Tea Party

For Jo's birthday, she got a new tea set. That was the one thing that she said she really wanted. She had received a really nice porclain tea set a little while ago and had taken very good care of it, but Zoey got a hold of it and broke almost everything. I looked all over and finally decided to get her one for now that Owen and Zoey could play with with her. We got her a fun plastic one that came with a ton of peices. On Labor Day, she finally got to use it. We made white chocolate tea (vanilla hot chocolate) and put milk in the creamer and tiny mini marshmallows in the sugar bowl. They also had goldfish for a snack. Zoey was asleep, but Jo and Owen had a ball. Here are some pictures from the party. Jo being the perfect hostess and serving her guest first. She actually did a great job of not spilling anything.

Perfect tea requires stirring.

Here's Owen drinking his tea. I missed the one of him with his pinkie sticking up. It was classic. Thanks also to Yani for the perfect tea party table and chairs. They get used ALL the time. They are also the perfect coloring, doing homework, and eating popcorn while watching a movie table and chairs.

Daniel Larusso?

I think I mis-named my son. I think I should have named him Daniel Larusso from Karate Kid. Am I dating myself to mention that movie? Remember that part where Mister Miyagi was trying to catch flies and Daniel comes in and catches it on the first try? Owen can catch a fly like no one I've ever seen. This afternoon, he came up from downstairs and told me to look at what he found. He opened his hands and a live fly flew out. If this was the only time, I might think that the fly was already wounded, but He does it often. It's hilarious. When his fly flew away, it went up to the ceiling (see, smart fly) and he wanted me to get it down. He thinks anyone is able to catch a fly. I'm lucky to be able to catch it with a flyswatter.I added this picture on Sept. 17. Owen came into our bedroom this morning holding yet another fly. This one he caught in his bedroom. He had it by the leg. If you look in the picture, you can see him holding the fly. He was being a dork, but I finally got my picture. Crazy kid!!