Victorian Tea

Every year our church puts on a Victorian Tea for women.  I have always hesitated in going to this event since I am not a big fan of tea, however this year I decided I should go.  Emma tagged along with me and we had a lot of fun!  We sat at our hosts Jenny and Molly's table along with our friends Kristin, Angie, Mya, Marcie, and Amye.  Apparently for the Victorian Tea the host(s) of each table choose a theme and decorate the table accordingly.  Jenny and Molly did an amazing job decorating our table in an Easter theme.  I wish I had arrived earlier to the tea and taken pictures of the table, but having a 2 month old tends to make me late to events.

During the tea we ate delicious scones, desserts, and mini sandwiches.  I opted out of drinking tea and joined Mya (Jenny's 7 year old daughter) in drinking apple juice!  There was also live music which included a violinist and a harpist.  Throughout the Victorian Tea the women placed bids on the baskets that were put together by very generous people.  All of the proceeds from the baskets went to Care Net of the Palouse which is a Christian organization that provides support to persons facing pregnancy, parenting, sexuality and abortion related issues.  So not only were the proceeds going to a wonderful organization, but there were some amazing baskets including movie night baskets, baking and cooking baskets, gardening baskets and my favorite the Tea for Two basket.  The Tea for Two basket included mother/daughter aprons, a cookie cook book, and a gorgeous tea set.  Of course Emma and I placed a bid on the Tea for Two basket.  As soon as I saw this basket I fell in love with it.  I hope someday Emma and I will be able to bake delicious cookies and have tea together (that is if she wants to). 

Now that I have attended my first Victorian Tea I hope Emma and I will be able to come back and visit Pullman and attend this event every year.  Since I do not have any pictures of the tables I took a few of the Tea for Two basket and of some of the table decorations.

This sat on our plate when we arrived at the tea.

This is the tea set in the basket that I won.  I can't wait to have tea with Emma!

Mother-Daughter cooking aprons!

Mother-Daughter aprons and a very yummy cookie recipe book!

2 Months Old

Today Emma turned 2 months old!  Kent and I can not believe how much she has been changing and growing this past month.  Though I wish Emma wouldn't grow up too fast I know that time will fly and before Kent and I know it she will be in college.  But for now we are trying to savor every moment including the little things.  Kent told me the other day one of his favorite things that she does now is how Emma puts her arm across his chest when he holds her on his shoulder. 

Emma at 2 months:

- She stares at lights and shadows.  In the past 2 weeks she began staring at mommy and daddy!

- She loves to smile at mommy and has started smiling for daddy!

- Emma makes the funniest faces (sticking her toungue out at you).

- Her favorite thing to do is sit in her bouncy chair and kick her birdie!

- She has started to roll onto her side.

- Most recently she has been sleeping for 7-9 hours at night!

- When mommy and daddy talk to her she will coo and talk back!

- Before she goes to sleep she loves to listen to stories!

- She seems to be very interested in Walle!



Things we LOVE:

- Kent loves when Emma holds onto him when he carries her on his shoulder.

- I love when she smiles at me.  When I do not feel good or am tired all she has to do is smile and it makes me feel so much better!

- She is sleeping 7-9 hours at night.  Apparently she loves her sleep just like her mommy! 

- Emma is starting to interact and play with us!

- I love spending time with her in the monrings during tummy time!

1 Month Old

One of the gifts I recieved from my friend Kailyn wass a set of onsies that say 1 month, 2 month up to 12 months.  So, when Emma turned 1 month old we had our friends Molly and Eric take pictures of Emma in her 1 month onesie.  Even though it was a little big we were still able to get some cute pictures. 

Emma at 1 month: 

- She was still sleeping quite a bit, but she began to be more alert and awake in the mornings. 
- We found that she loved to suck on our fingers, so we decided it was time to give her a pacifier since she would get frustrated trying to suck her own thumb/fingers.

Things We LOVE about Emma at 1 month!

I LOVE watching Emma sleep with her daddy!

We LOVE Emma's feet!     

I LOVE snuggling with Emma!

We LOVE watching Emma sleep!

                                                      

We LOVE Emma's beautiful eyes!