This is going to be few blog posts combined I wanted to share with you. The first is this cutest photo album I snagged for Anise. It is in pristine condition. She is so excited to start filling it up. She has her own little durable kids digital camera. It actually takes all right photos :)
The second set of photos are from our lazy day under the tree reading books and eating snacks. Probably one of my favorite things to do.
While I was doing my spring cleaning I found this amazing and quite hilarious book called, "The Complete Book of Table Setting and Arrangement. It was my mother in laws and was signed to her in 1956. It is really out of date but still a lot of great tips for proper dining. I am a huge stickler about table manners and how to properly eat and handle silverware. One that is a huge pet peeve for me is when out at dinner and I see people slap the butter on the whole piece of bread or bun. Your suppose to take a bit of butter and place it on their bread plate and rip a piece off your bread or bun and butter them individually. Sounds tedious I know but it just makes eating the bread so much more edible and slows down your eating. The photos in this book are great as well. I loved this card table setting in particular. I had a photo of the book in my pictures but it disappeared and I couldn't for the life of me get it back on. Which is sad because it is the most beautiful blue leather bound book. Blogger and I have been having a love/hate relationship lately. I can't even comment on others blogs...I have tried like a million times!
I posted a jewelry box in an earlier post and wanted to paint it. I finally got around to it. It looks a million times better.
Lastly is this amazing Zucchini Chocolate Chip Loaf
recipe I found over at
Creations by Kara. It was so good!!! My kids gobbled it up! I wish sometimes I wouldn't have to hide some veggies in certain things I bake or cook. But I guess getting them in my kids any way I can will have to do for now. xoxo
