Mother's Day

A few days before Mother's Day, we hosted a little Mother's Day Tea with my mom. I made raspberry lemonade and Anne's Liniment Cake (from the Anne of Green Gables cookbook). The table was decorated with my new tea cups, some Bible promises books I bought for my mom and I, the flowers my sister had brought me a few days before, and the gifts we had for my mom. 

Our dining area is kind of a crowded mess right now until the basement is finished, so we tried our best to make this little spot beautiful for the occasion. 

The girls each drew a card for my mom and I gave her a card and a book. (In addition the Bible Promises book)

Abi gave me a card too. My mom gave me a card and a book that I have been wanting. 

A few days later we celebrated Mother's Day with a quiet day at home. I left out my things from the tea party, but I got a few new things as well. I got the Bronte themed puzzle, two small bookish candles, a larger Avonlea themed candle, and Maddy made me a comic strip and a beautiful watercolor painting of Peggy's Cove.

 

Beatrix Potter day

I really wanted to celebrate Beatrix Potter day this year with a fun tea party. 

 I made a bunch of sheep out of white balloons. 

 

Then I had my mom (she came over for the tea party) read a book about Beatrix Potter while I was finishing setting up the tea party.

The spread:

I made cucumber sandwiches (which I love) in the shape of bunnies. 

We had little donut holes with chocolate sprinkles on them to make them into hedgehogs. 

I also made some scones.

Along with it we had veggies from Mr. McGregor's garden, dip, chocolate pudding in the cute flower pots, and some pink lemonade tea. 

After our tea party lunch we went outside to play the game. 

The girls had to use fly swatters to try to get the sheep from one area of the yard to the other area.

Maddy was sad because some of her sheep popped.

She loved her sheep.

She resorted to carrying them so they wouldn't pop. 

This was a really fun activity!

Afterward we watched some Peter Rabbit cartoons. 

I loved it.

We will definitely be doing this again next year!