.)
Not sure how I got the bended light on the photo....kind of cool.
Best: Rainbow - it does rain a lot in Kauai, especially where we stayed in Princeville.
Best: Hot Dog - Puka Dog Hawaiian style hot dog...they take warm bread make a center in it add a polish sausage, sweet mustard and your choice of relish- I choose the mango relish...I have to say I liked it....and I'm not a big Hot dog fan. We mainly went there because Kent told us too. =)
Best:Rooster- if there can be such a thing! We actually hated disliked the Roosters. There were a few that like to sit under our window and start crowing around 4:30 am....Thank you very much! (thanks to the lady that thought they were cute and gave them treats....guess where they liked to hang out.} By the way the Roosters and chickens are everywhere on the island...just so you know. =)
Best: Dinner and Sunset- St. Regis Princeville- The Regis has ties with The Westin so we visited them once in a while too. Easy to get to...right next to our Villa.
Best: Free concert Madison- Singer, songwriter, Age 14 we enjoyed her concert. Happened on it right next to our resort.
