June 23, 2011- Tea Party

Tonight Katie and I attended the 3rd Annual Chancel Choir Ladies Tea Party.  This was the first time either of us have attended.  I tied a wide lilac colored ribbon onto my sun hat with a large bow.  Katie wore a pink an white beaded headband with a fun pink bow on it.  We took petite tuna fish sandwiches with dill pickles diced inside, a splash of lemon juice, and a few dashes of black pepper.  There was plenty of food to eat, although we didn't bring any sandwiches home with us:)  We enjoyed strawberries- deep in flavor and color, cornbread sandwiches with turkey inside, sandwiches with asparagus, cream cheese, and prosciutto inside, cookies with jam prints, orange cake, and much more.  What a delightful evening!  

Katie spent a lot of time following and "playing" with Gizmo, the resident dog.  She even got to take Gizmo on a walk with Gordy, the man of the house.  Gizmo was a very patient dog with Katie's attention.  When she was done with Katie, she retreated upstairs, must to Katie's dismay. 

Sunday, 12/26/2010

This afternoon we drove to Ben's Aunt Chris' house for the annual Ruegg family gift exchange.  It was nice to spend time with our extended family and catch up a bit.  We got to meet a new baby in the family and watch Katie play with her cousins.  Jennifer made cute little tuna sandwiches, and we took cinnamon roll cookies.  Since we snacked for three hours, we didn't need a big dinner.  We finished off the tuna sandwiches and ate more dessert.  

I must say, Katie has been a trooper.  We've been gone since Tuesday and her naps and bedtime have been anything but consistent.  She went to bed gladly and let the adults settle in for a movie. 

Sunday, 12/19/2010

We had a very simple dinner tonight. We fixed ourselves tuna fish sandwiches. Katie and I like dill pickles on ours.  Ben would prefer that pickles not exist:) After Katie went to bed, Ben and I polished off the cake and ice cream. Thanks for having a birthday little girl!