we went to grandma's
she made lots and lots of yumminess!
and lots and lots
the vultures attacked the leftovers as usual
and there wasnt a scrap left
bean celebrated her belated birthday
with a plethora of presents
mostly wooden or hand-me-downed
(thanks for listening family
we know we are pains!)
grandma also was a knitting fool
and made bean many new beautiful creations
including this amazing green dress
which i crazily let bean wear while she ate
and while she enjoyed her first ever cake
and i do mean enjoyed
i, of course, wanted to save the dress
for a special occasion or something
but grandma wisely said
there is no time like the present
what would i be saving the dress for anyway?
there are too many things that we only use at special occasions.
and those tend to be the prettiest things
like special dishes or glasses or silverware
and then we never ever get to enjoy them
for fear of ruining them
my friend stacy knows someone who uses her "good" china
everyday
i like that
speaking of stacy...
she took some amazing pictures of bean
it is our first 'formal' photo shoot
a birthday present
stacy is a real photographer
so they are truly special
bean is pretty lucky to be surrounded by such talented people
i hope some of it will rub off
on both of us
