Re Post

 A repost from January 2016 - just for fun 

Saturday Morning

I know it's kind of silly to break up a weekend post into two different days (especially since it was a perfectly perfect nothing weekend) but the computer is acting up and my pj's are calling me and okay, I have two to die for rolls coming out of the oven just for Scott and I (and our after the girls are asleep tea)

So for now just Saturday morning.

~ As if Saturday mornings weren't wonderful enough, Saturday mornings with no school Monday are even better.

Abigail was up bright (well, it was grey and rainy) and early. She quietly played playmobil hotel.











She rEally wanted to wake up Anna so they could play (she always does) and I wanted Anna to get a chance to catch up on sleeping so Scott decided that the smell of pancakes might wake her up.





There is tea





And that worked! She got up!



Scott has been diligently working in our old house lately doing some painting. So he's not only the perfect pancake maker but the painter as well. I'm grateful for both!

Much of Saturday was as you see here.  Simple, delicious, happy, and relaxed.  With a lot of painting thrown into the mix!

Things I Loved About My Birthday

💗This brunch

💗Going back to school -- I was kind of dreading coming out of my holiday cozy home cocoon but was actually wonderful to be teaching again -- There were snow showers on and off all day and I had my class run outside and I took pictures of them catching snowflakes (wish I could post those here) 

💗7 AM Daily Mass -- I was able to get to church that early on my way to school -- it was the most peaceful way to start my day/back to school/and/birthday

💗Flowers from my Mom and Dad delivered to school 

💗My family

  

Birthday Brunch

Yesterday we celebrated with my Mom and Dad my birthday with a lovely brunch. 

It was at a familiar restaurant. We'd been there for my birthday (2013), Valentine's Day (2016) and Mother's Day (2013) before, but it had been years and years!  

The food was wonderful, the tea selection lovely, and the service was outstanding! 

Our table was right in front of a warm fireplace too! 

After we took pictures in that same spot that we did all those years ago. 

What a lovely way to ring in being 53! 

Getting Our Christmas Tree

I know it's January. 

And this happened in November, the day after Thanksgiving. 

But I just need these pictures on the blog :) 

 

Christmas Cookies

This year Anna took a Christmas cookie decorating class with a friend and when it was time to decorate our sugar cookies this year she was a pro! I love how they turned out!!!

 

A Visit to Stockbridge, MA

Piles of snow

Crisp cold air

Sunshine

A whole day with my family

Lunch at the Red Lion Inn

Perfection!

Here's a visit from 2024 

Here we are in 2022

We stayed over at the Inn in 2019

Stopped first for tea because it was only 22 out!

Lots of snow everywhere! 

Charming Main Street 

We had to have the iconic picture in front of the 1700s Red Lion Inn! 

Inside still takes my breath away... 

And we had a lovely lunch. 

Then we meandered through shops and just talked and talked. With only 3 days left of our Christmas break we loved our fun family together day.