The girls were busy crafting today - entirely their own ideas, since i was busy in the kitchen. Funny thing with this one is the only "everybody" we had come over was their uncle. Another version of used wood scraps is to the right of the noshes, below. I don't think those leaves are going anywhere, anytime soon.
After collecting leaves for table decorations they settled in to some puzzles. I thought it was interesting they chose this one today; a day with a uniquely American celebration.
Using heirloom pieces for the table setting made our dinner feel extra festive. Who says a kitchen table can't be elegant? The girls fell in love with the German figurine wine glasses (they drank cider) and although Paul and I worried that they might get broken, I really wanted to make a special memory for them. They proclaimed these their favorite part of the meal.
And that was one of the last pictures I took before I dropped the camera. Now everything looks like this.
I'm pretty bummed, but I'm sure (????) that it's a simple, inexpensive repair (she said with quivering lip.) But it was a great day even with a new thing to add to the fix-it list ... really great all around. I'm so ready to go into this weekend with fun things to work on.
Hope you all had a good day as well. Soon it's December.
