American Girl Cafe

Saturday I joined Amanda and Kylie at the American Girl Cafe for tea. We were there to celebrate Kylie's birthday. It was everything I thought it would be. I only wish I had my own American Girl doll to bring with.

When I was little I often had tea parties with my grandma. We didn't go anywhere fancy or have store bought treats. We would give ourselves names and maybe put on a necklace and lipstick. Sometimes we had real tea and sometimes we just pretended our cups were full. I could sit all afternoon with my grandma and my dolls and pretend we were fancy ladies having tea together.

This is my new camera. It takes instant pictures the size of a business card. I like getting these small photos instantly. I think Brittany must like it too. She takes it with her everywhere.

Happy Valentine's Day

I made this wreath a very long time ago. It is still my favorite Valentine decoration.

Here is a Valentine I made from the tutorial at Two Crazy Crafters. I made mine into a simple decoration for the family room.

Bella, Bella and more Bella

I am NOT obsessed with this dog!

Vintage Valentines

When I was younger, my father and stepmother always gave us cards on holidays including Valentines Day. Inside the card we would find $2.00. Usually the cards came in the mail, however, sometimes we would get them on our Sunday visit. They would also have Fannie May chocolate hearts and all kinds of other goodies for us. My stepmother went all out for holidays. We really enjoyed it and I have tried to carry on the tradition. I don't do nearly as much as she did but I still feel encouraged to make the day special.

Vintage Valentines

I have a small collection of vintage valentines that I will be sharing over the next couple days. This was the first card I purchased.

I can't remember where I found this, but I loved the gray with the pink and red.