The Box

Today, there arrived on our doorstep a box.

Inside, there lay some very attractive place settings...

gorgeous china...


and lovely designs...

Such beauty made me want to add more... so I went in search of the family's silver.

I bet you didn't know we had 'family silver', how posh are we?!

I decided to set the table...

with my gorgeous new plates...

together with my shiny silver...

making the table truly ready for a fancy dinner pary.

I took a step back to appreciate my work, daydream a bit more about my fancy dinner party, and then, I remembered where I was:

My not-so-fancy house, complete with preschool flashcards attached to every surface :).

Thank you, mom, for our anniversary gift! The china is lovely, and we're looking forward to adding to it year after year. And maybe, one day, even sharing it with the children ;)

summer has arrived

and the kids are loving it! thanks to uncle andrew's birthday present, a giant paddling pool, they're outside soaking up summer and having a blast :)