Springbok Shoes

The Dijkstra family came to visit us this summer for a family vacation from South Africa and surprised all the girls with awesome sandals from South Africa. Handmade from leather & springboks. Springboks (pic show above) are graceful gazelle (Antidorcas marsupialis) of SA.
My girls love their new sandals and even wear them to summer camp! Thank you to our great friends from SA.

The Giant Cupcake

I'm planning on making this big cupcake for Ella & Emmy's 7th Birthday Party in June. We are planning an "elegant tea party" at the garden. I'm planning the details which I will share with you soon. In the meantime, you can purchase the giant silicone cupcake mold on http://www.qvc.com/.

Our 10th Wedding Anniversery!

Bob and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in Aruba. Aruba is a great island along the coast of venezuela. It's a small island (within the kingdom of the netherlands) with about 100,000 population & 51 combined nationalities. The two official languages are the Dutch language and Papiamento. Papiamento is a language that has been evolving through the centuries and absorbed many words from other languages like Dutch, English, diverse African dialects, and most importantly, from Portuguese and Spanish. However, like many islands in the region, Spanish is also often spoken. This island is like a large fruit salad - a mix and mash of flavors from all over the world. One the greatest places in the carribean.

Garden of Ideas - Ridgefield, CT

Spring has finally arrived! The girls and I enjoyed an afternoon at Garden of Ideas, just around the corner from our home. A wonderful garden in Ridgefield for relaxing and enjoying nature. The girls brought drawing pads and sketched beaufiul pictures of the gardens, while mom enjoyed photographing the girls.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT at the Maritime Norwalk Aquarium

Mia's last Brownie Scout meeting took place at the Norwalk Martime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT. The sleepover was awesome...we slept with the Otters! We enjoyed a night full of fun!

Ice Skating on the Lake...Ridgefield CT

We enjoyed Ice Skating on Fox Lake with the Kelly Family. The boys enjoyed a game of ice hockey while the girls practiced figure skating (of course). Diane provided the hot chocolate to keep us warm . I enjoyed skating too and taking some great pics. After a few hours of skating we enjoyed Diane's delicious homemade Chili. Thank you Diane & Amanda! We had a super fun time.