It Was A Great Weekend

It was a great weekend having friends and family come to visit. Tina and Diane arrived with a car packed full of stuff which included two bunnies.
There is a black female dwarf bunny and a white male dwarf bunny. Ryan and Lisa gave in to the begging of the children and are going to let the bunnies have one litter of babies. Both of the bunnies are very tame, but the white bunny is especially tame. The girls loved playing with the bunnies. Diane brought a cage, water bottle, hay, and food for the bunnies. She was so thoughtful to bring everything for the bunnies new home. Thank you Diane.

Shannon and Madeline came over for dinner and brought their new dog, Cooper. He is a beautiful dog and very well behaved.

We all had a great time eating dinner together and getting to know each other better. Tina and Diane were excited that I had made 5 can casserole. Both Tina and Diane were good sports and didn't hesitate to try the various vegetarian dishes.

Tina brought gifts for all the children which were a big hit. She also brought a few hand-me-down dresses for Hannah and Gracie which are adorable. And the big hit with Gracie was a pair of "People Boots". They are a little too big, but Gracie didn't mind. She put them on and there was no taking them off. Lisa called this morning to let us know that Gracie slept with the boots and had them on this morning and on her way outside to play.

Tina and Diane brought this beautiful pansy hanging basket which I immediately hung on the front porch.

Spring tulips were welcomed in our home. Another thoughtful gift Tina and Diane brought for all to enjoy. Bob put them in one of my crystal vases and I moved it from room to room so I could enjoy them. Their final placement was on the kitchen table. I love the color. Tina also gave me a small crystal single stem vase and a crystal candle holder. They are all lovely and I'll have fond memories of Tina's visit every time I look at them.

Tina's reason for coming was to pick-up her new puppy that I have been caring for. Bob and I have fallen in love with this little puppy. It is so sweet and she is really smart!!!

A tired little puppy.

Tina loved her little puppy.

This is the cutest little puppy.

Tina, Diane, and I had such a great time with show and tell. Tina brought a coat she had made for her daughter, Tami, many years ago. It is just beautiful.

This is a figure skating dress Tina made for one of her daughter's competitions. She spent 60 hours making it. Most of the hours were spent sewing on the beads and sequins.

We had such a good time looking through albums of pictures of all three families and getting to know each other better. We all three have so much in common.

I'm so upset with myself because I forgot to get a picture of the mittens Diane knitted with wool she spun. I tried them on and they fit perfect.

Bob got up early on Sunday and made homemade bread and an apple pie. He was going to make them on Friday, but we had a dryer crisis. The belt on the dryer broke and I was in the process of washing sheets and towels and they needed to be dried. Bob went in to town and purchased the belt and took the dryer apart. He was able to fix it in plenty of time to get the laundry dried and put away, but there wasn't time for making the bread or apple pie. So it was really thoughtful of him to do it for us this morning.

After breakfast, we continued our show and tell and then decided to go outside and take a walk. Diane and Tina were a little surprised to see how big our garden really is. When we came back to the house they both took a peek in the root cellar. The day went by much to quickly and soon we had finished our lunch and with the car all packed, I placed the little puppy in her new carrier in the backseat. A prayer was said for their safe travels home and with hugs and "see you soon" we waved good-bye.